Investments are selected to meet the goals and objectives of the client as well as to offer diversification, adequate cash flow, capital appreciation potential, and appropriate tax shelter.  We are experienced in managing portfolios of individual stocks and bonds as well as mutual funds. 

Our philosophy in managing stock portfolios is to look for stable, well capitalized stocks with a record of steady growth in both sales and earnings that look attractively priced by various valuation measures.  We keep in mind the client’s need for safety, capital appreciation, and yield, and use these criteria in building an industry-balanced portfolio.  We purchase securities with the intention of holding them long term.  We continually monitor the stock holdings of all clients in order to keep informed about changes in sales, earnings, and events at each company.

When clients do not have sufficient assets to purchase individual stocks or when clients prefer to use the additional diversification available with mutual funds, we use no-load mutual funds to construct a portfolio.  We select funds which have a consistent, long term track record, stable management, low fees, and conservative investment policies.  In order to build a diversified portfolio, we select funds with different investment philosophies such as value, growth, large cap, small/medium cap, and international.

Our primary concern in managing fixed income investments is safety of principal.  We typically build portfolios of quality bonds and government obligations with staggered maturities over a 1 to 8 year period.  Our intent is to hold these investments until maturity.  This strategy reduces the interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio and helps to insure safety of principal.