General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> January 29, 2001
JAMES K. POLLOCK, Vice President and Senior Investment Manager at
Comerica Incorporated has more than 20 years of experience managing
money for a wide range of high-net worth individuals and private
foundations. Mr. Pollock is a member of Private Banking's Investment
Policy Committee and previously was a Vice President and Senior
Portfolio Manager at Comerica Capital Management as well as its
predecessor, the Trust Investment Department of Comerica, Inc. In
addition, he spent several years as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Munder
Capital Management and helped form their Private Management Group. A
Chartered Financial Analyst, he also has a Master of Business
Administration degree from Eastern Michigan University and a Bachelor of
General Studies from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the
Association for Investment Management and Research, the Financial
Analyst Society of Detroit and has been a guest lecturer in finance at
the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. Profile
Christopher M. Ruth is the Chief Investment Officer of Comerica Asset Management
and is responsible for managing investments for a wide range of high-net worth
individuals and organizations. He is the Chairman of Comerica Asset Management's
Investment Policy Committee. He has been with Comerica for more than 16 years
and previously worked in the Treasury and Controller Departments. Prior to
joining Comerica in 1991, he worked at Citizens Bank in Flint, Michigan and
started his career at Ernst & Young. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in
Accounting from Michigan State University. Mr. Ruth is a Chartered Financial
Analyst charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the
Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, a Director of the Chartered Financial
Analyst Society of Detroit, member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. He is
also a member of The Children's Center Investment Committee and is the past
Chairman of the Warren Senior Housing Commission. Profile
Mr. Pollock: Let me start first by giving you some background on the
different models we have in Private Banking at Comerica. That might give
you a
