Everest Capital Research &
Management Inc.
115 Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City, N.J. 07302; phone: (201) 200-9037; fax: (201) 200-9042
($ millions)
Total assets managed0.5
Asset mix:
Stocks55%
Fixed income45%
No. of portfolio managers1
Size of research staff3
Everest Capital Research & Management Inc., founded in 1990, uses an active, top-down international equity approach and active global fixed-income approach.
The firm is a specialist in global fixed-income strategies with hedged and partially hedged currency risk minimization models also specializing in emerging market debt and equity portfolios.
Vijay Velu, president, is the key professional, with three years of experience.
EverGreen Capital
Management Inc.
10707 Pacific St., Suite 201, Omaha, Neb. 68114; phone: (402) 392-1220; fax: (402) 392-0863
($ millions)
Total assets managed99
Asset mix:
Stocks91.8%
Cash equivalents8.2%
No. of portfolio managers1
Size of research staff1
EverGreen Capital Management Inc., founded in 1989, uses a bottom-up value equity approach.
The firm has conservative value orientation employing a fundamental strategy and both computer and manual screens. Buy and sell decisions are executed in light of unique portfolio considerations.
Key professionals at the firm, and their years of experience, are Michael L. Green, president and chief investment officer, 24 years; Marilyn Thomas, vice president and analyst, eight years; and Maria Sinley, trading supervisor, 14 years.
Ferguson Investment
Consultants Inc.
528 Bellwood Ave., North Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591; phone: (914) 631-7188; fax: (914) 631-2621
($ millions)
Total assets managed11
Asset mix:
Stocks57%
Fixed income29%
Cash equivalents14%
No. of portfolio managers1
Ferguson Investment Consultants Inc., founded in 1988, combines active bottom-up and top-down disciplines for domestic and international equities; interest rate anticipation is used for domestic and international fixed income.
The firm seeks value and control of risk. It prefers stocks which combine growth, relatively low p/e ratios, asset value and dividend yield, and it has a long-term orientation.
The key professional at the firm, Douglas E. Ferguson, president, has 31 years of experience.
Financial Architects
5 Militia Drive, Lexington, Mass. 02173; phone: (617) 674-0042; fax: (617) 674-2308
($ millions)
Total assets managed7
Asset mix:
Stocks60%
Fixed income30%
Cash equivalents10%
No. of portfolio managers1
Size of research staff2
Financial Architects, founded in 1990, uses a bottom-up value approach emphasizing growth and income.
Undervalued securities are determined by measuring the p/e ratio of a stock against its history, potential and the forecast for the S&P 500. Portfolios are diversified under normal market conditions and are at least 90% invested, with turnover of less than 20%.
Key professionals at the firm, and their years of experience, are Catherine Friend White, portfolio manager, 16 years; and Robert T. Leonard, portfolio manager assistant, five years.
First American Asset
Management/The Marshall
Plan
111 John St., 26th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10038; phone: (212) 385-9470; fax: (212) 385-9483
($ millions)
Total assets managed58
Asset mix:
Stocks100%
No. of portfolio managers2
Size of research staff1
First American Asset Management/The Marshall Plan, founded in 1989, uses a quantitative equity approach.
The firm's investment approach seeks capital appreciation by investing in diversified portfolios of small-cap growth companies that are selected based upon extensive use of automated information systems.
The firm is a joint venture of First American Asset Management, a division of First American Municipals, Inc., and The Marshall Plan.
Key professionals at the firm, and their years of experience, are Patricia Poprik, president of First American Asset, 15 years; Greta Marshall, president of The Marshall Plan, 33 years; Kimberly Ratcliffe, director of research, eight years; and Sam Trowe, director of marketing, 22 years.
Fortaleza Asset
Management Inc.
200 W. Adams, Suite 1901; Chicago, Ill. 60606; phone: (312) 621-6111; fax: (312) 621-6112
($ millions)
Total assets managed61
Asset mix:
Stocks90%
Cash equivalents10%
No. of portfolio managers2
Size of research staff1
Fortaleza Asset Management Inc., founded in 1990, uses an active domestic growth and value equity approach.
The firm incorporates a bottom-up screening process, with portfolios typically holding high-quality small- to medium-capitalization stocks. Projected revenues, earnings estimates and a proprietary process determine company valuations. A rigid sell discipline is used.
Key professionals at the firm, and their years of experience, are Margarita Perez, president and portfolio manager, 15 years; James Boves, portfolio manager, 25 years; and Bonnie Perkins, senior investment analyst, 13 years.
