Fund management profile: Grassroots research

Consensus is one of the themes of the stock selection process favored by Dresdner RCM Global Investors. And the consensus is reached after considering more than just financial analysis. One of the unique features of Dresdner's research process is its network of what it calls 'grassroots' researchers, whose fieldwork aims to read the pulse of the consumers who ultimately lie at the core of a stock's earnings stream. Directed out of San Francisco, the grassroots research team complements the