Nuveen Investments, founded in 1988, markets, distributes and develops investment products and services for the customers. The products offered by the company include closed-end and exchange-traded funds, individually managed accounts and mutual funds. It has various subsidiaries, including Rittenhouse, NWQ and Symphony. The company offers four investment solutions through its subsidiaries that include growth equities, value equities, and fixed-income and market-neutral alternative investments. It operates through a network of distributors, including investment firms, broker, dealers, commercial banks, insurance providers, financial planners, accountants, consultants and investment advisors. The company also provides managed account services and asset management solutions to institutional investors. Nuveen Investments is headquartered in Chicago, and has offices in New York, California and Pennsylvania.