Carlene M. Ziegler

The firm's portfolio managers, research specialists and traders are organized into teams by asset class. SCM provides several different investment approaches to both its international and domestic equity portfolios. For its capital appreciation equity management, the firm emphasizes current economic environment and secular themes. In particular, long-term economic trends, Federal Reserve policy and market liquidity serve as a macroeconomic backdrop to the overall direction of the markets. For equity stock selection, disciplined, fundamental research with emphasis on the following characteristics are practiced: strong fundamentals, accelerating earnings and sales, accelerating return on equity, expanding market share, low cost producers, quality management and positive earnings surprises. Its bottom-up security analysis emphasizes management, cash flow, earnings growth, balance sheet strength, competitive position, discounted cash flow and relative p/e ratio.

Artisan Partners manages a range of actively managed investment strategies across diversified market capitalizations, regions and styles. Each investment strategy is focused on an area that they believe provides opportunities to generate returns in excess of the relevant benchmarks.

Portfolio managers, research analysts and investment strategists work together to construct the most appropriate portfolio to meet each client's objectives. Growth stocks serve as the core of every client's equity portfolio. In addition, Stein uses opportunity stocks to provide an element of balance and diversity in each portfolio. Opportunity stocks include attractively priced companies with more modest growth rates as well as special situations that are value driven. Their fixed-income investment process incorporates both top-down and bottom-up factors by emphasizing three key components: yield curve management, sector analysis and individual security selection. After determining asset allocation guidelines in league with their clients, Roe employs a 'best of breed' approach to implementation over a variety of asset classes. For many of their clients they utilize external expertise in niche areas that complement their core portfolio structure (these may include small capitalization stocks, international equities and alternative investments).

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