 In 1997, Seligman began offering its first offshore mutual funds, Seligman Global Horizon Funds, to non-US investors.Seligman experienced significant growth in the 1990s on the back of the performance of its star mutual fund investor, Paul Wick.The Seligman Communication & Information Fund, managed by Wick, was among the best performing of the mid-1990s, while its mainstay fund Tri-Continental Corporation had languished with poor performance during the bull market.