Mike Parker

Chief Investment Officer at

SWS Partners LLC

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Consumer Services

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Mr. Michael T.
Parker, CFA, is a Partner & Chief Investment Officer at SWS Partners LLC.
He brings a proven track record and a passion for portfolio management, coupled with a rigorous institutional risk management framework, to the role of SWS Partners’ Chief Investment Officer.
Mr. Parker has over 15 years of investment analysis and management experience, including as a Portfolio Manager for $4Bn of US Equities at the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), have allowed him to develop a rigorous portfolio management process that will be deployed across SWS’s existing and future in-house strategies.
He previously served as Assistant Vice President within equity research at FBR Capital Markets in Arlington, VA, and served as an investment consultant for a family-owned registered investment advisor in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
He holds his CFA charter as a member of the CFA Institute, and has a BS in Economics with a finance concentration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mike Parker active positions

Companies	Position	Start
SWS Partners LLC SWS Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance SWS Partners principally recommends investment in individual equity securities, ETFs, private equities, mutual funds, hedge funds and other investment companies. The firm generally employs a long-term investment strategy consistent with their client’s financial goals.	Chief Investment Officer	-

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Companies	Position	End
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Investment ManagersFinance OPERS’s investment decisions are made by the Retirement Board on the recommendation of the system's professional staff and outside investment advisors. The investment committee monitors the investment activities. They place contributed funds in income-producing investments that meet the requirements of Ohio law. The firm takes a contrarian approach that seeks to identify US stocks with negative Wall Street perceptions, low price-to-book values and catalysts that will lead to increases in earnings growth and prices. OPERS's investment approach combines fundamental research with a top-down overlay process.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	-
Gregory J. Schwartz & Co., Inc. Gregory J. Schwartz & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
FBR Capital Markets & Co. (Old) FBR Capital Markets & Co. (Old) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Analyst-Equity	30/09/2008

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Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Investment ManagersFinance OPERS’s investment decisions are made by the Retirement Board on the recommendation of the system's professional staff and outside investment advisors. The investment committee monitors the investment activities. They place contributed funds in income-producing investments that meet the requirements of Ohio law. The firm takes a contrarian approach that seeks to identify US stocks with negative Wall Street perceptions, low price-to-book values and catalysts that will lead to increases in earnings growth and prices. OPERS's investment approach combines fundamental research with a top-down overlay process.	Finance
Gregory J. Schwartz & Co., Inc. Gregory J. Schwartz & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
FBR Capital Markets & Co. (Old) FBR Capital Markets & Co. (Old) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
SWS Partners LLC SWS Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance SWS Partners principally recommends investment in individual equity securities, ETFs, private equities, mutual funds, hedge funds and other investment companies. The firm generally employs a long-term investment strategy consistent with their client’s financial goals.	Finance