William Danoff — The Lone Wolf

“This Man has the Most Tinely Tuned Survival Instincts”

William Danoff

William Danoff

William is a counter-punching growth investor with an uncanny knack for getting in and out before the crowd and turning a handsome profit on the way. He's a stock-picker extraordinaire with a healthy aversion to risk. Not only does he have a great nose for growth potential but he also knows how to keep volatility well under control so he eliminates wild ups and downs along the way.

Few managers have done a better job than he did with tech stocks. He cut way back on them in early 2001 and then picked up enough to make good returns when they rebounded in 2003. Good instincts.

Danoff is a vice president and portfolio manager with Fidelity Investments who he joined in 1986 as a securities analyst and portfolio manager. Prior to that he was a research analyst for Furman Selz in New York City, covering advertising stocks and special situations.

Danoff was president of the Boston Retail Analysts Society from 1987 to 1989.

William Danoff's Scorecard

These five criteria contribute to the selection process which helped us choose William Danoff as one of our select group of Money Masters.

1 Manager Tenure Check!
2 Performance Results Check!
3 Style Consistency Check!
4 Regulatory Compliance Check!
5 Availability Check!

The fund we are investing in to gain access to Money Master William Danoff is:

Fund Name:Fidelity New Insights
Fund Symbol:FINSX
Fund Summary:

The fund seeks capital appreciation through investing in domestic and foreign common stocks of undervalued companies - either growth stocks or value stocks or both. The fund uses fundamental analysis of each issuer's financial condition and industry position and market and economic conditions to select investments.

Fidelity Investments
  • The largest mutual fund company in the United States.
  • The No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans.
  • One of the world's largest providers of financial services, with custodian assets of $3.2 trillion, including managed assets of $1.5 trillion*
  • Fidelity offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and human resources and benefits outsourcing services to approximately 20 million individuals and institutions as well as through 5,500 financial intermediary firms.
  • One of the largest mutual fund supermarkets and a leading online brokerage firm. National Financial Services currently provides clearing services to 319 financial institutions (including the Retirement Corporation of America) representing 5.6 million client accounts and approximately $659 billion in assets*.


* at June 30, 2008.

* Notes: The 10-year average return shown for FCNTX/FINSX is for the 10-year period 01/01/02 - 12/31/11. The average was calculated by adding the results for the 10 consecutive calendar years shown and dividing that result by 10.

The 10-year average return and 10 individual annual performance results are shown with all dividends and gains reinvested and are net of all fund fees. All fund expenses have already been deducted from the percentage results shown.

Source for Calendar year results: Zephyr StyleADVISOR

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Actual future results will vary.

The Retirement Corporation of America (RCA) is under no obligation to use featured managers or funds and will change managers should they fail to meet our selection criteria.

Information pertaining to RCA's advisory operations, services and fees is set forth in RCA's current disclosure statement (copy available upon request from RCA).