ANDREW BLASS
Managing Director
Andrew Blass, the Managing Director of PRI, joined the firm in 1999. He has been responsible for all of PRI's investment activities and communications with clients since 2000. Andrew started his career as a runner for options traders Tom Sosnof and Scott Snyder (founders of thinkorswim). After a short stint as a floor trader on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) for Tague Van Der Moolen he moved to North Carolina to work for the family business. Andrew has over ten years experience as a portfolio manager and wealth advisor for PRI. Since coming to PRI, Andrew has expanded PRI's investment strategies to include options and futures. He specializes in covered call writing against concentrated security portfolios. Andrew also has extensive experience designing hedging strategies and trading derivatives.
KENT FISHER CFA
Vice President
Kent J. Fisher CFA joined PRI Investments Inc. in 2009 as Vice President. At PRI, Kent serves as relationship manager for a select group of clients. Prior to joining PRI, Fisher was a Principal at Smith Breeden Associates where he was responsible for new business development and client relationships. Before joining Smith Breeden, Mr. Fisher was a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Payden & Rygel Investment Counsel in Los Angeles where he was responsible for over five billion dollars in client assets. Previously, he was a Vice President at a Canadian investment counseling firm where he specialized in the management of international and U.S. bond portfolios. Mr. Fisher has also lectured Investments and Portfolio Management courses to both graduate and undergraduate students at McGill University, and has conducted CFA level II Fixed Income preparation courses at the University of Southern California. Mr. Fisher holds a Master of Business Administration from McGill University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.
TODD HAGENS
Portfolio Manager
Todd Hagens, the Portfolio Manager of PRI, joined the firm in 1998. He was originally involved in the highly successful BG Treasury Funds, run by PRI Investments. Since 1998, Todd has been the chief trader at PRI, trading government securities, stocks, futures and options. Todd's other responsibilities include maintaining the client account database, tracking client positions and performance, and tracking PRI's investment programs. Mr. Hagens has over a decade of experience implementing PRI’s investment strategies, developing investment plans and executing transaction for clients in almost any asset class.