John Potter

Operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank

M&I Investment Management Corp. offers a variety stock, bond and money market fund options. They invest across the risk/reward spectrum and use a variety of asset allocation strategies. M&I manages risk by avoiding concentrations in a single stock or sector and emphasizes long-term results across all market cycles. In general, M&I tends to invest in the stocks of US companies in the electronic technology, finance, energy minerals, technology services and producer manufacturing sectors. The firm invests across all market-caps with emphasis on the stocks of large-cap companies. M&I maintains a low turnover rate. M&I uses a disciplined fixed-income investment approach that seeks to capture excess returns. The firm evaluates the risk-return characteristics of individual securities in a wide range of sectors and manages risk through diversification and ongoing credit analysis. Their investment process involves the evaluation of sectors offering the greatest opportunity given the economic climate and the selection of securities based on current and historical spread relationships. Duration is managed relative to market benchmarks and trends in interest rates. They seek to identify the optimal positioning along the yield curve and to manage portfolios based on their assessment of current and anticipated changes in interest rates.

Cortina Asset Management’s primary investment focus is on equity securities, particularly stocks of companies with smaller market capitalizations. The firm generally manages investments in accordance with four model strategies: Small Cap Growth, SMID Growth, Small Cap Opportunity and Small Cap Value. In making investment decisions, Cortina Asset Management primarily uses fundamental analysis.

Functions as a College/University

Functions as a College/University

Silvercrest employs a disciplined, value-oriented security selection methodology in their stock picking and an actively managed, bottom-up investment strategy. The firm’s investment capabilities include equity management, fixed-income management, outsourced investments and alternative investments.