Michael Arthur Binger
President at Gradient Investments LLC
Profile
Mr. Michael A.
Binger, CFA, is a President at Gradient Investments LLC.
He brings over 31 years of investment management experience to Gradient Investments and its affiliated advisors and clients.
He has extensive experience working directly with financial advisors designing and actively managing portfolios.
He has successfully invested in numerous market and economic cycles giving him a level and depth of experience that is rare in this industry.
Mr. Binger started his investment career in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Lutheran Brotherhood in 1987 and gained experience managing assets in a variety of asset classes including convertible bonds, small cap equities, and large cap equities.
When Lutheran Brotherhood and Aid Association for Lutherans merged in 2001 to become Thrivent Financial, he was selected to work as one of the senior portfolio managers on the Large Cap Growth team and Large Cap Alpha Team managing over $3 billion in assets.
As a senior portfolio manager, he developed and oversaw the tactical investment strategies utilized within mutual funds, variable annuities, pension funds and insurance company products.
These investment processes included proprietary portfolio construction strategies, security selection metrics and volatility control parameters.
Mr. Binger graduated from the University of Minnesota earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Finance.
He is a CFA and a member of The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute and the Twin Cities Society of Security Analysts.
Michael Arthur Binger active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Gradient Investments LLC
 Gradient Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gradient Investments LLC (GI) is an independent, privately-owned, fee-based, SEC registered investment advisor headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Charles E. Lucius in 2006. GI provides professional money management services to individuals, employer-sponsored pension plans, foundations, endowments and corporations primarily through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and individual equities within separately managed accounts. | President | 2012-02-29 |
Former positions of Michael Arthur Binger
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Brotherhood | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2000-12-30 |
Thrivent Asset Management LLC
 Thrivent Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Thrivent Asset Management LLC (TAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2005, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. TAM provides investment advisory services to the Thrivent Mutual Funds, a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that is comprised of various mutual fund series. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Thrivent Investment Management, Inc.
 Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. (Thrivent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. Thrivent provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Training of Michael Arthur Binger
| University of Minnesota | Undergraduate Degree |
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Thrivent Investment Management, Inc.
Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. (Thrivent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. Thrivent provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities. | Finance |
Thrivent Asset Management LLC
Thrivent Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Thrivent Asset Management LLC (TAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2005, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. TAM provides investment advisory services to the Thrivent Mutual Funds, a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that is comprised of various mutual fund series. | Finance |
Gradient Investments LLC
Gradient Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gradient Investments LLC (GI) is an independent, privately-owned, fee-based, SEC registered investment advisor headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Charles E. Lucius in 2006. GI provides professional money management services to individuals, employer-sponsored pension plans, foundations, endowments and corporations primarily through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and individual equities within separately managed accounts. | Finance |
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