A notable weakness of Palm is the inexperience of its longest-tenured managers compared with other asset managers. Managing capital through a full market cycle is a challenging prospect for seasoned managers, but with only about five years of average asset-weighted tenure, there's cause for concern. The firm charges fees on its open-end and exchange-traded funds that are on par with category peers. On average, fees on its funds are within the middle quintile, giving it neither an advantage nor disadvantage compared with the competition.
Palm has a ways to go to become an industry-standard steward, resulting in a Below Average Parent Pillar rating.