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Private Equity Investing Approach with Stocks

Large-Cap > Value

Barrow All-Cap Core Fund, Barrow All-Cap Long Short Fund

FIOOX

Jul 7, 2014

Companies with a track record of consistently generating free cash flow and reinvesting successfully create shareholder value superior to other companies. David R. Bechtel and his Investment Committee colleagues use a private equity approach to look for high-quality companies that are out of favor with investors for temporary reasons and

Attractive Returns in Underfollowed Companies

Large-Cap > Growth

Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund

FINSX

Jun 6, 2014

Small cap companies are not well followed, are under-researched and there is meaningful dispersion among analysts’ estimates. Because of limited analyst coverage in the small cap segment, complex, cyclical and interrupted growth companies are often misunderstood and mispriced by investors. We believe investors who think and invest like owners of

Contrarian View to Profit from Market Noise

Small-Cap > Growth

361 Managed Futures Strategy Fund

FIMPX

Jun 6, 2014

Fear and greed are always present in the market and investors overreact over short term time frames due to information flow, the speed of this flow and the ease and low cost of transactions. In addition, structural factors also create market volatility and noise. Brian Cunningham and his team take

Long and Short, Diversified Internationally

NA > NA

MainStay International Opportunities Fund

Jun 6, 2014

MainStay International Opportunities Fund is a diversified international fund that seeks total return. The team takes a multi-dimensional approach, using proprietary quantitative techniques to account for stocks with distinct characteristics, such as market capitalization, industry and region. The fund is one of a handful of international funds that utilizes short

Active Share to Add Returns

NA > NA

Touchstone Investments

Jun 6, 2014

The Mutual Fund industry has drifted to closet indexing in the last two decades as style boxes evolved and financial advisors sought funds to meet asset allocations. The absolute return investing strategy regained its status after the market plunge in 2008-2009. Touchstone Investments has created a line of retail equity

Seeking Constant Diversifiers

NA > NA

Invesco Global Targeted Returns Fund

Jun 6, 2014

Traditional stocks and bond funds generate returns that are reflective of their asset classes and are subjected to the volatility that come with the risks they take. David Millar and his team aim to provide equity like returns with half the volatility of global equities using an unconstrained research process.

Collective Mosaic

Mid-Cap > Core

Context Alternative Strategies Fund

FIIMX

May 5, 2014

In the past, alternative investing opportunities available to retail mutual fund investors have not been that alternative, in that they have been highly correlated to traditional asset classes. Context Alternative Strategies Fund offers investors a second generation fund that takes advantage of a multi-strategy multi-manager investment structure that offers eight

Quality at a Reasonable Price

Small-Cap > Growth

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund

CUSYX

Apr 4, 2014

Benjamin Segal and his team of researchers look for companies that are growing earnings and sales and still trading at reasonable valuations. He believes that economies around the world are growing and many companies in Europe, Asia and the Americas outside the U.S. offer attractive investment opportunities.

Undiscovered Small Cap Graduates

Mid-Cap > Core

Goldman Sachs Small Mid Cap Value Fund

FIICX

Apr 4, 2014

Small companies are not well followed by investors and many successful companies often repeat their success for several years as they graduate to a mid cap size. The Goldman Sachs US Value Equity team focuses on both small and mid cap companies led by good management teams with a track

Winners Over the Long Term

Mid-Cap > Core

Goldman Sachs Small Mid Cap Growth Fund

FIIAX

Apr 4, 2014

As successful small cap companies grow into the mid-cap category, many fund managers are forced to sell these winners due to market capitalization constraints. In contrast, the Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund offers investors the ability to hold on to winners longer and benefit from the compounding growth of