Catalyst Funds Adds Three New Team Members, Promotes One

Huntington, NY – August 2, 2018 – Catalyst Funds, an alternative-focused mutual fund company, today announced the addition of three new members to its team, as well as one internal promotion.

Dustin Tait, who previously served as regional investment consultant, has been promoted to external wholesaler and will be based out of Nashville. In this new role, he will cover Tennessee and West Virginia. Tait worked in various investment consulting roles for J.P. Morgan before joining Catalyst.

The new additions to Catalyst’s team include one new hire to the wholesaling team and two new positions in the marketing department. These new additions are:

• Joseph McCart, who serves as an internal wholesaler covering Michigan and Illinois. McCart was previously vice president of Investments for both World Equity Group and Janney Montgomery Scott.
• Frank Benassi, who joins Catalyst’s marketing team as a content manager. Prior to Catalyst, Benassi worked as a senior investment writer at Principal Global Investors. He’s also spent time at Schroders Investment Management, TIAA, American Century Investments and Standard & Poor’s.
• Jacob Lacks, who joins Catalyst as an analyst supporting the marketing and investment teams. He joins the team after two full summers interning with Catalyst.

“These new additions and promotion are integral to Catalyst’s continued growth.” said Jerry Szilagyi, CEO of Catalyst Funds. “As our family of funds expands, these team members will play an important role in supporting our commitment to our investors.”

These new roles are effective immediately. For more information on Catalyst Funds, please visit: www.catalystmf.com.

About Catalyst Funds
Catalyst Funds currently offers 24 distinctive funds that provide various strategies with the goal of producing income- and equity-oriented returns while seeking to control risk and volatility. Catalyst offers these exclusive strategies through a team of in-house portfolio managers and boutique institutional investment management partners. The firm strives to provide innovative strategies to support financial advisors and their clients in meeting the investment challenges of an ever-changing global market environment. For more information on Catalyst Funds and its various offerings, please visit: www.catalystmf.com.

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