Consistency and efficiency are key words in the strategy of the STI Classic Small Cap Growth Stock Fund. Its management doesn't like taking huge bets on individual sectors and stocks and the respective volatility. Instead, the Fund spreads the risk across a wide universe of sectors and more than 200 stocks. A clearly defined investment process aids the search for dependable results.

One of the oldest mutual funds in the country, Sentinel Common Stock Fund, builds its track record since 1934 and its management is comfortable with the viability of the fund's strategy over full market cycles. The strategy looks simple - buying better than average companies and paying slightly below market prices – but the differentiation comes from identifying these companies and evaluating them considering the risk.