About the Episode

This year, 2019, may be remembered as the year to be invested in large-cap growth stocks, with the Russell 1000 large-cap growth index returning over 30% year-to-date. One of the standout funds this year is the William Blair Large Cap Growth (LCGNX), which has returned over 35% with less than a week to go in the year. But its strong track record extends back even longer.It returned 15.14% annually over the last 10 years, beating the Morningstar large-cap growth category average by 174 basis points annually.

About our Guest

Jim Golan is a co-portfolio manager on the Large Cap Growth team and has been a member of that team since 2005. He is also a research analyst covering U.S. large cap technology and resources, with a focus on energy and materials stocks. From 2000 to 2007, Jim served as a research analyst focusing on financial, technology, industrial and resource companies. He joined William Blair in 2000.

Show Notes

Here is a link to Jim’s bio and a link to the fact sheet on William Blair’s Large Cap Growth Fund.