Michael Smith, the manager of Wells Fargo Enterprise Fund, believes in the power of long-term compounding. The fund invests only in companies on the right side of change, or businesses that are able to grow through increasing their customer base, their prices or their offering. Focused

Managing a tech fund out of San Francisco has indisputable advantages owing to the eco system of information on new advances in technology. At the helm of the Wells Fargo Specialized Technology Fund, Walter Price invests in leaders with a portfolio focused on growth, value and GARP stocks

Even companies with sustainable business models are not immune to business cycles and short-term challenges. Investors tend to be quick to sell these stocks as soon as the first cyclical downturn looms large or when companies disappoint. Michael Meyer, portfolio manager of the Wells Fargo C&B Mid Cap Value Fund,

Over the last three decades, the high yield bond market has become significantly deeper as securities in this space of the fixed-income universe have become more acceptable as a way to diversify portfolios. With sharp declines in interest rates and increased liquidity, the scale of investment opportunity has also narrowed.

Mostly because of their relative safety and tax-free status, municipal bonds have found a well-deserved position in investors’ portfolios. However, this asset class still needs a keen eye for quality and an organization with deep research capabilities in order to deliver. The portfolio managers of the Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic

Large and medium-sized companies have come to dominate many industries in the U.S. economy to a degree that the widely-followed S&P 500 Index has incorporated companies in both market cap segments. With a mixture of qualitative and quantitative work, Jeff Moser, senior portfolio manager of the Wells Fargo Advantage Large

Rarely do investors expand much beyond earnings analysis, and even fewer will search for undiscovered strength in balance sheets. Jim Tringas and Bryant VanCronkhite, portfolio managers of the Wells Fargo Advantage Special Small Cap Value Fund, scrutinize balance sheets to find hidden values that are yet to be recognized in

Investors relying on standard financial statements may underappreciate the true cash flow potential of a company. Bryant VanCronkhite and Jim Tringas, portfolio managers of the Wells Fargo Advantage Special Mid Cap Value Fund, leverage their accounting background to recast GAAP-based financials in order to obtain a better understanding of a

Investing in high yield bonds can be rewarding when spread across various bonds in different industries and held for longer than three years. Niklas Nordenfelt and Phillip Susser look for companies that not only offer upside but also provide significant downside protection in difficult market conditions.