We Invest In Our Team,
So Our Team Can Invest In You

We Invest In Our Team, So Our Team Can Invest In You

Providing Trusted Counsel for More Than 35 Years

We operate with a singular purpose

We Help Clients Navigate Their Financial Futures

We’re performance driven and risk aware. Our emphasis on long-term thinking and results has served us well across multiple market cycles.

We are committed to complying with both the letter and the spirit of laws and regulations. We strive to exemplify the highest ethical standards. Professionalism has always been our North Star.

As an independent asset management firm, we are proud of our reputation for integrity, hard work, and the quality of our investment research, asset management services and results.

Removing Emotion From Decision Making

Opportunity Identification

We use a top-down, bottom-up approach to identify investment opportunities. This allows us to filter investments from broad-based macroeconomic views down to asset price levels.

Rigorous Analysis

Once an opportunity has been identified, we rigorously analyze the investment across three variables: valuation, fundamentals, and the geopolitical environment. Our goal is to identify buy factors and warning signals. Post-investment, our rigorous analysis continues.

Nimble Execution

Our portfolio managers are empowered to make buy and sell decisions, eliminating the need for multiple levels of approval. This efficient approach to decision-making translates into nimble execution.

Our Team

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David Dillard Basten

President & CIO

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David Mason Basten

Managing Director

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Brentz East

Portfolio Manager

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Barry D. Weiss, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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John Tener, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Austin Basten, JD

Chief Compliance Officer

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Dennis Stratton, CPA

Controller

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Charles Foster, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

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Bonnie Harris

Operations Manager

Sub-Advisors

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Michael J. Borgen

Sub-Advisor

Annual Operating Expenses

Per the most recent prospectus, (1) Fund total operating expense ratios are: Class A, 2.18%; Class L, 2.93%; Institutional Class, 1.82% and (2) Fund net annual operating expense ratios are: Class A, 1.69%, Class L, 2.44%, Institutional Class, 1.44%. The net annual expense ratio takes into account contractual management fee waivers that are in effect until May 31, 2025.

Annual Operating Expenses

As of the May 31, 2024 prospectus, Fund total operating expense ratios are: Class A, 1.39%; Class L, 2.39%; Institutional Class, 1.39%. In the interest of limiting expenses of the Fund, the Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with the Trust, effective May 31, 2024, so that the Fund’s ratio of total annual operating expenses is limited to 0.99% for Class A Shares, 1.99% for Class L Shares, and 0.99% for Institutional Class Shares until at least May 31, 2025.

Annual Operating Expenses

Per the most recent prospectus, Fund total operating expense ratios are: Class A, 2.68%; Class L, 3.43%; Institutional Class, 2.43%. The Fund does not use fee waivers at this time.

Annual Operating Expenses

Per the most current prospectus, (1) Fund total operating expense ratios are: Class A, 0.96%; Class L, 1.61%; Institutional Class, 0.96% until at least May 31, 2025. (2) In addition, the Adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with the Trust so that the Fund’s ratio of total annual operating expenses are limited to 0.79% for Class A shares and Institutional Class shares and 1.44% for Class L Shares until at least May 31, 2025.