Catalyst Funds Announces Ray Smith as New Head of Marketing

Former senior team member at PGIM joins fast-growing provider of highly differentiated family of alternative investment solutions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, a leader in providing innovative strategies to support investors in achieving their goals in an ever-changing market environment, today announced that it has hired Ray Smith as Head of Marketing to lead marketing and branding efforts across the Catalyst family of solutions, which includes the Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares ETF brands.

As Head of Marketing, Smith is responsible for expanding market and investor awareness of the firm’s fund offerings and highly skilled investment teams. Before joining Catalyst, Smith spent nine years with PGIM Fixed Income, most recently as Editorial Director for the large institutional fixed income asset manager. Prior to that, Smith was an award-winning political journalist for various publications in New Jersey. He graduated with a BA from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.

“I’m looking forward to helping build out the already impressive marketing efforts in place at Catalyst and Rational by highlighting the talented investment teams that work on our unique suite of funds,” said Smith. “My goal is to ensure investors have unfettered access to our insights and are better equipped with the information they need to navigate the markets and decide which of our funds can best help them achieve their financial goals.”

“Catalyst is an industry thought leader in the truest sense of the term, with a platform of specialized investment offerings that meet a variety of investor needs. Ray’s background, expertise and the ideas he’s already bringing to the table will help build our profile in the way we’ve long wanted, and we are extremely excited to be welcoming him to the team,” said Jerry Szilagyi, CEO of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC.

About Catalyst Funds, Rational Funds, and Strategy Shares ETFs

Catalyst Funds currently offers 21 distinctive funds that provide various strategies with the goal of producing income- and equity-oriented returns, while seeking to control risk and volatility. Rational Advisors, Inc. currently manages 11 non-traditional strategies across two brands, Rational Funds and Strategy Shares ETFs. Each company offers exclusive strategies through a team of in-house portfolio managers and boutique institutional investment management partners. The firms strive 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, please visit www.catalystmf.com, for more information on Rational Funds, please visit www.rationalmf.com, and for more information on Strategy Shares, visit www.strategysharesetfs.com.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Catalyst Funds. This and other important information about the Funds are contained in the prospectus, which can be obtained by calling 1-866-447-4228 or at www.CatalystMF.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. The Catalyst Funds are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC is not affiliated with Northern Lights Distributors, LLC.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Rational Funds and Strategy Shares ETFs. This and other important information about the Funds is contained in the prospectus, which can be obtained by calling [phone] or at www.rationalmf.com and www.strategysharesetfs.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. The Rational Funds are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC member FINRA/SIPC. Rational Advisors, Inc. is not affiliated with Northern Lights Distributors, LLC. Strategy Shares ETFs are distributed by Foreside Fund Services LLC. Rational Advisors, Inc. is not affiliated with Foreside Fund Services LLC.

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