Mr. Raymond J. Norton supervises all management and consulting services for Norton Capital Management, Inc.
Mr. Norton was born January 10, 1946. He graduated from the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1967. He also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1988 from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.
From 1967 to 1976, Mr. Norton was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He was a helicopter pilot and is a Vietnam veteran. Among numerous medal awards for performances during combat, he received a Distinguished Flying Cross. From 1976 to 1978, he was an account executive with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. He joined Shearson Lehman Brothers (which was E.F. Hutton) in 1978 as a Financial Consultant. In 1981, after successfully completing a rigorous training program, Mr. Norton was designated a Portfolio Manager. He was appointed Assistant Vice President in 1985 and Vice President in 1987. In 1987, he was also promoted to Senior Portfolio Manager. During this time Mr. Norton also served as an instructor to new portfolio managers and made academic presentations to the Directors of Shearson's Consulting Services Program. His subjects were asset allocation, bond portfolio management and risk measurement. In 1993, he was promoted to Senior Portfolio Management Director. He has been the President of Norton Capital Management, Inc. since he formed the firm in May 1993.
