Your Success is the Fundamental Measure of Ours

First Trust Portfolios L.P. and its affiliate First Trust Advisors L.P. (collectively “First Trust”) were established in 1991 with a mission to offer trusted investment products, advisory services, research and results. We are inspired every day by how financial professionals and their customers use our products and services to define goals, solve problems and develop long-term strategies. Everyone in our company is encouraged to work diligently and respectfully to deliver superior products, services and results. This philosophy is carried through in our approach to investing. Our approach is simple, and our company was built with these core principles in mind:

Know what you own

When it comes to investing, it is critical to know what you own. We believe that transparency is enormously valuable in aiding investors and financial professionals in making informed investment decisions.

Invest for the long-term

We view market timing as an investment strategy that results in undue risk. Because it is virtually impossible for even the most experienced investors to predict market movements with certainty and consistency, we believe investors are best served by following a well-considered, long-term strategy.

Employ discipline

Disciplined investing may reduce the probability of making emotional investing decisions which can result in entering or leaving the market at precisely the wrong time.

Rebalance

Over time, the asset mix in a portfolio can begin to drift from its original allocation. Rebalancing “forces” you to periodically reset your portfolio back to its intended allocation. By setting a pattern of rebalancing, you become accustomed to taking profits from winners and adding to losers. This process has the added benefit of helping to remove emotion and avoid the temptation to chase performance or shy away from value.

Control taxes

Minimizing taxes is an important part of an overall investing strategy for any investor with securities in a taxable account. Certain of our products are designed to minimize the effect taxes have on your portfolio. This is accomplished in part, due to the tax efficient structure of many of the investment vehicles that we offer.

We take these investing principles into consideration in all aspects of our business. We have a relentless focus on the needs of financial professionals and their customers in fulfilling our mission to provide original ideas, inventive products and the highest level of service.