Latest Q&A Based Profiles ( 1,011 Interview )


Capture Upside, Protect Downside

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Davis Appreciation & Income Fund

May 5, 2008

The investment philosophy of Davis Appreciation & Income Fund is premised on the belief that equities are a relevant part of an investment portfolio over the long term. The Fund combines the growth potential of stocks with the income of bonds. Portfolio Managers Andrew Davis and Keith Sabol seek durable businesses

Global Dividends

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Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund

Apr 4, 2008

Portfolio diversification can help ensure stable returns, even in uncertain times. That's why the Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund invests across industries with stocks ranging from small to large capitalizations with the objective to achieve a high level of qualified dividend income and capital appreciation for total return.

Successful Backyard Investing

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Bullfinch Greater Western New York Fund

Apr 4, 2008

If you look at a smaller list of stocks, you are more focused and it is easier to find out when opportunities arise. That is the premise behind the Bullfinch Greater Western New York Fund. As a native Western New Yorker, fund manager Chris Carosa uses a traditional value investment

Diversified for Long-Term Growth

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CSI Equity Fund

Apr 4, 2008

CSI Equity Fund is built on the premise that the investment process is more predictable over a longer period of time than over shorter periods of time. Fund manager Leland Faust seeks to achieve his investment objective of long-term growth of capital by investing in a diversified portfolio of well-established

Unemotional Search for Steady Growth

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Seascape Focus Growth Fund

Apr 4, 2008

James McCarthy, the manager of the Seascape Focus Growth Fund, believes that his fund has the process and the discipline to early identify companies that will grow faster than the market. Objectivity, or the lack of bias and emotions, is a key feature of the strategy that aims to pinpoint the

Follow the Rising Earnings

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Auer Growth Fund

Apr 4, 2008

Passive investing is nothing but a way to lock in mediocrity, says Robert C. Auer, portfolio manager of the Auer Growth Fund. He believes that the market is highly inefficient and there are tremendous opportunities that can be exploited. The fund employs a time-tested bottom-up investment approach to construct a diversified

Steady Returns in High Yields

Large-Cap > Value

Aquila Three Peaks High Income Fund

ECTVX

Mar 3, 2008

Investing in high yield bonds can be a rewarding experience if one takes the right approach. Aquila Three Peaks High Income Fund manager Sandy Rufenacht and his team believe that, if one does thorough research of every credit and limits the volatility, then the high yield asset class can generate

Navigating for High Yields

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Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund

Mar 3, 2008

Navigating through the high-yield sea of opportunities can be rough, as one has to be mindful of the high risk of defaults. That is why Paul Scanlon, the manager of the Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund, believes that it all comes down to sufficient expertise, resources, and a rigorous and

Small Risks to Consistent Gains

Large-Cap > Growth

Vintage Limited Term Bond Fund

ECTGX

Mar 3, 2008

The threat of recession looming over credit markets where even fixed income risk sectors faced the worst period in history, is a very tough scenario. Yet the managers of Vintage Limited Term Bond Fund, Jeffrey D. Lorenzen and Kevin W. Croft seem to have succeeded by following an active risk

Secular Tailwinds

Small-Cap > Core

Parnassus Equity Income Fund

ECSMX

Mar 3, 2008

The Parnassus Equity Income Fund looks for companies that not only generate income, but are also socially responsible. Portfolio manager Todd Ahlsten and his team of six analysts are trying to identify the best businesses whose goods and services will be more relevant in the long haul than they are