Dan Pentecost

MLAM's worldwide approach to equity investing uses a philosophy of identifying relative value among individual stocks and stock markets by focusing primarily on two variables: reinvestment rate and the price-to-book value ratio. There are seven additional screens employed to further refine the process. The factors used to identify value include price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings ratios, past and future earnings growth and dividend payouts. For asset allocation, a country whose market valuation measurements seem consistently above or below world averages or its own historical averages are over or under-weighted accordingly. The degrees of over or under-weighting are determined by relative economic prospects as measured by the outlook for GNP, inflation and interest rates of each country and their impact on currency movements. By combining a value approach to individual stock selection with asset allocation by country, the firm seeks to achieve consistent performance relative to international equity indexes. MLAM combines top-down and bottom-up analysis and uses proprietary models as part of their research process. Their funds are team-managed.

PCM is a GARP manager whose goal is to create equity portfolios that outperform the S&P 500 and the DJIA indexes. Individual stocks are selected from the US domestic securities markets using quantitative analysis of earnings estimates and fundamental data. Preference is given to corporations positioned to participate in the worldwide economy that report earnings in accordance with US accounting standards. Companies included in their portfolios typically have a large market capitalization and generate revenues from international as well as domestic operations.

Functions as a College/University

Operates and maintains defense departments