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Investment Management

The management of your assets is a dynamic process. Balancing assets and liabilities creates challenges and opportunities.

Managing a prudent and viable portfolio is our business. We know how to deliver integrated strategies that can utilize a wide array of capabilities that encompass planning, investment management and sound asset liability management.

You can rely on our knowledge, experience and expertise to enable you to select appropriate asset allocation strategies. We can assist you with your investments and cash flow for your organization.

Investment Philosophy

We base our approach to effective investment management on the following core beliefs:
  • Diversification and balance:
    Diversification across asset classes (together with the appropriate asset weightings within portfolios) improves long-term investment returns while reducing volatility.

  • Turnover erodes returns:
    Excessive turnover, either of assets within portfolios or of whole portfolios, contributes to long-term underperformance.

  • Cost minimization is an important component of investment management:
    Investment management related costs, including fees and transaction costs, will negatively affect performance especially if such costs are compounded over long periods.

  • Determinants of performance:
    Asset allocation and portfolio structure - more than individual security selection or market timing - are the principal components of investment performance.
Empirical research has shown that investors are better served by a disciplined investment approach, especially an approach that combines an understanding of the investor's goals and risk tolerance within a well-defined strategy. Our objective in constructing efficient portfolios is to maximize expected returns for a desired level of risk.

Our Investment Process
  • Determination of Risk Preference
  • Top-Down Asset Allocation Modeling
  • Creation of Efficient Portfolio Structures
  • Selection of Asset Classes and Setting of Weightings
  • Monitoring and Re-balancing
To learn more, please contact:
Willis Reed
Vice President
212-324-3905
wreed@unfcuadvisors.com
Steve Ryerson
President
212-324-3901
sryerson@unfcuadvisors.com

 
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