Cheryl L. Marzano

The TCW Group, Inc. provides investment management services. The firm's clients include corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments and foundations in the United States, as well as a number of foreign investors and individuals. It works in partnership with financial advisors to help build the businesses and meet the needs of clients. The company was founded by Robert Addison Day in 1971 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Metropolitan West Capital Management (MetWest) specializes in domestic value equity, international core value equity and balanced portfolios. The firm employs a team-based approach to identify the stocks of high quality, growing businesses that are selling at a discount to their intrinsic value. Their approach also requires the existence of one or more positive catalysts that will unlock that value, leading to a higher stock price. They are long-term investors, not traders or speculators; their conservative style fosters capital preservation and consistency of returns. In addition to above-market returns, MetWest seeks below-market risk. They screen candidates for characteristics such as low p/e ratios, high dividend yields, growing cash flows and low debt levels. Portfolios are diversified across economic sectors and individual securities.

Metropolitan West Asset Management (MetWest) specializes in traditional fixed income management of low duration, intermediate fixed income and total return portfolios, but they also offer a variety of more focused strategies and products. They offer fixed income portfolio management services to institutional investors, as well as individual investors through the Metropolitan West Funds. MetWest offers a strategy called \"AlphaTrak\", which is designed for investors seeking returns linked to the equity market. The firm also provides investment advice for liability driven investment strategies as well as non-traditional fixed income strategies. In general, portfolios are designed to maximize total return consistent with price volatility benchmarks or mandates provided by portfolio specific investment guidelines.