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14 From1996 to 2001, he also served as adjunct facultymember of the Graduate School of Business at St. Mary’s College of California. In 2004, the University of San Francisco named him one of its most celebrated graduates in its 161-year history. The Winans Collections & Philanthropy Ken serves as a trustee for several non-profit organizations such as: The W Foundation (Novato), USS Hornet Museum (Alameda), the Society of California Pioneers (San Francisco) and The Holland Society of New York. He served board terms for The Museum of American Finance (New York City), San Francisco FleetWeekAssociation, Chabot Space & Science Center (Oakland), The University of San Francisco Alumni Association and The Institute of Ecolonomics (Ridgway, CO). Space Exploration As life-long space enthusiast, Ken and Debbie Winans have been able to amass one of the largest private collections of U.S., Russian and Soviet space exploration artifacts. These items range from a full size Gemini capsule boilerplate to items carried to the moon on the Apollo missions. As their “moon room” became an increasingly popular attraction for friends and family visiting their home, they were asked to make presentations to local schools. In 2002, they founded The W Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the public education of the history and future benefits of space exploration through public exhibits of their collection. Many of these items are on permanent display at The Chabot Space & Science Center and The USS Hornet Museum and The Space Station Museum. In 2011, they established a new museum called, “The Space Station” in Novato, CA. Financial History An early indication that Ken Winans was destined for a career in the investment arena was his avid interest in reading The Wall Street Journal as a 15-year-old high school student. His parents gave him family heirlooms several hundred years old that were financial in nature. The extensive collection includes an Edison ticker tape, stock certificates signed by John Rockefeller, Colonial real estate deeds, and bond indentures once owned by Andrew Carnegie has been obtained throughout his career. Many of these items are on permanent display at The Museum of American Finance in New York. Personal & Pedigree Ken and his wife, Debbie, are long-time residents of the San Francisco area. In his spare time, Ken rides motorcycles, scuba dives, plays tennis and ski races in the U.S. Ski Association’s Masters Program. Due to his on-going community service, Mr. Winans was selected by the U.S. Navy for a 45-minute flight in a Blue Angel F/A-18 Hornet supersonic fighter plane in 2009. Mr. Winans is a direct descendant from one of America’s oldest families. He is a 12th generation American whose Dutch family first arrived and established colonies in NewYork and New Jersey in the 1600s. The Winans family coat of arms dates back to 900 AD. Several of his ancestors were Founding Fathers and were some of this nation’s first multimillionaires. His mother’s Swedish family immigrated to California in the 1850s and soon became national leaders in science, architecture, agriculture and business. Ken’s descendants were members of the Swedish Royal Court in the 1800s and have a Swedish nobility family number of 2213. What’s your investment advice in the current financial climate? Put history in the driver’s seat of your portfolio. In 2016, I wrote an award-winning financial history book called “Investment Atlas II - Using History as a Financial Tool”. It has a section on pandemics and their historical effect on stocks, bonds and real estate. Just like the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the Asian Flu of 1957, there was an initial shock followed by a rebound in US investments over the following twelve months. The same trend is playing through in 2020. What should people invest in right now? It’s easier to tell you what I am avoiding for the foreseeable future: municipal bonds & emerging market investments. I think the bankruptcy fallout within these investment sectors will be historic. Most of our client portfolios are currently allocated between US stocks and corporate bonds. What are the benefits of trusting an investment advisory firm like Winans Investments? Investment management firms that are independent and customize client portfolios stand out in a crisis. A good example is that our clients authorized us to hedge their portfolios using derivatives and reducing losses significantly earlier this year. Big firms typically won’t allow their financial advisors the take such actions. What do you think makes Winans Investments unique? First of all, our experience. We’re an independent registered investment advisor since 1992. We have top overall (5-star) rankings by Morningstar® in multiple asset allocations, as well as verified investment performance in bull & bear markets with a long history of consistent and timely market forecasts. We offer our clients in-house expertise in US stocks, corporate bonds and preferred shares, as well as active management with a balance of technical trading & fundamental investing. Our client portfolios CEO TODAY USA AWARDS 2020 - C A L I F O R N I A -