General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> April 6, 2009
WILLIAM H. SCHNIEDERS, Principal, is the Founder of Schnieders Capital
Management, LLC, along with his son James. He has spent 40 years in the
investment industry as a broker, Analyst and a Portfolio Manager. He graduated
from UC Berkeley, where he majored in Finance. He received his MBA from New York
University's graduate school at night, after two years of service in the
military. Mr. Schneiders began his investment career with Dean Witter in New
York, and later became a partner with BWA Associates in Los Angeles. After BWA
was purchased in the early 1970s, he joined Smith Barney as Vice President of
their portfolio advisory group. During this time, he was also involved as an
Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Pepperdine graduate school of business
administration. In 1984, he joined Paine Webber as a Senior Vice President of
Investments and a Senior Portfolio Manager for their portfolio management group,
where he was employed until the founding of SCM. Profile
JOHN C. SCHNIEDERS joined Schnieders Capital Management, LLC, in a Principal
capacity in July 2006. Before joining SCM, he worked for 12 years at William
O'Neil & Company, which is an institutional investment adviser, as well as the
parent company of the Investor's Business Daily newspaper. While At William
O'Neil & Company, he worked for over two years as an Analyst directly with the
company's Founder, Bill O'Neil, and for eight years advising institutional
clients in the United States and Canada on the composition and allocation of
investment portfolios. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Furthermore, he is also a Certified Financial Planner and helps SCM clients in
their personal financial goals. He completed his undergraduate course work at
UCLA where he earned magna cum laude honors. Profile
James F. Schnieders is a Principal and Co-Founder of Schnieders Capital Management, LLC. Prior to cofounding the company, Mr. Schnieders worked at William O'Neil + Co Inc., for nine years. While at William O'Neil + Co Inc., Mr. Schnieders specialized in providing investment research, ideas and advice to some of the top financial institutions in the United States and Asia. Mr. Schnieders graduated with honors from UCLA and has also earned a CFA designation. He is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research. Profile
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