Issue 6 2019

Acquisition International - Issue 6 2019 99 Oct18374 Flying the flag for female entrepreneurs everywhere is businesswoman Myrna Rivera. She tells us more about her firm, Consultiva Internacional, and what it is that makes it so successful. onsultiva Internacional Inc is an independent advisory firm, specialising in designing investment strategies, blueprints and portfolios tailored to the specific goals and needs of each client. The firm creates design customised, liability-based investment strategies, and also facilitates their implementation and monitoring. As architects of financial services, Consultiva Internacional guides portfoliomanagers, broker/dealer firms, custodians and administrators in much the same way that skilled architects choose the precise contractors, craftsmen and suppliers to pursue the highest quality execution. Myrna M. Rivera founded Consultiva in 1999 and also acts as the firm’s senior investment advisor. With more than 30 years’ worth of experience in the field of investment management consulting Myrna is also a Certified Investment Management Analyst. Myrna tells us more about the firm and its unique offering. “Consultiva’s tailored investment advisory procedures are guided by the unique goals of each client and we are mindful of issues,” she explains. “We fervently believe in our clients’ intellectual independence. Therefore, we facilitate a process geared toward procedural and financial self-sufficiency through ongoing counsel and education.” Myrna is a recognised pioneer in the industry, having contributed to developing standard investment management practices employed today for middle market endowments and foundations, pension funds, insurance companies, credit unions, Taft Hartley Benefit plans and individuals and families. She is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in mathematics. She is also a graduate of Lehman College of the City University of New York where she received a Master’s Degree in Mathematics. “We take a didactic approach to our work with our clients,” Myrna continues. “This allows us to facilitate more effectively and adequately the evaluation and decision making dynamics that address the issues of higher priority. We seek out the points of most consequence to our client, and then map out and document the most appropriate investment procedure. “Each client is different: a pension fund requiring an increase in the growth of its assets... an individual planning for retirement, a child’s college education, or how to create his/her own firm... a foundation seeking to assure the perpetuity of its work... an insurance company with liquidity requirements... each one has different investment objectives and particular needs. “We then facilitate its implementation, monitor progress and compliance, and watch the blueprint come alive.” Company: Life at the Top C The future looks bright for Consultiva, with Myrna assuring us that new clients are continuing to knock at the door, helping her and the firm to reaffirm its reason for being. “The team at Constuliva continues to work steadfast to help clients manage the challenges and uncertainties of the world’s economies,” she states. “As prudent fiduciaries, we follow the course of thorough and objective analysis, and design solutions to mitigate the risks that are faced when growth rates higher than 1% are required. To that effect, we continue to increase the effectiveness and speed of our research, communications and implementation of investing solutions. “We serve as a place where capital meets a well informed and intelligent conversation, and trustees receive the support they require to create responsible solutions and reach shared goals. We strongly believe that it is in this function that we thrive, and that we make a difference in the lives of the people and the communities we serve. “Yet, they all need a professional plan to achieve their goals. This is the exclusive role of Consultiva.” “We fervently believe in our clients’ intellectual independence. Therefore, we facilitate a process geared toward procedural and financial self-sufficiency through ongoing counsel and education.”