talking recently with the team at Rainier Investment Management about their JHancock3 Rainier Growth RGROX and Rainier Large Cap Equity RIMEX charges, the definition of "quality" quickly became a hot topic when I asked about the apparent quality
experience before they came to Rainier . And the team has produced good long - term risk - adjusted returns at Rainier Large Cap Equity RIMEX . The managers focus on mid - cap firms here , of course , but they use the same , fairly moderate growth
experience before they came to the firm . And the team has produced good long - term risk - adjusted returns at Rainier Large Cap Equity RIMEX . The managers focus on smaller firms here , of course , but they use the same , fairly moderate growth discipline
consecutive calendar year , that can't be blamed on the fund's sector weightings . Like its sibling Rainier Large Cap Equity , the fund takes a fairly conservative approach to the growth universe . While it places greater emphasis
improvement . And the team pays ample attention to both sector diversification and issue diversification . Rainier Large Cap Equity has struggled with stock selection recently , but that doesn't diminish its long - term appeal . This fund
one it has been using at Rainier Large Cap Equity RIMEX since that offering opened ..... bolder than the one at Rainier Large Cap Equity but that is in line with ..... long-term returns at Rainier Large Cap Equity and other Rainier offerings
improvement. And the team pays ample attention to both sector diversification and issue diversification. Rainier Large Cap Equity uses a relatively reserved approach to deliver the goods. This fund's strategy is tamer than most large
superior five-, 10-, and 15-year returns. The team also has produced strong long-term results at Rainier Large Cap Equity RIMEX and has gotten off to a good start at Rainier Mid Cap Equity RIMMX using the same stock-selection discipline
Margard, Peter Musser, and Mark Dawson--have been at the helms of Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity RIMSX and Rainier Large Cap Equity RIMEX since the mid-1990s. Rainier Investment Management began to bolster its equity resources in the early
that stability should continue. Further bolstering the case for staying put is management's work on Rainier Core Equity RIMEX , where it has posted fine returns in the large-cap arena using a similar strategy. For investors looking for a steady mid