•  >  Fixed Income Approach: Taxable Strategies

  • CashPlus Low Duration Fixed Income Low Duration Government Intermediate Fixed Income Intermediate Government Core Fixed Income Core Government

    CashPlus Objectives - Seeks to outperform the 90-Day US Treasury Bill by up to 50 basis points on   a net-of-fee basis over a 5-year market cycle - Provides a stable income stream and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant benchmark - Separately managed to a client's specific cash-flow needs - Provides the highest degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted   in short-term, investment-grade fixed income securities more > Low Duration Fixed Income Objectives - Seeks to provide a stable income stream, principal protection, and to out-perform   market-weighted inflation on a risk-adjusted total return basis vs. the relevant benchmark - Provides a stable income stream and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant benchmark - Separately managed to a client's specific cash-flow needs, combined with an allowance   to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield enhancement purposes - Provides a high degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted in high quality   fixed income securities more > Low Duration Government Objectives - Seeks to provide a stable income stream, principal protection, and to out-perform   market-weighted inflation on a risk-adjusted total return basis vs. the relevant benchmark - Designed for clients whose policies limit them to US Government securities - Provides a stable income stream and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant benchmark - Separately managed to a client's specific cash-flow needs, combined with an allowance   to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield enhancement purposes - Provides a high degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted in high quality   fixed income securities more > Intermediate Fixed Income Objectives - Seeks to provide a stable income stream, principal protection, and to out-perform   market-weighted inflation on a risk-adjusted total return basis vs. the relevant benchmark - Provides a stable income stream and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant benchmark - Separately managed to a client's specific cash-flow needs, combined with an allowance   to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield enhancement purposes - Provides a high degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted in high quality   fixed income securities more > Intermediate Government Objectives - Seeks to provide a stable income stream, principal protection, and to out-perform   market-weighted inflation on a risk-adjusted total return basis vs. the relevant benchmark - Designed for clients whose policies limit them to US Government securities - Provides a stable income stream and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant benchmark - Separately managed to a client's specific cash-flow needs, combined with an allowance   to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield enhancement purposes - Provides a high degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted in high quality   fixed income securities more > Core Fixed Income Objectives - Seeks to provide a stable income stream, principal protection, and to out-perform   market-weighted inflation on a risk-adjusted total return basis vs. the relevant benchmark - Provides a stable income stream and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant benchmark - Separately managed to a client's specific cash-flow needs, combined with an allowance   to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield enhancement purposes - Provides a high degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted in high quality   fixed income securities more > Core Government Objectives - Seeks to provide a stable income stream, principal protection, and to out-perform   market-weighted inflation on a risk-adjusted total return basis vs. the relevant benchmark - Designed for clients whose policies limit them to US Government securities - Provides a stable income stream and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant benchmark - Separately managed to a client's specific cash-flow needs, combined with an allowance   to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield enhancement purposes - Provides a high degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted in high quality   fixed income securities more >

•  >  Fixed Income Approach: Tax-Exempt Strategies

  • CashPlus Tax-Exempt Limited Duration Municipal Intermediate Municipal Core Municipal

    CashPlus Tax-Exempt Objectives - Seeks to provide after-tax stable income and principal protection on a risk-adjusted   total return basis versus the relevant composite benchmark - Separately managed to a client's tax requirements and specific cash-flow needs - Provides the highest degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted   in short-term, investment-grade fixed income securities more > Limited Duration Municipal Objectives - Seeks to provide after-tax stable income and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant composite benchmark - Separately managed to a client's tax requirements and specific cash-flow needs   combined with an allowance to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield   enhancement purposes - Provides the highest degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted   in short-term investment-grade fixed income securities more > Intermediate Municipal Objectives - Seeks to provide after-tax stable income and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant composite benchmark - Separately managed to a client's tax requirements and specific cash-flow needs   combined with an allowance to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield   enhancement purposes - Provides the highest degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted   in short-term investment-grade fixed income securities more > Core Municipal Objectives - Seeks to provide after-tax stable income and principal protection on a risk-adjusted total   return basis versus the relevant composite benchmark - Separately managed to a client's tax requirements and specific cash-flow needs   combined with an allowance to take moderate credit and maturity risk for yield   enhancement purposes - Provides the highest degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted   in short-term investment-grade fixed income securities more >

•  >  Equities Approach

  • Enhanced Fixed Income Enhanced ETF Global Growth Global ETF

    Enhanced Fixed Income Objectives - Seeks to provide principal protection and an opportunity for long-term capital   appreciation - Allows investors to diversify their portfolios into high-quality fixed income, international   equities, commodities, and forex of investment opportunities all over the world - By opening up the equity universe of stocks globally, clients may diversify their portfolios   by gaining exposure to companies and industries not represented in the US markets - Provides a high degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted in   investment-grade fixed income securities more > Enhanced ETF Objectives - Seeks to provide principal protection and an opportunity for long-term capital   appreciation - Allows investors to diversify their portfolios into high-quality fixed income and in a 'fund   of funds' strategy that invests solely in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) - By opening up the equity universe to ETFs globally, it allows clients to diversify their   portfolios by gaining exposure to global equities, forex, and commodities not represented   in the US markets - Provides a high degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted   with large, capitalized exchange-traded funds more > Global Growth Objectives - Seeks to maximize a client's total return through above-average growth and moderate   dividend appreciation - Allows investors to diversify their portfolios in commodity contracts, forex, and   international equity investment opportunities all over the world - By opening up the equity universe of stocks globally, clients may diversify their portfolios   by gaining exposure to companies, industries, forex, and commodities not represented   in the US markets - Provides a moderate degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted with   medium- to large-size companies more > Global ETF Objectives - Seeks to maximize a client's total return through above-average growth and moderate   dividend appreciation - Allows investors to diversify their portfolios in a 'fund of funds' strategy that invests   solely in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) - By opening up the equity universe of ETFs globally, clients may diversify their portfolios   by gaining exposure to global equities, fixed income, forex, and commodities not   represented in the US markets - Provides a moderate degree of liquidity with an asset allocation heavily weighted with   large, capitalized, exchange-traded funds more >

The Great Recession Fosters Savings Growth That Will Embrace High Quality Fixed Assets
- Second Quarter 2009