Our dynamic and adaptive investment approach navigates the ups and downs of the market.

22 core portfolios. 3 tiers.

And that's just the beginning.

6

STOCK PORTFOLIOS

15

ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS

1

BOND PORTFOLIO

Our goal is to provide our clients with adaptive portfolios built for all market conditions.

6 satellite portfolios

Our satellite portfolios incorporate traditional passive beta seeking strategies with active alpha seeking strategies. Beta strategies seek returns in line with an index, while alpha strategies seek to outperform an index.

Focused
Real Estate

Alternative
Real Estate

Rowan Street
Capital Advisors

CrossLink
Capital Group

Focused
Metals

Structured
Notes

Stock portfolios

6

  • Focused Dividend
  • Focused Growth
  • Focused Blend
  • Focused Value
  • Faith-Based Strategy
  • ESG Strategy

Focused Dividend

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:
Those who are seeking current income and growth.
THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:
Double the dividend yield of the S&P 500, maintain a beta of less than 1.0, minimize active risk vs. the benchmark, and seek a one-year return higher than the benchmark while holding 5-20 securities.
OVERALL STRATEGY:
The portfolio is expected to perform like the US equity market with a strong income component

Focused Growth

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:

Those seeking to be opportunistic and defensively adaptive in their individual stock investing. Focused Growth is great as a mainstay to your overall portfolio.

THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

Gives investors an adaptive, global, all cap, stock portfolio constructed for all market conditions, resulting in reasonable risk adjusted total returns while holding 5-20 securities.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

This portfolio increases or decreases equity exposure as the markets ebb and flow between risk-on and risk-off cycles. The benchmark is the S&P 500.

Focused Blend

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:
Suitable for those who are ready to invest for the long-term.
THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

Provide investors with a semi-passive, tax aware portfolio constructed for long-term market conditions, resulting in reasonable risk-adjusted total returns compared to the S&P 500.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

This portfolio deploys a concentrated approach and targets 20-40 securities. The strategy adjusts to changing fundamental factors by rebalancing once per year and incorporates quantitative and qualitative analyses.

Focused Value

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:
Those seeking tactical exposure through all phases of macroeconomic cycles.
THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

Provide investors with an adaptive, global, all cap, stock portfolio constructed for all market conditions, resulting in reasonable risk-adjusted total returns while holding 5-30 securities.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

This portfolio will increase or decrease equity exposure as the markets ebb and flow between risk on and risk off cycles. Its tactical approach means it can hold up to 100% cash or cash equivalents via the strategy’s fundamental analysis process, or through a tactical overlay process.

Faith-Based Strategy

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:
Those seeking to support morally and spiritually appropriate corporate development in premier companies.
THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

Synergy uses individual stocks and/or ETFs to achieve equity-like performance results with a values-based philosophy. We seek to combine personal integrity with portfolio growth.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

Faith-based strategies are subject to the same challenges as secular investments, and Synergy Asset Management applies its continual analysis, assessment, and market expertise to finding quality companies that are undervalued and poised for reasonable risk-adjusted returns. By using our unique Precision Investing strategy, we study the markets for fundamental and technical trends that send signals to sell, hold, or buy.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:

Our ESG strategy is ideal for investors seeking to invest with their conscience. By integrating ESG into our research, analysis, and decision-making process we can determine where best to invest that takes your values to heart.

THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:
This portfolio rebalances quarterly and incorporates quantitative and qualitative analyses. At the core of our research process, we seek out investments that possess attractive valuations, strong relative strength, and momentum in the fundamentals – with the goal being to minimize risk and seek higher returns against benchmark by limiting the portfolio to 5-20 stocks and/or ETFs.
OVERALL STRATEGY:
The strategy begins by dynamically monitoring our ESG universe for companies with top tier MSCI ESG ratings, while also seeking companies with better or improving ESG performance relative to sector peers.

Asset Allocation Portfolios

Synergy takes three distinctly different approaches to
construct better asset allocation portfolios. The Tugboats
and Speedboats are built on Strategic and Tactical asset
allocation principles. The Sailboats are 100% Tactical.

15

  • Tugboats x5
  • Speedboats x5
  • Sailboats x5

Tugboats

Dynamic Risk Models (DRM)

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:
Built for the loss-averse person who seeks risk-controlled asset allocation models.
THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

The goal of this portfolio is to maintain an acceptable level of risk through strategic asset allocation policies and tactical overlays.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

Regardless of your risk profile, the portfolio will be rebalanced quarterly with tactical adjustments made as appropriate.

