American Beacon Advisors has more than 30 years of investment management experience. Established in 1986, the firm offers a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including mutual funds, corporate cash management and separate account management. Clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners and other institutional investors.
National Investment Services manages predominantly fixed-income strategies designed with the objective to provide consistent performance and downside protection. NIS has served this mission for more than 25 years by partnering with clients and consultants on their unique objectives using an agile investment process. NIS puts client needs first through employee ownership and a collaborative, team-oriented culture. NIS regained independence as a privately held, employee-owned firm in 2014 after a brief period as part of a publicly traded company. Since reinvesting in the business, NIS has consistently achieved its new asset-growth goals. The firm has offices in Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Founded in 2005, RSW emphasizes proactive credit research, optimal portfolio positioning and a dynamic risk-management approach. Working primarily with individual investors who are served by professional advisors, the team remains dedicated to providing the highest level of service to their clients.
Established in 1990 by Samuel R. Shapiro and Michael A. McCarthy. Louis S. Shapiro joined the firm in 1992, and Harry Shapiro in 2005. Since its inception, Shapiro has managed money for endowments, foundations, state pension plans and corporations as a trusted domestic equity manager.
Founded in 1973, SSI Investment Management is a boutique, institutional asset management firm that seeks to add value by delivering competitive risk-adjusted returns for its clients, while focusing on safety, consistency, and preservation of capital. SSI offers investment solutions using a mix of convertible and equity strategies that may appeal to investors seeking growth while limiting downside risk, especially during volatile and rapidly changing market conditions. The firm applies quantitative disciplines and fundamental research in its management of alternative and traditional portfolios for institutional and high net worth investors.