Nicholas Dowell, Cfa, Frm Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Creator and lead portfolio manager for MML's first six suites of mutual fund and ETF model portfolios. Over $1 billion AUM and 13k client accounts invested. Responsible for asset allocation, investment selection, and rebalancing decisions, as well as being a leading contributor to the firm's overall investment philosophy and framework. Contribute to business development, marketing, and communications efforts through agency presentations, factsheet creation, and written portfolio commentaries. Led the successful transition of $750+ million and 11k client accounts from third-party portfolios into MML portfolios, reducing client fees by an average of 36 bps and creating a $700k+ income stream.

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Led a two-person consulting team that constructed multi-asset investment portfolios consisting of mutual funds, ETFs, and SMAs for MML's top advisors and their high-net-worth clients. Portfolio construction process consisted of client risk/return profiling, determining strategic asset allocation, investment selection, and ongoing portfolio monitoring and consultation. Over 400 client accounts and $150 million AUM invested.

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Led the development and refinement of investment policy rules that govern MML's RIA programs. Rules define concentration limits for various investment types and asset classes and allowable account risk-drift ranges. Co-Creator and Administrator of quantitative screening methodologies for mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, closed-end funds, and stocks. Conducted initial and ongoing due diligence on third-party investment products, and presented analysis and recommendations to MML Investment Committee.

Supervised and coordinated the successful pricing of the various derivatives trades of Babson, MassMutual, and third-party clients through modeling and broker/dealer pricing. Creator of pricing models for currency forwards and total return swaps. Contributor to credit default swap (CDS) model. Team member of the multi-departmental team that assessed the impacts of the Dodd-Frank Act and then implemented the necessary process changes required for compliance.

Obtained, calculated, and provided pricing for stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and derivatives for various portfolios of Barings, MassMutual, and third parties. Analyzed various reports that captured changes in market value, new assets, missing prices, notional differences, and pricing currencies to identify items that would compromise pricing integrity. Worked closely with Babson portfolio managers, traders, research analysts, systems support, and counterparties to ensure timely and accurate pricing of derivatives positions.

Serviced existing annuity policies by processing various advisor and client-requested transactions, including full and partial terminations, qualified and non-qualified transfers, and divorce settlements.

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