Investment Management

Our main goal is to successfully meet our clients’ investment objectives. We employ sound judgment with a disciplined approach that is consistently applied utilizing contemporary methodology.

Building Your Financial Future

What You Can Expect from Us

Whether you are an investor that prefers safety and the volatility of the stock market keeps you up at night or you are a seasoned investor that is accustom to the market fluctuations, your Portfolio Manager will work with you to develop an individualized plan that fits your risk tolerance and personal needs and is aligned with your investment goals.

Each client will have a team of three dedicated investment/estate professionals:

Your Portfolio Manager is located right here in the Quad Cities and is a trained investment specialist. Your Portfolio Manager will listen to your individual investment needs and ensure the investment strategies are utilized in a manner that can accomplish your financial goals.

Your Trust Officer is also located here in the Quad Cities. Your Trust Officer is an estate-planning specialist who can assist you in many ways including:

Your Trust/Investment Administrator will serve as a back-up to your Portfolio Manager and Trust Officer and will help satisfy those daily needs that appear from time-to-time. Perhaps you need to transfer money to your checking account, need a duplicate statement, or need some information for your accountant, your Trust/Investment Administrator is only a phone call away.

Trust & Commitment

Working with a Fiduciary

A fiduciary is held to a higher standard and required by law and regulation to adhere to fiduciary principals. This means at Tower Trust & Investment, we always put the interests of the client ahead of our own.

Our staff does not receive commissions for buying and selling securities in our clients’ accounts. Because our fees are based on the value of the account, our interests are aligned with our clients. We have a vested interest in seeing that your account performs well and grows.
Our portfolio manager has the “luxury of time” to allow an appreciating portfolio to continue uninterrupted without pressure to disrupt performance to generate personal income.
Our staff does not receive individual compensation for recommending one security over another.
We are not solely dependent on in-house research. We can use a consensus of the best minds on Wall Street.
Bonds are not selected from a limited in-house inventory. Our staff has access to the entire bond market, seeking out the most appropriate bonds at the best prices for clients.
There is no pressure from underwriting of equities or bonds that must subsequently be sold to institutions, and clients, regardless of appropriateness for their portfolio.
We have lower trading costs for individual clients than the average broker. We can utilize institutional trading rates which in return enhance total returns.
We are not attempting to push specific funds. We do not have our own family of mutual fund investments. This allows us to select the best mutual funds for our clients.

We are committed to the traditions of trust management and fiduciary responsibilities. Our operational systems are designed and our personnel are trained to see that these responsibilities are discharged properly. We do this job and do it well; we do it every day.

Long Term Goals

Our Investment Principles

We believe a longer-term time horizon should be applied to most investment judgments.
Investment returns should be consistent with the clients’ expectations.
Prudent diversification among and within asset classes will be dictated by the client’s investment objective and risk tolerance.
Quality and liquidity are key inputs into the risk control process.
We believe that common stocks will be the major asset class utilized in achieving most of our clients’ long-term investment objectives.
We believe that bond investments can be used to modify portfolio risk and to meet income, cash flow, or total return client objectives.
Structured investments are effective in achieving risk controlled asset class exposures.
All investment decisions are based upon sound fundamental analysis, or replicating a benchmark index.
We believe that the measure of our success is meeting the clients’ objectives.

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Contact Our Quad Cities Team

Our highly qualified team at Tower Trust & Investment Company has over 150 years of financial management experience. Contact us for a consultation on how can meet your goals for attracting and retaining employees with an employer sponsored plan.

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