Ken J. Vilcheck

FinTrust Investment Advisory Services' investment process combines financial planning principals and processes with modern portfolio theory investment principals and processes. Their approach begins with the development of risk, return and correlation expectations for a variety of asset classes. The estimates for risks, returns and correlations are developed from an analysis of historical data, Monte Carlo analysis, fundamental and scenario analysis. The data is combined in order to develop a range of asset allocation models. The firm may use a variety of security types and methods including but not limited to mutual funds, ETFs, closed end funds, individual equities, individual fixed-income securities and options. Advisors may also use a variety of security analysis methods including fundamental analysis, technical analysis, charting or cyclical analysis. FinTrust Investment Advisory Services' investment approach constantly keeps the risk of loss in mind and encourages broad diversification across asset classes, sectors, securities, investment strategies, liquidity profiles and economic environments.

Provides brokerage services

Functions as a College/University

GNI Capital is a long/short equity manager. The firm's investment process begins with the development of a top-down, macroeconomic viewpoint and concludes with a fundamentally driven, bottom-up stock selection process. They seek to identify and allocate capital to the most favorable markets, sectors and companies. GNI's process is not restricted by style-box mandates or a requirement to be fully invested when no better opportunities exist. The firm's top-down research process examines macroeconomic factors including the term structure of interest rates and credit spreads, investor sentiment, dividend yield and earnings payout ratios, earnings growth rates, money supply growth, US dollar relative strength, equity issuance, stock repurchases and changes in government policies. GNI then employs a quantitative system to identify leading and lagging industry groups. GNI's individual security selection process is based on the evaluation of a company's fundamentals and various valuation measures. The firm first attempts to identify future catalysts that could lead to a systemic change in a company's business or valuation such as new product launches, new management teams or geographic expansion. Next, GNI employs a combination of historical, relative and/or cash flow-focused valuation methods to select companies. The firm utilizes technical analysis to determine the appropriate time to invest. GNI's trading seeks to minimize total transaction costs. GNI's primary research focuses on the S&P 1500, a broad index of stocks of all market-caps that accounts for over 95% of the US, as well as US listed-ADRs and ETFs. For sub-advised mandates, the investment universe can be customized to meet the fund sponsor's specific needs. Though not limited by sector, GNI tends to invest in the stocks of large-cap US and European companies in the consumer non-durables, electronic technology, consumer services and health technology sectors. The firm maintains a high turnover rate.