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INVESTMENT RESEARCH ANALYST
Summary
I am a CFA charter holder with eight years of experience with a national registered investment adviser. My skill set and experience includes: investment manager due diligence, asset allocation and portfolio construction, creating written market and economic commentary, providing research on various investment topics for a nationally-syndicated radio show and completing ad-hoc projects to help advisors build and retain client relationships.
Highlights
| Morningstar Direct for fund screening, performance reporting, asset allocation, and attribution (equity and total portfolio); familiarity with FactSet Research Systems, use of the program for market data, economic analysis charting, and attribution. * Daily user of Microsoft Excel; knowledge includes work with recording and editing macros and extensive work with data reconciliation, charting, functions, and formatting; advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word & PowerPoint. * Familiarity with numerous computer programs including Microsoft Dynamics CRM; Adobe Acrobat X Pro; Charles Schwab Portfolio Center; Schwab Institutional Desktop and Equities & Mutual Fund Trading Platform; Thompson Financial Investment View; Morningstar Principia; ACT! 2006 |
Experience
Investment Research Analyst02/2013 to CurrentHeritage Wealth AdvisorsSewickley , PA
- Perform quantitative and qualitative research on mutual funds and ETFs across a variety of asset classes; focusing on risk-adjusted return measurements, returns-based style analysis, holdings-based attribution and MPT statistics.
- Help construct strategic asset allocation models for client accounts and analyze current market and economic conditions when considering tactical shifts.
- Write market and economic commentary - including both client-facing pieces and those for internal use only - on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
- Interview fund company representatives - including portfolio managers and institutional sales representatives - to keep abreast of fund performance, operations, and investment strategy.
- Participate as a member of Content Committee to provide direction about utilizing Research Center content across a variety of client-facing media channels (nationally syndicated radio show, website, social media).
Client Account Specialist04/2010 to 02/2013CooleyPalo Alto , CA
- Provided back office support to seven TMFS retail locations.
- Reconcile all account positions; calculate fees; generate, produce and distribute client billing and performance statements.
- Maintained all client account records; monitoring over 5,000 accounts with over $450 million in combined AUM.
- Completed the department's New Hire Audit Process in five months (generally takes six to twelve months).
- Rated "Excellent" by all who responded to department's 2011 Investment Advisor Survey.
- Received perfect scores in regards to timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting and overall professionalism.
- Assisted Director of Financial Planning & Analysis on project aimed at increasing efficient use of company marketing funds.
Advisor Assistant04/2008 to 04/2010The Mutual Fund StoreCity , STATE
- Assisted pair of advisors in building and maintaining client relationships through regular client contact in addition to managing and maintaining critical client paperwork and files.
- Prepared ad-hoc statements for clients; including realized gain/loss, portfolio holdings and performance reports.
- Led team of peers through training on various topics; assisted Training Manager during advisor training sessions.
Education
May 2013Rockhurst UniversityCity, State
Master of Business Administration: FinanceHelzberg School of ManagementFinance
Bachelor of General Studies: Accounting & Finance MinorsDec. 2010Columbia CollegeStateAccounting & Finance Minors
Affiliations
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter Holder, awarded August 2015
* Member of CFA Institute and CFA Society - Kansas City
* Series 65 - Uniform Investment Adviser Law Exam, passed January 2009
* Registered Investment Advisor Representative, State of Kansas
Skills
ACT!, Adobe Acrobat, ad, billing, content, CRM, client, clients, direction, economic analysis, editing, Equities, equity, Financial, Financial Planning & Analysis, financial reporting, funds, investment strategy, Director, macros, managing, marketing, market, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Excel, office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, qualitative research, radio, recording, reporting, Research, retail, sales, statistics, strategic, View, website
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School Attended
- Rockhurst University
- Helzberg School of Management
- Columbia College
Job Titles Held:
- Investment Research Analyst
- Client Account Specialist
- Advisor Assistant
Degrees
- May 2013
Master of Business Administration : Finance
Bachelor of General Studies : Accounting & Finance Minors Dec. 2010
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