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News Releases

Downloadable copies of recent news releases are provided below. If you are with a news or media organization, please contact Michael Laatsch, Vice President Public Relations, at 513.629.1107 for any inquiries.

• Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. Names Barry Pavlo VP, Regional Business Development

  06.29.10 | Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., (Fort Washington) is pleased to announce that Barry D. Pavlo, CFA, has joined the firm as vice president, regional business development.
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• Fort Washington Investment Advisors launches Nick Sargen Blog to deliver 'Real-time Financial Thoughts'

  06.07.10 | Fort Washington has introduced a new blog to provide clients and prospects, individual investors and their advisors, and news media access to real-time economic and capital markets thoughts by Nick Sargen, Chief Investment Officer of Fort Washington.
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• Fort Washington Celebrates 20 Years of Growth

  05.14.10 | May 16, 2010 - Fort Washington marks its 20th anniversary today, recognizing its continued growth and evolution into a nationally recognized investment advisor.
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• Fort Washington Discusses 2010 Outlook at Annual Investment Forum

  01.12.10 | On January 12, Fort Washington hosted clients and consultants to discuss its 2010 outlook for the economy and various asset classes.
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• Fort Washington's Core Fixed Income Strategy Capitalizes on Market Downturn

  08.11.09 | The Core Fixed Income strategy of Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. (Fort Washington), has outperformed its benchmark¹, based on its 15-year track record (inception date July 1, 1994).
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• Fort Washington's High Yield Strategy Marks 15 Years of Outperformance

  08.03.09 | Since its inception 15 years ago on July 1, 1994, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.'s High Yield Fixed Income strategy has outperformed its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch High Yield Cash Pay Index, on an annualized basis.
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• Crane's Money Fund Intelligence Spotlight

  09.26.08 | While the past years has likely been the most difficult in the 37 year history of money market funds, challenges present opportunities.  Read Peter Crane's recent interview with veteran fund managers John Goetz, Jay Devine, and Rick Ellensohn of Fort Washington Investment Advisors
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Recent Events

• 08.17.10 | On August 17, 2010, Nick Sargen appeared on Fox Business Network to discuss the economy and the markets.
• 08.09.10 | On August 9, 2010, Nick Sargen appeared on Bloomberg TV's Street Smart news program to discuss recent economic and market developments.
• 07.26.10 | On July 26, 2010, Nick Sargen appeared on Bloomberg News to share his thoughts on the U.S. stock market and economy.
• 04.15.10 | On April 15, 2010, Nick Sargen appeared on Bloomberg News to discuss the global recovery one year later as well as his outlook for the sustainability of the markets and the economy.
• 03.05.10 | On March 5, 2010 Nick Sargen appeared on Bloomberg News to discuss the US jobs market, investment strategy and the stock market. The interview can be viewed here.
• 02.12.10 | On February 12, 2010 Nick Sargen appeared on Bloomberg News to share his views on China's economy, the stock market and the Federal Reserve.
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• 01.12.10 | On January 12, Fort Washington conducted its Annual Investment Forum in Cincinnati, OH. Consuelo Mack of WealthTrack was the guest speaker, discussing lessons learned from the financial crisis.
• 11.16.09 | On November 16th, 2009 Nick Sargen appeared on Bloomberg TV News to share his views on the U.S. Dollar and overall investment climate.
• 09.15.09 | On September 15, 2009, Nick Sargen appeared on the Nightly Business Report show hosted by Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib to discuss measures required to avoid another financial crisis.
• September, 2009 Nick Sargen Market Update: The Global Financial Crisis One Year Later | (PDF: 1011k)
• 08.26.09 | On August 26, 2009, Brendan White was a featured guest on CNBC's Closing Bell show hosted by Maria Bartiromo. Brendan shared his views on relative value in the High Yield sector and his outlook for the year.
• 07.16.09 | Markets at Mid-Year: Stabilization Does Not Spell Strong Recovery. View Market Update
• 10.04.08 | Our assessment at the beginning of 2008 was to refrain from adding risk to portfolios.  Learn more Fort Washington's 2Q08 thought process and philosophical approach.
• 09.26.08 | Recent weeks have seen extraordinary events in the markets.  Learn more: Read "Market Turmoil and Your Investments: A Long Term View" >>

