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Jeff Cummer and Dwayne Moyers represent one of the most experienced High Yield Bond Teams in the industry having worked together for over 17 years and through 3 bear markets.

Jeffrey A. Cummer
President and Senior Portfolio Manager
Jeffrey A. Cummer, President and Senior Portfolio Manager, is the founder of SMH Capital Advisors. He is a veteran of the high yield arena, finding values since the first high yield securities collapse in the late 1980’s. Currently, Mr. Cummer is responsible for the portfolio design, allocation management, and overall risk control  of SMH Capital Advisor’s fixed income strategies. Mr. Cummer, together with CIO Dwayne Moyers, is responsible for the initial development and continuing enhancement of the firm’s quantitative investment models. In addition, Mr. Cummer reviews the final decisions to add or delete positions from client portfolios.

Before forming his own investment firm in 1989, he served as a Limited Partner with Edward D. Jones & Company. Prior to that, Mr. Cummer was a corporate cash manager and financial analyst for the GTE Corporation (now Verizon). Jeff holds a Masters in Science from the University of London Centre for Financial Studies. He is also a graduate of the University of Illinois with a bachelor’s degree in finance and risk management.


Dwayne Moyers
Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager

As Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager, Dwayne Moyers is responsible for idea generation and day-to-day portfolio management for the firm’s fixed income strategies. In addition, Mr. Moyers reviews the quality of the data that is input into the firms’ investment models and is responsible for providing the qualitative overlay which occurs at the end of the investment process. Before teaming with Mr. Cummer, Mr. Moyers was a credit analyst with the Tandy Corporation. Mr. Moyers holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Arlington.


Morgan Neff
Senior Vice President and Head Trader
 

Mr. Neff joined SMHCA in August, 2003. As part of the firm’s investment/research team, Mr. Neff is responsible for conducting preliminary research and presenting research to the firm’s portfolio managers. He monitors the firm’s institutional accounts to ensure compliance with client guidelines. In addition, Mr. Neff coordinates daily trading activity with the firm’s trading operations supervisor. Mr. Neff holds a BA in Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington.



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