Munish Sood

Penn Capital specializes in the leveraged finance market – the credit and equity of non-investment grade companies. The firm specializes in the fundamental, bottom-up research of underfollowed, speculative grade companies. They manage multiple investment styles that leverage coverage of publicly traded companies in the micro- to mid-cap range, as well as companies that issue non-investment-grade debt.

Operates as broker-dealer

Provides internet and private networking solutions

Alexandria Financial Associates (AFA) employs a total return investment approach that combines active and passive management. They select large-cap equities and REITs and complete their portfolios with a combination of actively-managed and passive mutual funds and ETFs in the following asset classes: mid-cap, small-cap, international equity, real estate and fixed-income. They may also use individual bond and preferred stock holdings. AFA employs fundamental analysis in their selection process for both individual equities and bonds. They focus on a company's balance sheet, income statement and management experience. The firm does not utilize technical analysis to time movements in and out of investments. When selecting mutual funds, AFA uses a strict qualitative and quantitative process to identify the best managers in terms of performance, longevity in manager tenure and consistency in investment policy (minimal style drift). AFA maintains strategic asset allocation, which changes as the client enters different phases of their lives or if particular circumstances change. The firm considers the tax impact and transaction costs of portfolio changes but they do not focus exclusively on these factors when making investment decisions. AFA focuses on identifying investments they believe will perform well over the long-term (typically, three years or greater) rather than over shorter periods.

Functions as a College/University

Operates as an association of investment professionals

Princeton Advisory Group serving as the collateral manager for a number of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) that facilitate structured finance transactions. These SPVs are often largely invested in asset-backed securities whose value and payments are derived from a portfolio of fixed income securities. The firm also advises pooled investment vehicles that invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income or floating-rate securities and/or CDO-type entities. On behalf of their clients, the firm participates in secured loans created by acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations, focusing on companies in the upper tier of the leveraged loan market and their respective industries. On behalf of their clients, they participate selectively in dividend recapitalizations. Princeton Advisory Group targets generating higher returns with less volatility, higher security and above average recovery rates. They are biased toward hard asset coverage and have experience in multiple valuation analysis.

Provides trust services

Operates as a state chartered commercial bank