General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 26, 2013

A Top-Down Approach to Investing in Dividends

Mentzer, Kirk
Kirk Mentzer is a Senior Vice President & Regional Manager of Huntington Private Financial Group. He has 25 years of experience in developing and applying forecasting and portfolio analytic systems to improve investment performance and reduce volatility. He has managed U.S. government and strategic income funds, annuity products and institutional bond accounts, and served for more than 11 years as a Portfolio Manager with Firstar Investment Research and Management. Mr. Mentzer earned his bachelorís degree in business administration from the University of Cincinnati and his MBA in investment management from Xavier University. He has made appearances inReuters,Investorís Business Daily andBloomberg. Profile
TWST: Please start with a bit about Huntington’s history and an overview of the firm today. 

Mr. Mentzer: Huntington has been managing client assets for over 100 years.