Michael Clark

SIM is a long-term, active GARP-oriented manager which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in a mix of equity and fixed-income securities within global markets. The Fund's benchmark is the Morgan Stanley World Free Index. The firm constructs a balanced international portfolio aiming for long-term growth by investing in companies with prospects for capital growth and managing risk through geographic and industrial diversification. SIM utilizes top-down and bottom-up approaches to select investments with the most defensive merit. Their top-down research identifies the sectors on which to focus in order to determine the extent of sector allocation. They use bottom-up analysis to review and select individual securities. The firm believes that the combination of approaches allows them to select securities offering good growth prospects at reasonably valued prices.