Individuals and Institutions invest for a reason: to build wealth; to fund an actuarial liability; to grow the purchasing power of their assets; to turn human capital into financial capital; to finance a quality of life in retirement as a reward for years of work; to leave a legacy; and many others.
The factors that drive the investment process remain unchanged ...returns, risk, costs, taxes, liquidity, time and all of the other attendant aspects of an investment program.
How will you as an investor or fiduciary evaluate and organize a process to meet your objectives in the most efficient and cost-effective manner?
While the factors that drive investment results remain unchanged, the moving parts continue to grow and investment theory continues to evolve. How do you stay abreast of it all? When it is time to seek investment advice, what should you look for?
We build and manage institutional-quality, customized multi-asset class strategies of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that are globally allocated, broadly diversified, liquid and transparent and ultra-low-cost. Tailored to your unique return and risk preferences for advisory clients, these portfolios scale efficiently from small to very large. Implemented within a Wealth Management service for private clients. Available as Model Portfolios for Small Institutions, Family Offices and RIAs.
For institutions and family offices that choose not to maintain and finance an in-house investment staff and would rather not have to interface with numerous vendors, custodians, managers, consultants and others. Our Global Wealth Portfolios (see above) are available as stand-alone, holistic, institutional quality, fiduciary investment portfolios.
Rules-based option hedging protocol strategies that track to Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Hedged Benchmarks. These strategies enhance returns, increase income, limit risk and provide positive return and market capture asymmetry. Suitable as discrete stand-alone strategies or as an allocation within a broader allocation, such as our Global Wealth Portfolios.
Consulting plan sponsors, trustees and participants regarding vendors, products, asset classes, individual funds and costs. Participant specific advice regarding selections, asset allocation, risk management, funding levels, etc.
For local municipalities and other entities seeking to finance a project and considering entering into a derivative transaction marketed by a Wall Street firm to hedge a risk, we offer an independent second opinion as to the risk, reward and cost characteristics of the transaction and as to whether the transaction will in fact accomplish what your entity requires.
Two partnerships for direct investment in private real estate equity and debt for accredited and institutional investors seeking the superior structural returns and income available from private lending, value-added activities, developer profits, prudent leverage and capturing the illiquidity premium, backed by tangible real assets.