Fund selection is one of the most important features designed to enhance overall portfolio performance. Once we have identified and targeted specific areas of investment opportunity, our proprietary fund selection process takes over. Here your specific universe of mutual funds or subaccounts are analyzed by applying a series of in-depth processes that rate and rank funds and their managers within a particular peer group. As the screens are applied, mediocre funds are eliminated in an attempt to identify only top-performing funds for placement in your portfolio. Look below to see an illustration of how the ITS fund selection process is performed: