Todd F. Rabold

Wachovia Capital Management (WCM) invests primarily in the stocks of US large-cap companies in the health technology, consumer non-durables, energy minerals and finance sectors. The firm maintains a very low turnover rate. WCM's Advantage approach incorporates traditional equity and fixed-income managers, as well as alternative investments in hedge funds, real estate, commodities and private equity funds. The firm coordinates both asset allocation and manager selection with a focus on the efficiency and correlation of the investment managers they use.

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Wells Fargo Family Wealth focuses on extensive manager research with the goal or providing a wide variety of sophisticated investment strategies that are not widely available to individual investors. The firm's ongoing Risk Optics approach seeks to align each client's investments with their overall risk tolerance. Though not limited by sector Wells Fargo Family Wealth tends to invest in the stocks of US mid-cap and large-cap companies in the finance, electronic technology, health technology and retail sectors. The firm maintains a low turnover rate.

Abbot Downing Investment Advisors subjects every potential investment to rigorous analysis of quantitative and qualitative risk factors to determine its merit. Their customized investment strategies include: (1) investment vehicles that track large, socioeconomic global trends (2) a core set of custom stock strategies in firms with large capitalization, those with small capitalization, international stocks, plus individually managed bonds (3) a traditional due diligence process that offers exclusive opportunities, including access to selected third-party managers and (4) access to hedge funds, private capital, private real estate and specialized capital managers that are not available to most investors.

Sanlam-Private Banking utilizes in-house, rigorous research process in their decision-making. The firm’s Chief Investment Officer is responsible for the co-ordination of all research information and analysis. The investment team constructs equity model portfolios. They prefer to invest in well-known companies that have sound management principles, show a history of sound financial performance and sustainability, have a positive cash position and a high payout ratio, and show high dividend yield and strong fundamentals.