Equity
Boston Financial Management builds portfolios drawing from three proprietary equity strategies. These strategies were developed with the benefit of experience and extensive research to fit all client goals for return, risk and income.
Dividend Appreciation
A common characteristic of high-quality¹ businesses is an ability to generate reliable cash flows, and return that cash to shareholders via dividends. BFM’s Dividend Appreciation Strategy is equity-based and focused on fundamentally sound companies whose prospects are underappreciated and have strong and growing dividends. The portfolio consists of 30-35 large cap businesses, and aims to deliver an above-market current yield, while still allowing for above-market income growth in the future.
High Quality Mid-Cap
High Quality Mid-Cap focuses on small and mid-sized businesses that possess strong competitive positions, but often get overlooked due to their size. BFM controls risk by paying careful attention to valuation. We seek opportunities where the quality or growth potential has gone unnoticed or underappreciated, with the goal of purchasing shares below intristic value. The portfolio is concentrated, holding only 20 – 25 companies, allowing us to focus our research efforts on our best ideas. We favor businesses with positive cash flow, capable of earning high returns on invested capital. Our investment process is unique; allowing us to capitalize on the best opportunities regardless of sector classification or index classification. We add value by creating a portfolio that is different then traditional benchmarks.
International
The U.S. does not have a monopoly on exceptional businesses. In today’s global markets, it is imperative to look internationally for investments. We employ the same approach to finding companies outside the U.S. as we do domestically. We augment our individual international holdings through the select use of actively managed international mutual funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that invest in companies headquartered outside the United States.
¹BFM defines High Quality companies as those that share similar attributes, including but not limited to a demonstrated history of stable and growing cash flow and high returns on invested capital; stable business models, which we believe are relatively less exposed to economic gyrations and competitive threats; companies which our research team perceives to have competitive advantages that suggest sustainable profitability well into the future; low capital intensity and conservative balance sheets; and employee compensation aligned with shareholder interests. While the securities in which BFM invests typically share some of these characteristics, these are not required for inclusion in our strategies.