General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> September 11, 2000

James Schier – Security Management Company

JAMES SCHIER is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the Security Benefit Group's Mid Cap Growth and Mid Cap Value portfolios and oversees nearly $800 million in assets. He has 15 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Security Benefit in 1995, Mr. Schier was responsible for co-managing $60 million in equity assets for Mitchell Capital Management and prior to that, managed $160 million as a Vice President at Fourth Financial in Wichita, Kansas. He also has worked as an Equity Securities Analyst for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. and for Mercantile Trust. Mr. Schier is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and earned his MBA from Washington University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
TWST: Let's begin by learning something about your firm, Security

Management Company.

Mr. Schier: We're a division of a mutual life insurance company called

Security Benefit Life Insurance