Michael D. Andelbrandt

LaSalle's investment management philosophy is based on controlling risk and volatility while producing long-term wealth accumulation. Their principal goal is to meet investment objectives through a systematic and disciplined approach to the purchase and sale of securities. Their portfolio managers focus on companies with superior earnings growth, stability, with above-average ROE and evidence of sustainable margins. They fuse computer models with quantitative analysis to distill the universe of securities to a list of optimal investments. After a list has been developed, each company is scrutinized to ensure financial strength and the ability to support future growth.

Ziegler Capital Management is a large-cap US growth investor. Their funds seek a total return from dividends and capital gains that, before deducting the operating expenses, exceed the total return of the benchmark indices. They invest in common stocks that approximately parallel the composition of the indexes but do not intend to replicate the indexes at all times. Ziegler may overweight particular sectors that they believe offer attractive growth potential. The firm relies heavily on Wall Street research. They will sell a stock when there is deterioration in fundamentals. Their research employs both quantitative and behavioral finance methods. Ziegler tends to invest in the stocks of mid-cap and large-cap companies in the electronic technology, technology services and health technology sectors. The firm maintains a low turnover rate.