Rick Wurster

Provides retail brokerage, investment advisory, banking and trust services

Acts as Open-End Investment Fund/Unit Trust

Acts as Open-End Investment Fund/Unit Trust

WMC relies on their extensive independent research and includes portfolio management styles and approaches in equities, fixed income securities, currencies and commodities, as well as asset allocation across these categories. The firm has several different disciplines when approaching research and these include asset allocation analysts, currency analysts, data scientists, factor analysts, fixed income credit analysts, fixed income market analysts, global industry analysts and research associates, macro-analysts, quantitative analysts and technical analysts.

Schwab Asset Management provides advice about a variety of investments, ranging from equity and fixed income to money market securities and provides advice as to the selection of investment advisers and pooled investment vehicles for certain clients. The firm utilizes a proprietary process and models to help guide investment decisions and seeks to manage portfolio risk.

Provides financial instruments, securities brokerage and investment advisory services

ThomasPartners offers two strategies, a Dividend Growth Strategy (equity-focused) and a Balanced Income Strategy (allocations to equity and fixed income). For the Dividend Growth Strategy, and for the equity portion of the Balanced Income Strategy, The firm generally invests in dividend paying stocks from companies that they believe have the ability to grow their dividends. They primarily invest in companies with a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion. Most of ThomasPartners' investments are in large-cap, U.S.-based stocks, with lesser allocations to mid- and small-cap common stocks, international common stocks (in the form of ADRs and ordinary shares), domestic MLPs and REITs. The firm may also invest in mutual funds and ETFs.

Windhaven Investment Management broadly diversifies investment portfolios across asset classes and typically include exposure to U.S. and international stocks, fixed income securities, real estate, currencies and commodities. Assets held in Windhaven-managed client accounts are primarily in ETFs and may also invest in index funds, exchange-traded notes (ETNs), or mutual funds, and from time-to-time may include other securities. Clients typically choose from one of three strategies: Diversified Conservative, Diversified Growth, and Diversified Aggressive, or a combination of strategies, based on a client's objectives, risk tolerance, and other factors relevant to that client’s circumstances.