Return to Investments

What follows is a list of investments, classified according to asset class, investment category or style. Think of it as a "working list," covering investments currently held is some accounts, investments we are recommending or those which we are currently investigating. The organization of the list  is intended to help clients better understand the role of individual investments in a well diversified portfolio. It is not a list of recommended investments.

Fixed Income

Domestic Equity

Foreign Equity

Alternative Investments

Fixed Income 
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    Annuity Fixed Accounts

    Certificates of Deposit

    Index Funds    
        Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Bond Index
            iShares Lehman Aggregate Index (AGG)

    Floating Rate Funds

    Mortgage/Asset Backed Funds
        Evergreen Adjustable Rate Fund (EKIZX)

    Bank Loan Funds

    Ultra Short Bond Funds    
        Managers Short Duration Government (MGSDX)
        DFA One-Year Fixed Income 

    Short Term Bond Funds
        Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond ()

    Intermediate Term Bonds
        Calvert Income (CINCX)
        Parnassus Fixed Income ()
        Morgan Stanley Institutional Core Plus ()

    Inflation Protected
        iShares Lehman Treasury Inflation Protected (TIP)
        US Government Savings Bonds Series I

    Multi Sector Bonds
        Loomis Sayles Strategic Income (NEZYX)

    High Yield Bond Funds
        Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston ()
        T Rowe Price Institutional High Yield ()
        Diversified High Yield Bond Institutional ()
        Pioneer High Yield (TAHYX)
        iShares iBoxx$ High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG)

    Inverse Bond Funds
        Rydex Juno

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Domestic Equity
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    Total Market
        iShares Russell 3000 Growth
        iShares Russell 3000 Value  
        SPDR Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Total Stock Market
        Vanguard Total Stock Market VIPERs
        PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

    Enhanced Index
        PIMCO Fundamental IndexPLUS Total Return Fund

    Large Growth
        iShares S&P 500/BARRA Growth
        Fairholme (FAIRX)
        FMI Large Cap (FMIHX)
        Kinetics Paradigm (WWNPX)
        Third Avenue (TAVFX)

      Large Blend
        iShares S&P 500 (IVV)

      Large Value
        JP Morgan Mid Cap Value (FLMVX)
        First Eagle US Value/I (FEFIX)
        Philadelphia Fund (PHILX)
        SunAmerica Value/A (SSVAX)
        Dodge & Cox Stock (DODGX)

     Small Growth
        iShares S&P 600/BARRA Growth
        Century Small Cap Select/Inst (CSMCX)
        FBR Small Cap (FBRVX)
        LKCM Small Cap (LKSCX)
        Manning & Napier Small Cap (NMSMX)

    Small Blend
        iShares S&P 600

    Small Value
       iShares S&P 600 BARRA Value
       streetTRACKS Dow Jones US Small Cap Value  
       Artisan Small Cap (ARTVX)
       Longleaf Partners Small Cap Value (LLSCX)
       Target:Small Cap Value (TASVX)
       Third Avenue Small Cap (TASCX)

    Micro Capitalization
        iShares Micro Cap
        Aegis Value (AVALX)
        DFA US Small Cap Value/II (DFAVX)
        Perritt Micro Cap Opportunity (PRCGX)
        Westwood Mighty Mites (WMMAX)

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Foreign Equity
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    Developed Markets
        First Eagle Overseas Cl I (SGOIX)
        Claymore/Zacks Country Rotation ETF (CRO)
        iShares MSCI EAFE
        Thornburg International Value Institutional
 

    Emerging Markets
        Claymore/BNY BRIC ETF (EEB)
        iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)
        iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan (EPP)
        iShares FTSE/Xinhau China 25 Index
        Matthews Asian Growth & Income (MASCX)
        PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio
        

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Alternative Investments
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Commodities/Managed Futures
        DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC)
        PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA)
        Oppenheimer Commodity Total Return Fund/Y
        PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy
        MLM Index Fund (Unleveraged)
        IDS Managed Futures
        JWH Global Trust

    Basic Materials
        PowerShares Basic Materials (PRFM)

Currencies
        PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund (DBV)

Natural Resources
        iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources Index (IGE)
        iShares S&P Global Energy
        Ivy Natural Resources (IGNYX)
        Claymore S&P Global Water Index (CGW)
        Claymore Timber (CUT)

Precious Metals
        streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD)
        iShares Comex Gold Trust (IAU)
        iShares Silver Trust (SLV)
        First Eagle Gold (FEGIX)

Real Estate
        Vanguard REIT Index VIPERs (VNQ)
        Alpine Realty Income & Growth/Y (AIGYX)
        TIAA Real Estate Account
        Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT)
        Vornado Realty Trust (VNO)
        Senior Housing Properties (SNH)
        Trustreet Properties (TSY)

Strategies

    Absolute Return/Long-Short
        Absolute Return Portfolio (WAARX)
        Absolute Strategies Fund (ASFIX)
        Analytic Defensive Equity (ANDEX)
        Arbitrage Fund (ARBNX)
        Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions (EMAAX)
        Gateway Fund (GATEX)
        Merger Fund (MERFX)
        TFS Market Neutral Fund (TFSMX)
        Analytic Investors Global Long/Short Fund (ANGLX) and
            U.S. Long/Short Fund (OBDEX)
        Hussman Strategic Growth

    Equity Income
        Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund (ADVDX)

    Private Equity/Venture Capital
        Capital Southwest 

    Sector Rotation
        Claymore/Zacks Sector Rotation (XRO)