A quantitative approach to the small-cap universe is an efficient way to separate companies with improving characteristics from their degrading counterparts among thousands of stocks. Robert H. Bergson, portfolio manager of the Northern Small Cap Value Fund, relies on a two-pronged quantitative approach in filtering out low-quality businesses from the
In the fixed-income market, maintaining a liquid portfolio is the key to capitalizing on market opportunities, whenever they arise. Brad Camden, co-manager of the Northern Trust Core Bond Fund, gives high priority to liquidity and diversification across the investment grade spectrum, combining disciplined macroeconomic views with proprietary credit research to
