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Investments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Schedule of Investments [Abstract] |
Summary of Investments | The Company's investments, excluding the assets of consolidated investment products ("CIP") discussed in Note 15, at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
(in thousands) | September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Investment securities - fair value | $ | 31,641 |  |  | $ | 60,990 |
Equity method investments (1) | 12,039 |  |  | 12,030 |
Nonqualified retirement plan assets | 9,302 |  |  | 8,724 |
Other investments | 1,464 |  |  | 1,462 |
Total investments | $ | 54,446 |  |  | $ | 83,206 |
(1) The Company's equity method investments are valued on a three-month lag based upon the availability of financial information.
Schedule of Marketable Securities | The composition of the Company’s investment securities - fair value was as follows:
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
(in thousands) | Cost |  | Fair Value |  | Cost |  | Fair Value
Investment Securities - fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sponsored funds | $ | 21,075 |  |  | $ | 22,043 |  |  | $ | 44,588 |  |  | $ | 47,654 |
Equity securities | 7,105 |  |  | 9,594 |  |  | 11,250 |  |  | 13,320 |
Debt securities | 7 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 16 |
Total investment securities - fair value | $ | 28,187 |  |  | $ | 31,641 |  |  | $ | 55,882 |  |  | $ | 60,990 |

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