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Needelman Asset Management manages value-oriented investment portfolios that seek long-term capital growth. The firm builds conservative, broadly-diversified portfolios of high quality stocks and bonds. They tend to invest in large-cap value equities. Needelman seeks superior rates of return over the long-term though investments in the high quality, dividend paying securities of industry leading companies that have a proven history of success. The firm looks for companies with strong financial characteristics and sound economic fundamentals. Companies must also be reasonably priced to qualify for investment. In addition, Needelman looks for the existence of a catalyst that can create shareholder wealth that will be reflected in the stock price. They seek companies with strong balance sheets, good cash flow and appropriate leverage. The company's profits must be reinvested productively and its business must be large, stable and growing. The firm offers the follow portfolio products: ValuePLUS Equity, ValuePlus Balanced and International ValuePLUS. The products are all managed to clients' individual objectives, seek superior risk-adjusted performance, are true to style over time and are sensitive to each client's tax situation.

Reed Conner & Birdwell (RCB) employs a value-oriented investment approach that seeks to provide competitive returns in strong markets and to strongly outperform in difficult market environments. The firm's proprietary research focuses on the valuation of individual securities rather than predictions of economic or market trends. RCB seeks to identify exceptional companies that are selling at reasonable valuations and reasonable businesses that are selling at very exceptional valuations. In addition, the firm is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. The firm's investment process includes a careful analysis of return on capital and uses a discounted cash flow methodology as their primary valuation tool. RCB employs the use of systematic screening tools as well as qualitative industry research. They use a variety of tools to develop a comprehensive understanding of the underlying value and associated risks of each potential investment. Their investment selection process begins with a universe of 1300 companies with market-cap greater than $2 billion and 5000 companies with market-cap less than $2 billion. Their screening processes narrow the universe to a focus universe of about 100 stocks. Following company-specific analysis, portfolios are typically concentrated, holding 25 to 35 stocks. Though not limited by sector RCB tends to invest in the stocks of mid-cap and large-cap companies in the finance, retail, electronic technology and healthcare technology sectors. They invest primarily in the stocks of companies located in the US and Europe. RCB maintains a low turnover rate.

Metropolitan West Capital Management (MetWest) specializes in domestic value equity, international core value equity and balanced portfolios. The firm employs a team-based approach to identify the stocks of high quality, growing businesses that are selling at a discount to their intrinsic value. Their approach also requires the existence of one or more positive catalysts that will unlock that value, leading to a higher stock price. They are long-term investors, not traders or speculators; their conservative style fosters capital preservation and consistency of returns. In addition to above-market returns, MetWest seeks below-market risk. They screen candidates for characteristics such as low p/e ratios, high dividend yields, growing cash flows and low debt levels. Portfolios are diversified across economic sectors and individual securities.

PIMCO employs a broad range of portfolio management tools that seek to appropriately manage risk, hedge exposures, and seek returns consistent with client guidelines. They have considerable experience in many global investment strategies, including fixed income and equity strategies. The firm also offers alternative strategies, mainly through private investment vehicles like private equity and hedge funds. PIMCO combines top-down macroeconomic forecasting with rigorous bottom-up credit analysis in their investment process.

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Aristotle Capital employs a fundamental value-oriented approach and seeks to help clients reach their long-term financial goals with active portfolio management using their research-driven investment framework. The firm uses a bottom-up investment process to select high-quality, cash flow generative businesses with a focus on sustainable and/or potentially growing dividends resulting in an attractive total yield over time.