LoCorr Funds Announces Additional Growth Due to Market Demand

MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2017 -- LoCorr Funds is pleased to announce the continuation of their growth strategy by making multiple additions to both their External and Internal distribution teams. LoCorr has grown significantly over the past year as interest and demand for their investment solutions has continued to increase from both investors and financial professionals.  These additions reflect LoCorr’s commitment to offer outstanding support for their expanding network of partners and financial services firms.

Chris De Simone, Regional Vice President, will lead LoCorr’s distribution efforts in Long Island and New Jersey for the Independent Broker Dealer (IBD) channel. He joins LoCorr from American Century Investments where he spent nine years as Vice President working with independent broker dealers and RIAs. He brings over 20 years of wholesaling experience to his new role.

John Guagliardo joins LoCorr as Regional Vice President overseeing distribution for the IBD channel in Northern Illinois, Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. He brings over 20 years of financial services experience to LoCorr Funds, most recently as a Vice President serving the IBD channel for Neuberger Berman.

Gabe Dutra, Jr., Regional Vice President, will manage distribution for the IBD channel in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Eastern New York. He joins LoCorr from Ridgeworth Investments where he was Regional Vice President covering all channels in the New England area. He is a 20-year veteran in the financial services industry, spending nearly his entire career wholesaling in New England.   

LoCorr has also added Chase Wietecha, Matt Sell, Max Shaughnessy, and Weston Nelson to their Internal sales desk to support the expanding team of external wholesalers.

“This is an exciting time for LoCorr,” said Kevin Kinzie, Chief Executive Officer for LoCorr Funds. “As our message continues to resonate in the market we have continued to expand and add talented professionals to our team. We remain focused on helping advisors and investors build better portfolios with low-correlating strategies.”

About LoCorr Funds
LoCorr Funds is a leading provider of low-correlating investment strategies. They were founded on the belief that non-traditional investment strategies with low correlation to stocks and bonds can reduce risk and help increase portfolio returns. LoCorr offers investment solutions that not only provide the potential for positive returns in rising or falling markets, but also help to achieve diversification in investment portfolios. LoCorr Funds is headquartered in Excelsior, MN. For more information, please visit www.LoCorrFunds.com or call 1.888.628.2887.

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