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Category: People
The Rick Hill Award Nominations are Open
When Rick Hill officially retired in 2023, our team set out to celebrate his incredible legacy with the Rick Hill Award. As you may recall from an earlier post, I was honored to be the first recipient.
This annual award recognizes the team member who best embodies our firm’s values throughout the year. In 2025, we’ve been watching for the quiet, consistent moments when teammates go above and beyond, and we’d love your help in identifying those who deserve this honor.
If you’ve had a meaningful interaction with a member of our team that reflects Rick’s spirit and our firm’s values, please email Matt Hall directly. Just share their name and a brief example of why you’re nominating them. Your insight helps us recognize the teammates who make our firm extraordinary.
Nominations close January 31, 2026.
We’ll share this year’s winner in the February 2026 issue.
Corporate values are often empty statements on walls or stickers on laptops. Ours aren’t. We try to live them quietly and consistently, not plaster them everywhere. Below are the six values that guide our work every day.
EVIDENCE-BASED INVESTING EVANGELISTS
We don’t choose gunslingers and gurus to manage the real wealth of clients or our own. We favor evidence-based investment approaches that are designed to be disciplined, diversified, and repeatable over time.
MAKING FRIENDS IS OUR BUSINESS
Inspired by the old Anheuser-Busch mantra, relationships are at the heart of what we do. Sometimes, friends become clients, and often, clients develop genuine connections with our team. “There will be neither frustration nor failure where there is friendship.”
CHEERS AND THE FOUR SEASONS
Hill Investment Group is a place where we truly know our clients. We know what they like to drink and the preferences that make them who they are. We see clients and serve them in a manner befitting a familiar yet high-end experience. We value hospitality, reliability, and excellence.
PATIENCE AND DISCIPLINE
The rewards of the long view are only possible when we help our clients stay focused on what truly matters.
CANDOR
We value the truth (no spin) and commit to sharing it with one another and our clients, especially when it’s hard.
FUN GOES WITH BUSINESS
We take our work seriously and have fun in the process! We celebrate our wins and recognize life and work milestones at every chance.
Escaping the Drag: How Nimble Strategies Create an Edge for Investors
Matt Zenz appeared on the October 4 podcast episode of Excess Returns to discuss the case for evidence-based investing and the challenges that can accompany scale among the industry’s largest investment firms. He shared how research-driven firms, such as Longview Research Partners apply more nimble strategies to maintain efficiency and align with evidence-based principles.
“HTC” WARNING: Be forewarned, this is Highly Technical Content, best consumed by the heavy-duty fact finders in our audience.
Be sure to listen at the 44:30 mark, where Matt explores the benefits of agility in investing and how smaller, research-focused funds can often make decisions and implement changes more efficiently than larger counterparts.
Hill Investment Group and Longview Research Partners did not compensate the podcast or its hosts for this appearance.
Hill Investment Group (“HIG”) d/b/a Longview Research Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are for informational purposes only. This material should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results. For additional information about Hill Investment Group, including its services and fees, please review its Form ADV, which is available at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
SPECIAL HILL EVENT: An Evening with Author Carl Richards
We’re delighted to share that Hill Investment Group will host a very special evening with Carl Richards—internationally recognized author, speaker, and podcaster—on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at The Racquet Club in St. Louis, which will be one of Carl’s first stops on his national book launch tour for the release of his latest work Your Money: Reimagining Wealth in 101 Simple Sketches.
Many of you know Carl through his Behavior Gap sketches and writing. His simple drawings and powerful insights remind us that clarity often comes from seeing complex ideas made beautifully simple.
This gathering will include cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and a lively conversation with Carl about his newest work and what it means to “take the long view” in both money and life.
Event Details
The Racquet Club — 476 North Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO 63108
Gathering at 6:00 PM | Program Begins at 6:30 PM | Concludes at 7:45 PM
Attire: Jacket, No Tie. No Denim, Please.
A few seats remain. Please RSVP by November 7, or call us at (314) 448-4023.
Do you want something like this in webinar form or in your city? Email me.
