General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 28, 2013

High-Quality, U.S.-Focused Investing

Manning, Tom
Tom Manning leads Silver Bridge as Chief Executive Officer, responsible for overseeing the investment platform, strategic planning, marketing and managing the overall business day to day. He is also responsible for the firmís Client Management, Wealth Advisory and Trust Services. Mr. Manning has more than 20 years of wealth and investment management experience in both institutional and boutique environments. In his role as Chief Investment Officer, he leads the Silver Bridge Investment Solutions Group, and he is responsible for setting the overall investment policy and directing investment strategy, research, portfolio management, trading, asset allocation and investment risk-management functions. He currently serves as the Head of the Silver Bridge Asset Allocation Committee. Mr. Manning has made frequent appearances on Bloomberg television and has been quoted regularly in the Boston Business Journal and the Boston Globe. Prior to joining Silver Bridge, Mr. Manning oversaw $26 billion of assets for Bank of Americaís private banking. As Managing Director of Portfolio Advisory Services for Bank of America, he led 11 offices, including 60 portfolio managers and their staff, across the states of New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He was responsible for the overall business planning and management of the regional offices, including staffing, budget and growth. As part of the investment governance team, he helped to oversee investment policy, product development and development of asset-allocation strategies. Profile
TWST: Please provide a little bit of background about Silver Bridge.

Mr. Manning: Silver Bridge is a wealth advisory company. It focuses on providing investment management and wealth