Sage Advisory Services, Ltd. Co. was founded in 1996 and is based in Austin, Texas. Sage Advisory Services, Ltd. Co. is an employee owned investment manager. The firm also provides portfolio risk evaluation and diagnostics; performance analytics; and financial and liability modeling services. It provides its services to corporate and retirement funds, financial institutions, foundations and endowments, healthcare institutions, public funds, Taft-Hartley funds, wrap programs and sub-advisory, and individuals. The firm manages client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. It also manages exchange traded funds and structured products for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe with a focus on the United States. It invests in index based exchange traded funds (ETFs) of all-cap companies, employing a fundamental analysis along with a top-down macro approach to create its equity portfolios. The firm benchmarks the performance of its various equity portfolios against the Standard & Poor 500 Index; the Russell 3000 Index; the Lehman Brothers Government Credit Intermediate Maturity Index; and the Lehman Brothers Municipal Blended 1–10 year Maturity Index. For fixed income, it invests in U.S. treasury and government agency securities; mortgage and asset backed securities; investment grade corporate and municipal securities; and high-grade international government securities, employing fundamental economic and quantitative security analysis to create its fixed income portfolios.

Vision Capital's focus is clear: finance high-tech firms looking to go global. The venture capital firm specializes in funding European technology companies wanting to expand into the US and vise-versa. It focuses on the communications, semiconductor, software, and Internet sectors. Active investors who prefer to take seats on the boards of portfolio companies, Vision Capital's multinational, multilingual team looks for high-growth ventures, which it defines as greater than 35% compound annual growth, before it sinks its typical $3 million to $8 million in any given firm.

U.S. Global Investors was founded in 1968 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.U.S. Global Investors, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies. It also manages accounts for other pooled investment vehicles, individuals, and corporations. The firm manages family of equity and fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, gold, and natural resources markets across the globe. The firm invests in growth and core stocks to make its equity investments. For its fixed income securities, the firm invests in short and intermediate municipal debt, and U.S. government money market.

First Quadrant was founded in 1988 and is based in Pasadena, California with an additional office in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. First Quadrant L.P. is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional investors. It also caters to high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, state or municipal government entities, investment companies, charitable organizations, and foreign governments. The firm manages separate client focused equity and balanced portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It makes its investments in growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. The firm seeks to invest in alternative investments markets including currencies, global index options, and options on future contracts. It employs currency management arbitrage, tactical asset allocation, policy allocation control, and long/short strategies to make its investments.

Managing partners Alan E. Goldberg and Robert D. Lindsay founded Lindsay Goldberg in 2001. Currently, the firm has about 80 companies in its portfolio. Growing businesses that want to bring in additional capital may choose to add Goldberg Lindsay & Co. (Lindsay Goldberg) to their ownership rosters. The private equity firm targets family-owned businesses and entrepreneurships in various industries for long-term investment. Often remaining in investments for 10 to 20 years, Lindsay Goldberg typically partners with management by installing board members at companies its invests in. Through various affiliates, the firm has a national presence in the US, as well as in Germany and Norway.

Since its inception in 1975, Samsung C&T America Inc.’s philosophy of creative marketing, determined self-development, and entrepreneurship has enabled its remarkable growth and success as a global trading and investment company. Attuned to the pulse of the transforming economy and the changing needs of its customers, SCTA continues to venture away from traditional methods but remains committed to service and quality.Samsung C&T America Inc. (SCTA), is a global trading and investment company that functions as an independent American subsidiary of the Korean conglomerate Samsung C&T Corporation, one of the Samsung Group companies. SCTA is divided into three modes of operation: international commodities trading, product marketing and distribution, and new business development. In trade, SCTA specializes in a variety of commodities such as chemicals and steel. SCTA's strength lies in its expertise in dealing with foreign markets. Sharing Samsung C&T Corp.'s international network spanning 82 offices in 55 countries, SCTA is able to operate both as a major trading intermediary and as a conduit for an immense volume of information. In 2008, Samsung C&T America’s total revenue was $331 million.

Bartercard International Limited is proudly Australian and has led from the front through innovating and developing systems. Bartercard International Limited has also enjoyed rapid growth through the development of a sophisticated franchising model that has been efficiently replicated throughout the globe. Bartercard has created an exchange whereby a company solicits business from another company within its network and is paid in in-kind services rather than cash. Bartercard International Limited has business trade exchanges among more than 75,000 members and merchant accounts in nine countries, many of which are located in the Middle East. A private company, Bartercard was founded in 1991 by executive chairman Wayne Sharpe and other directors.

Alerion Industries S.p.A. company operates with stakes in such companies as Alerion Energie Rinnovable (renewable energy), Reno De Medici (a recycled cardboard producer), RdM Realty (real estate), and Mediapason (media). Alerion also invests in companies in the banking and financial services industries. Formed in 1995 as IBI, the company was publicly traded in 2003 and changed its name to Alerion.

Founded in 1985, ALPS has some $240 billion of assets under administration. ALPS Holdings wants to make sure fund managers can attain peak performance by keeping their focus on their investments and letting ALPS handle the rest. Through various subsidiaries, the company performs a range of back-office functions for mutual funds, closed-end funds, hedge funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Its offerings encompass fund administration and accounting, shareholder servicing, and legal, marketing, tax, distribution, and transfer agency services. Clients include Cohen & Steers, Macquarie Group, and exchange-traded Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts (SPDR) sector funds.

Dimensional Fund Advisors was founded in 1981 and is based in Texas, United States with additional offices in Chicago, California, Australia, London, and Canada. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is an employee owned investment manager. The firm provides its services primarily to investment companies and mutual funds. It also provides its services to high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations, and state or municipal government entities. It manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. The firm also manages equity and fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm also invests in real estate markets. It primarily invests in growth and value stocks of micro-cap, small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. The firm employs a fundamental analysis to make its investments. For its fixed income securities, it invests in bonds, U.S. Treasury bills, and U.S. Government securities. The firm benchmarks the performance of its large-cap equity portfolios against the S&P 500 Index, Consumer Price Index, MSCI EAFE Index, and Dow Jones Wilshire 500 Index. It benchmarks the performance of its fixed income portfolios against the Long Term Government Bond Index.

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