General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 21, 2004
Derek Rollingson is Portfolio Manager of the ICON family of funds which
includes four diversified domestic equity funds, one domestic bond fund,
nine domestic sector funds, three foreign funds and a short-term fixed
income fund. Mr. Rollingson primarily focuses his analysis on the
financial, leisure and consumer staples, and materials sectors in both
domestic and foreign markets, and bonds. Mr. Rollingson joined ICON
Advisers, Inc., in 2000 as an assistant portfolio manager. Mr.
Rollingson received a bachelor of science degree in finance with a minor
in statistics from Brigham Young University and is currently pursuing a
master of finance degree at the University of Denver. Prior to joining
ICON, Mr. Rollingson was employed by Navigant Consulting as a research
analyst. Mr. Rollingson has been a television guest on CNN-fn and
Bloomberg Television. He has also been quoted in articles in the New
York Times, Business Week, Forbes.com, Wall Street Online, CBS
Marketwatch.com and Maxfunds.com, among others. Profile
TWST: What are your responsibilities at ICON Advisers, Inc.?Mr. Rollingson: I'm one of three portfolio managers at ICON. The ICON
International Equity Fund is team-managed by myself, Bob