Mike Mueller

AMBS Investment Counsel's investment management approach focuses on research. The firm seeks to achieve superior long-term returns through individual stock selection, without exposing portfolios to undue risk. To outperform over time, they select companies with below market valuations and unrecognized potential for growth. AMBS finds compelling investment ideas in small, mid-sized and large companies. They employ a conservative investment strategy that is based on managing risk and investing in issues that exhibit: strong growth prospects, attractive valuations, strong management teams, strong financial positions and strong technical factors. AMBS controls risk in their portfolios through the use of diversification to ensure against large concentrations of any one company or industry. The firm also considers each client's unique needs when structuring portfolios. Though not limited by sector, AMBS tends to invest in the stocks of US large-cap companies in the finance, energy minerals and retail sectors. The firm maintains a very low turnover rate. AMBS' Traditional Large Cap Value strategy seeks to build a diversified portfolio of 30 to 40 companies that will outperform the Russell 1000 Value Index and the S&P 500 Index over a full market cycle. The portfolio offers exposure to most major industry sectors of the economy. The firm's disciplined security selection process focuses on companies that are trading at valuation multiples that are lower than the broad market and historical multiples. The firm's Relative Value strategy seeks to build a diversified portfolio of 30 to 40 companies with a variety of market-caps that will outperform the S&P 500 Index over a full market cycle. The portfolio offers exposure to most major industry sectors of the S&P 500. AMBS' disciplined security selection process focuses on companies that are trading at valuation multiples that are considered inexpensive relative to peer companies or historical multiples. AMBS' fixed-income investment approach is conservative and is designed to protect clients from wide swings in returns. The firm seeks to identify high quality, low risk securities that are producing attractive levels of income. They target high quality, short-to-intermediate maturity bonds and seek to create a well-diversified portfolio of US Government, agency and corporate securities rated Baa3/BBB- or higher. Municipal bonds are utilized when appropriate.

Arcadia develops and presents customized strategies that align with their client’s stated goals and objectives. The firm focuses on high quality investments and growth, which they believe strongly impacts investment returns and volatility over the long term.

Functions as a College/University

Operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank

Functions as a College/University