ThomasPartners® Strategies

At ThomasPartners Strategies, we focus on turning income into lasting income. Through the power of dividend investing, we aim to provide dependable, regular income your clients can rely on today and for years to come.

Our history

Like most retirees, Greg Thomas, founder of the ThomasPartners Strategies, started questioning his financial readiness. His quest to find answers led him to create ThomasPartners Strategies.

Today, over 20 years later, our focus remains the same: helping clients achieve and maintain the retirement they want through income-oriented strategies that meet their needs today and in the future.

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Our philosophy

ThomasPartners believes that a meaningful and increasing portfolio dividend income stream can provide a predictable source of income with the potential for income growth, without sacrificing the portfolio's total return potential over time.

Our approach starts with three objectives:

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Monthly Income

Seek to provide monthly income by investing in companies with predictable dividends and interest-paying fixed income investments.

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Income Growth

Strategically invest within and allocate across dividend-growth companies and fixed income investments in an effort to grow the portfolio's income over time.

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Competitive Total Returns Over Time

Seek to deliver competitive total returns over time through income generation and price appreciation.

Choose a strategy that's right for your clients.

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Dividend Growth Strategy

Seeks to invest in companies that pay dividends and have the ability to grow those dividends.

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Balanced Income Strategies

Seeks to invest in companies that pay and have the ability to grow their dividends, as well as primarily high-quality fixed income investments.

How we construct portfolios

An extensive bottom-up, fundamental research process is used to evaluate every candidate for the portfolio, and then the selections are strategically combined into a portfolio with an equal emphasis on seeking our three objectives: monthly income, income growth, and competitive total returns.

Equity Selection Process

Empirical Research Screen the Universe of Dividend-Paying Stocks Bottom-Up Fundamental Analysis Analysis of Potential Candidates Identify the Investment Opportunity Proprietary system of calculating dividend growth and capital appreciation potential Equity Selection Diversified portfolio of 40-70 dividend-paying stocks

Fixed Income Selection Process

Proprietary Research Analyze Fixed Income ETF Universe and Asset Classes Assess Macro Economic Environment Economic Growth and Inflation Expectations Identify Target Fixed Income Positioning Credit Risk and Interest Rate Risk Exposure Fixed Income Security Selection 4-12 ETFs Selected to Create Desired Risk Exposures
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Strategies’ Baseline Target Allocation

Equities and Fixed Income targets can be over- or under-weighted by the Portfolio Management Team.

Questions?

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Portfolio Management for the ThomasPartners Strategies is provided by Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., dba Schwab Asset Management®, a registered investment adviser and an affiliate of Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. ("Schwab"). Both Schwab Asset Management and Schwab are separate entities and subsidiaries of The Charles Schwab Corporation.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM), dba Schwab Asset Management, is a registered investment advisor and affiliate of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab). Windhaven Strategies, ThomasPartners Strategies, and Schwab Personalized Indexing strategies are managed by CSIM. CSIM and Schwab are separate affiliates and subsidiaries of The Charles Schwab Corporation. The ThomasPartners Strategies, Windhaven Strategies, and Schwab Personalized Indexing strategies are available through the Managed Account® Access programs. Please refer to CSIM's Disclosure Brochures for more information.

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