Rob Guttschow

Provides investment management and related services to institutional & individual investors

FTA is a bottom-up manager with an investment philosophy that is based on the belief that a company’s long-term value is determined by the cash flow it generates. The firm’s investment process utilizes both quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess a company’s ability to generate cash flow and its current valuation relative to intrinsic value. Investment strategies involve one or more equity or balanced strategies.

Ziegler Lotsoff Capital Management IL's (ZLCM) offers equity and fixed-income investment strategies. The firm's equity strategies include: Large-Cap Core Select, Large Cap Value Dividend, Disciplined Equity Mid Cap Core and Small Cap Core Select. The firm's Large-Cap Core Select is an actively-managed equity strategy that applies a quantitative approach to identify neglected, attractive stocks. The strategy is benchmarked against the S&P 500 Index. ZLCM's Large-Cap Value Dividend Select is an actively-managed equity strategy that seeks to provide above-average dividend yields and diversification across major sectors of the benchmark. It is benchmarked against the Russell 1000 Value Index. The firm's Disciplined Equity Strategy is an actively-managed equity strategy that focuses on bottom-up stock selection and incorporates a call option overwriting program. The strategy is benchmarked against the S&P 500 Index. ZLCM employs the writing of covered call options is to implement sell targets, reduce risk and enhance returns on individual securities and indices. They focus on nearby months, typically out-of-the money and approximating the fundamental base price target. Covered call options may be written on 0% to 100% of a position, but they typically range from 20% to 30% of shares held. ZLCM's Mid-Cap Core is an actively-managed equity strategy that employs a bottom-up, sector neutral, fully-invested approach. The strategy is benchmarked against the S&P 400 Index. The firm's Small-Cap Core Select is an actively-managed equity strategy that applies a quantitative approach to identify neglected, attractive stocks. The strategy is benchmarked against the Russell 2000 Index. Though not limited by sector, ZLCM tends to invest in the stocks of companies in the technology services, electronic technology and healthcare technology sectors. The firm invests globally, across all market-cap, with emphasis on the stocks of large-cap companies. ZLCM maintains a very high turnover rate. ZLCM's fixed-income strategies include: Enhanced Cash, Core Fixed-Income, Short-Term Fixed Composite and Intermediate Fixed Composite. The firm's Enhanced Cash strategy is a high quality fixed-income investment strategy designed to exploit opportunities in the short end of the yield curve. It is benchmarked against the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index. The strategy employs various types of derivative instruments including financial futures, forwards, and exchange-traded and over-the-counter options. ZLCM's Core Fixed-Income is an actively managed fixed-income strategy that employs a top-down, macroeconomic business cycle approach, utilizes a leading indicator model and emphasizes fundamental security analysis. The strategy is benchmarked against the Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index. It employs various types of derivative instruments including exchange traded financial futures, forwards and exchange traded and over-the-counter options The firm's Short-Term Fixed Composite contains fully-discretionary accounts comprised of relatively short-term fixed-income securities with maturities or average lives generally not exceeding 5 years and portfolio duration ranging within approximately +/- 10% of the duration of the benchmark. The strategy may employ repurchase agreements to add yield to the portfolio. The strategy is benchmarked against the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index. ZLCM's Intermediate Fixed Composite includes accounts comprised of intermediate-term fixed-income securities with maturities or average lives generally not exceeding 10 years and a duration ranging within approximately +/- 10% of the duration of the benchmark. The strategy benchmarked against the Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Index. Though not limited by sector, ZLCM tends to invest in the stocks of US companies in the electronic technology, technology services, healthcare services and finance sectors. The firm invests across all market-caps, with emphasis on the stocks of large-cap companies. ZCM maintains a very high turnover rate.

Nuveen HydePark Group's investment approach is driven by fundamental research and quantitative analysis. The firm seeks to produce consistent value-added results in all types of markets. Their process is based on the idea that prices must follow fundamentals and seeks to capture value-added returns through disciplined risk control. Nuveen HydePark Group invests primarily in US large-cap companies in the electronic technology, health technology, technology services and finance sectors. The firm maintains a low turnover rate.

Functions as a College/University

NAM provides its services across a broad array of fixed income, equity and other investment strategies, including in the broad categories of municipal bonds, taxable fixed income, global and international, value, growth and core, public real assets, asset allocation, quantitative/enhanced, alternative and customized strategies. Depending on the strategy, the firm invests in a variety of securities and other investments, including in certain cases derivatives, and employs various methods of analysis and investment techniques.