This document is produced by the Global Portfolio Advisory Committee within RBC Wealth Management’s Portfolio Advisory Group. The RBC Wealth Management Portfolio Advisory Group provides support related to asset allocation and portfolio construction for the firm’s investment advisors / financial advisors who are engaged in assembling portfolios incorporating individual marketable securities. The Committee leverages the broad market outlook as developed by the RBC Investment Strategy Committee, providing additional tactical and thematic support utilizing research from the RBC Investment Strategy Committee, RBC Capital Markets, and third-party resources.

Global Portfolio Advisory Committee members:

• Jim Allworth – Co-chair; Investment Strategist, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
• Kelly Bogdanova – Co-chair; Portfolio Analyst, RBC Wealth Management Portfolio Advisory Group U.S., RBC Capital Markets, LLC
• Frédérique Carrier – Co-chair; Managing Director & Head of Investment Strategies, RBC Europe Limited
• Mark Bayko, CFA – Head, Portfolio Management, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
• Rufaro Chiriseri, CFA – Head of Fixed Income – British Isles, RBC Europe Limited
• Janet Engels – Head, Portfolio Advisory Group U.S., RBC Wealth Management, RBC Capital Markets, LLC
• Thomas Garretson, CFA – Fixed Income Senior Portfolio Strategist, RBC Wealth Management Portfolio Advisory Group, RBC Capital Markets, LLC
• Ryan Harder, CFA – Fixed Income Portfolio Advisor, Portfolio Advisory Group, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
• Patrick McAllister, CFA – Manager, Equity Advisory & Portfolio Management, Portfolio Advisory Group, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
• Mikhial Pasic, CFA – Vice President, Alternative Investments, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
• Alan Robinson – Portfolio Analyst, RBC Wealth Management Portfolio Advisory Group – U.S. Equities, RBC Capital Markets, LLC
• Michael Schuette, CFA – Multi-Asset Portfolio Strategist, RBC Wealth Management Portfolio Advisory Group – U.S., RBC Capital Markets, LLC
• David Storm, CFA, CAIA – Chief Investment Officer, BI & Asia, RBC Europe Limited
• Tat Wai Toh – Head of Portfolio Management, BI & Asia, Royal Bank of Canada, Singapore Branch
• Joseph Wu, CFA – Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Strategy, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

The RBC Investment Strategy Committee (RISC) consists of senior investment professionals drawn from individual, client-focused business units within RBC, including the Portfolio Advisory Group. The RISC builds a broad global investment outlook and develops specific guidelines that can be used to manage portfolios. The RISC is chaired by Daniel Chornous, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of RBC Global Asset Management Inc.