Cortland Associates has developed specific analytical and management strengths.
These include:

• A disciplined investment process based on rigorous fundamental analysis and continuous review of companies represented in the portfolios;
• An investment philosophy that is both risk-averse and value-oriented;
• An operating structure which strictly limits the number of clients accepted, and the number of investments held in the portfolios;
• An asset allocation process that utilizes the consulting services of its economic advisor, Dr. Murray Weidenbaum, President Reagan's first Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors;
• A portfolio management team consisting solely of the firm's principals;
• An advisory board comprised of industry leaders in the fields of venture capital, leveraged buyouts, investment management, and mergers & acquisitions;
• A portfolio management team that personally invests in the same securities as those included in client portfolios.