Catherine P. Michell

McHugh seeks domestic, high-quality growth companies with superior management, consistent and predictable earnings growth, reasonable prices and a strong global presence. Companies must also dominate their industry or market niche, show impressive returns on invested capital, demonstrate superior operating margins and have a strong balance sheet. Their buy and hold philosophy has produced an excellent long-term record without incurring the extra costs of frequent transactions and taxes. Less than 1% of the companies McHugh screens meet the firm's investment standards. They invest in companies with: (1) better than 12% earnings growth (2) at least 15% ROE (3) consistent earnings increases (4) mid-to-large market cap and (5) more cash flow than needed to reinvest in the business. Companies are analyzed using proprietary research.

Haverford Trust’s active investment strategy is referred to as Haverford Quality Investing. This approach is designed to maximize returns while minimizing risk throughout the entire market cycle. The firm systematically allocates investments across a range of qualifying securities in a variety of growing industries. The turnover in their portfolios (sale and purchase of assets) at 15-25% is low by industry standards.

Rittenhouse Asset Management actively manages equity, balanced and fixed-income portfolios concentrating on high quality, large-cap growth stocks and high-grade, intermediate-term bonds. Rittenhouse's Large-Cap Growth strategy focuses on large-cap companies with sustainable earnings growth, industry leadership, financial strength and proven management teams. They utilize a collaborative, team-oriented approach to stock selection and portfolio construction. Portfolio managers and research analysts perform disciplined, rigorous bottom-up fundamental research, seeking investment opportunities likely to deliver earnings growth and price appreciation over time. Stocks are monitored for changes to their risk-reward profiles and new investment opportunities. Portfolios are invested 95% or more in equities and contain 30 to 50 companies diversified by both sector and industry. The benchmark is the Russell 1000 Growth and the S&P 500. Rittenhouse's Large-Cap Balanced portfolio combines their growth equity discipline with a selection of quality fixed-income securities to provide further risk management. Their fixed-income research process determines their economic outlook and interest rate expectations and positions the portfolio accordingly with respect to average maturity and duration. Balanced portfolios generally maintain a 65 to 75 percent weighting in equities, including 30 to 50 companies diversified by sector and industry and high-quality, short- to intermediate-term bonds with maturities limited to 10 years. Benchmarks used include 65% Russell 1000 Growth/35% Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Intermediate Bond and 65% S&P 500/35% Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Intermediate Bond.

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HFS applies a unified, disciplined investment approach that is consistent over time. The firm’s investment strategy emphasizes quality, risk control, consistency and discipline. Security selection is based on a bottom-up value approach.