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William J. Higgins, Jr.
Director, Eastern Region
Mr. Higgins is responsible for the service and distribution of The MainStay Funds and certain other NYLIM investment strategies to defined contribution providers, institutional investment consultants, plan sponsors, and sub-advised fund providers.
Bill has over 18 years experience in the investment and retirement industries. Prior to joining New York Life Investment Management, he had similar responsibilities with The Constellation Funds Group and Old Mutual Asset Management. Bill spent the early years of his career in retirement plan administration and bundled plan sales. Mr. Higgins earned a B.S. in Economics/Finance from the University of Scranton.
Contact Info: Bill_Higgins@nylim.com; 610-639-6333
Thomas C. Smythe
Director, Western Region
Mr. Smythe is responsible for the service and distribution of The MainStay Funds and certain other NYLIM investment strategies to defined contribution providers, institutional investment consultants, plan sponsors, and sub-advised fund providers.
Prior to joining New York Life Investment Management in 2006, Tom spent 15 years with Invesco Institutional and Aim Investments working in the defined contribution and institutional sales divisions. Mr. Smythe earned a BS/BA in Finance and Real Estate from Colorado State University and has 17 years of investment experience.
Contact Info: Tom_Smythe@nylim.com; 720-570-2829
Jeffrey Budd, 2nd Vice President
Mr. Budd is responsible for the service and distribution of The MainStay Funds and certain other NYLIM investment strategies to defined contribution providers, institutional investment consultants, plan sponsors, and sub-advised fund providers.
Jeff has been part of the MainStay Investments’ Sales team since 2000. Mr. Budd serves as an internal consultant for the 401(k) channel. Prior to this, he was an internal wholesaler for MainStay Investments. Before joining MainStay, Mr. Budd was a Financial Advisor with New England Financial. Mr. Budd has a B.F.A. from The University of the Arts, and has 12 years of investment experience.
Contact Info: Jeff_Budd@nylim.com; 973-394-4374
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