Research & Commentary

• August, 2010 Nick Sargen, Chief Investment Officer, Tim Policinski, V.P. and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Dan Carter, Assistant Portfolio Manager, discuss Managing Bonds in a Low Interest Rate World. | (PDF: 386k)
• July, 2010 Nick Sargen Mid-Year Update: Level Setting Expectations | (PDF: 536k)
• July, 2010 Nick offer's perspective on the Markets at an Inflection Point. | (PDF: 217k)
• May, 2010 Nick Sargen, Chief Investment Officer, offers his views on the Euro-Zone debt crisis. | (PDF: 518k)
• May, 2010 John Goetz, Senior Portfolio Manager, addresses concerns of increased defaults in the Municipal Bond market. | (PDF: 411k)
• May, 2010 Nick Sargen, Chief Investment Officer, and Kevin Bass, Equity Research Manager, assess the implications of the landmark 2010 Healthcare Reform bill. | (PDF: 625k)
• March, 2010 We discuss why High Yield can still be an attractive fixed income option in a rising interest rate environment. | (PDF: 431k)
• April, 2010 Nick offer's perspective on the Global Rally One Year Later. | (PDF: 350k)
• February, 2010 Some points of view on the investing environment in China.        | (PDF: 557k)
• January, 2010  Nick Sargen discusses the features of this business cycle, likely government policy priorities and market expectations for 2010. | (PDF: 679k)
• January, 2010 We offer thoughts on how TIPS might or might not be an effective tool for protecting against inflation risk in investors' portfolios.
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• October, 2009 Nick Sargen Market Update: Is Recovery For Real? | (PDF: 210k)
• September, 2009 Thoughts on how money managers can navigate environments of extreme uncertainty. | (PDF: 685k)
• September, 2009 Nick Sargen Market Update: The Global Financial Crisis One Year Later | (PDF: 1011k)
• July, 2009 Markets at Mid-Year: Stabilization Does Not Spell Strong Recovery | (PDF: 206k)
• July, 2009 We are often struck by the speed and power of market movements, especially when a sea-change in expectations is occurring. | (PDF: 535k)
• June, 2009 For professional investors and financial planners alike, the past year and a half has been one of the most challenging ever. | (PDF: 498k)
• May, 2009 We are fortunate to be in the business.   The compensation is generous.  Few businesses offer intellectual challenge of a constantly shifting playing field. | (PDF: 272k)
• April, 2009 For years, bond managers that performed well versus common market benchmarks such as the Barclays Capital US Aggregate Index have followed a few basic strategies. | (PDF: 352k)
• April, 2009 Has the U.S. stock market reached a bottom; and, if so, is now a good time to be adding to equity positions?
• April, 2009

  Our assessment of the investment landscape at the start of 2009 was that the global economic downturn would persist into the second half of the year, and that stabilization of the financial system would be critical to achieve a sustained economic recovery.

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• January, 2009 The challenges confronting governments today are the biggest since the Great Depression. Read CIO Nick Sargen's latest white paper... | (PDF: 452k)
• January, 2009  

  Our New Year's greeting: 2008 is finally over!  That's the good news. Read the bad news and the look ahead from CIO Nick Sargen.  Full story...

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• November, 2008 In these historic times, the current economic situation has been described as "the worst since the Great Depression."  Learn more. Read the latest in our series of white papers from CIO Nick Sargen. | (PDF: 598k)
• October, 2008 The economic crisis that began last year is culminating into once unthinkable events. Learn more: Read Nick Sargen's 3Q Market Update... | (PDF: 259k)
• October, 2008

  Nick Sargen recently published two economic white papers: Financial Recovery and Securitization and Decoupling Revisited: U.S. housing and credit concerns and the global economy. The original 2007 white paper "Perspective on the Sub-Prime Credit Issue" is below

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