Speedboats

Strategically Designed Tactically Dynamic (SDTD) Models

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:

Built for the risk-averse person who seeks a more traditional approach to asset allocation.

THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

To meet the investor where they feel most comfortable. The Speedboat model has everything from the 100% Bond for those who are most cautious, all the way to the 100% Equity which is ideal for investors who can tolerate substantial market fluctuation for the long term.

OVERALL STRATEGY:
No matter where the investor falls in this model, their portfolio will be rebalanced annually.

Sailboats

Focused Tactical Allocation (FTA) Models

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:

Suitable for those investor who do not want to follow modern portfolio theory (MPT), as these are 100% tactical and offer a simple yet complete strategy. People can choose amongst the most conservative approaches to the most aggressive.

THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

The Sailboat models use a tactical portfolio management process we call Focused Tactical Allocation (FTA). This means that our FTA models are positioned to take advantage of the factors/facts present in the market.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

Rather than recycling the Modern Portfolio Theory, the Sailboat portfolios are built on an innovative mathematical blend of technical and fundamental facts and are constantly monitored. Our process relies on the rigorous and continuous measurement of the global markets.

Bond

1

Individual
Focused

Focused Bond

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:
Those who lean on the conservative, risk-averse side of investing.
THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

Provide an attractive yield through investment-grade opportunities and a reasonable total risk-adjusted return opportunity versus the benchmark.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

This strategy identifies alpha opportunities from a universe of global bonds. It’s built on economic analysis, general trends in fixed income markets, yield curve analysis, credit analysis, spread analysis, risk-adjusted returns, quality analysis, sector analysis, and total return projections.

Satellite Portfolios

The following portfolios seek to provide lower correlation and expanded investment opportunities compared to our core strategies.

Focused Real Estate

SEEKS BETA AND ALPHA:
The beta allocation of the portfolio is implemented with ETFs. The alpha allocation is implemented with individual equities and seeks to invest in companies that possess attractive valuations, strong relative strength, and momentum in the fundamentals.
Beta strategies seek returns inline with an index while alpha strategies seek to outperform an index. Using this approach, the investor works with an advisor to determine willingness and ability toward risk while constructing a portfolio that meets individual objectives.

THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

Provide investors with an adaptive real-estate portfolio constructed for all market conditions, resulting in reasonable risk-adjusted total returns compared to the general U.S. real estate market.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

Rebalancing quarterly, this portfolio is a blend of active and passive management. 60% of the portfolio seeks exposure to the general U.S. real estate market (beta) based on the MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index.

Alternative Real Estate

BEST FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTOR:

Accredited investors who seek investment in a wide variety of real estate assets.

real estate WE WORK WITH:

We are experienced with incorporating Delaware Statutory Trusts, private REIT’s, publicly-traded REIT’s, opportunity zones, direct ownership assets, and/or elf-directed IRA real estate assets into portfolios.

Focused Metals Portfolio

THE GOAL OF THIS PORTFOLIO:

Provide investors with an adaptive portfolio constructed for inflationary and or turbulent economic conditions. When combined with core equity and/or bond strategies, the portfolio may act as a hedge and blend active and passive management.

OVERALL STRATEGY:

Combining both ETFs and individual stocks in seeking exposure to the broad metals’ markets while holding 5-20 securities, this portfolio acts as a satellite allocation.

PRIVATE INVESTMENT

Rowan Street Capital Advisors, LLC

Bringing private equity investing perspective to publicly traded securities, the focus is helping investors over their lifetime by investing in strong businesses at discounted prices.

Structured Notes

A structured note is a custom bond created in alliance with the highest-rated financial institutions. Its return is based on equity indexes, a basket of equities, interest rates, commodities, foreign currencies, or any portfolio design that our team deems appropriate under current market conditions. The performance of a structured note is then linked to the return on the portfolio, index, or asset class we build. Structured notes provide contingent downside protection when held to maturity and limit loss to acceptable and predictable levels.
  • A structured note is a bond that can replicate the risk-adjusted return profile of each investor's risk tolerance.
  • The flexibility of structured notes allows them to offer a wide variety of potential payoffs that are difficult to find elsewhere.
  • Structured notes are subject to the same market forces as other investments, such as market risk, low liquidity, and default risk.
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