Our company

Portfolio Lab Investments is an independent financial advisor catering to institutions, foundations, trusts, companies, and private clients. The core of our value proposition lies in absolute independence, market knowledge, flexibility, and customized service. Our advisory style involves assessing our clients' specific needs before delivering our services and sharing investment ideas with them.

Mission

The company's focus is on providing independent investment advice based on personal trust and corporate integrity. Our clients' needs are at the core of our business, which adheres to the strictest standards of practice in a transparent and comprehensive manner.

Philosophy

We believe that both strategic and dynamic asset allocation management are crucial for portfolio returns. An experienced portfolio manager has a better chance of balancing clients' needs with the asset allocation process. We believe we can effectively manage market risks by combining expertise with quantitative methods.

Independence and full disclosure

The absence of conflicts of interest in a financial institution ensures the fulfillment of the client's needs, further confirmed by the nature of the 'fee-only' structure. Our ongoing commitment enables maximum transparency through full disclosure of the reasons for investment choices and the results achieved through advisory activities.

Flexibility and customization of service

The strong focus on client needs drives the definition of a shared investment policy and the improvement of our service, based on continuous updates due to market evolution and the availability of new issued instruments.

Results-oriented approach

Our compensation comes exclusively from the fees agreed upon with the client, which are linked to the actual benefits achieved through the results attained, in its dual role of cost reduction and performance improvement. Our management style is based on risk-sharing with our clients in the short, medium, and long term.

Hybrid approach

Investment decisions are based on different complementary analysis approaches, a rigorous analytical framework utilizing both fundamental and quantitative models, supported by personal and discretionary assessments to enhance portfolio efficiency. Our integrated-quantitative approach allows for a strict multi-stage risk control; from the initial evaluation of the risk-return profile of a financial instrument to that of the expected co-movements of the final portfolio.

Services

Financial advisory

  • We provide investment study, research, and analysis services.
  • We analyze portfolios, assessing instrument risks, efficiency, and alignment with the current macro-financial scenario.
  • We construct model portfolios with varying degrees of risk and asset class types, tactically reviewed based on market opportunities.
  • Portfolio Check-Up

  • Review of the portfolio to determine actual exposures to key risk factors.
  • Verification of the coherence of the implicit asset allocation with market scenarios suggested by the advisor.
  • Recommendations for appropriate modifications.
  • Financial Markets Reporting

    We offer in-depth analysis of financial markets to understand trends, opportunities, and risks that can impact investments within the reference horizon. Our objective is to provide periodic updates on market conditions and emerging opportunities, with a distinctive multi-asset approach focused on two reference analysis variables:
    1) 1) the momentum factor, to pursue trend-following strategies;
    2) the value factor, to identify attractive relative and absolute valuations that can enhance the expected risk-return profile of the investment.

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    Clients

    All investors seeking an independent advisor.

  • Individuals
  • looking for an independent approach to managing their savings and investments, perceiving the need for a personalized investment policy and wishing to retain control over their assets.
  • Professionals
  • such as financial consultants, seeking to complement their services with more active approaches, or consultants, lawyers, and accountants aiming to expand the range of services offered.
  • Institutionals
  • in search of experienced market advisors to assist with asset allocation and stock picking, and desiring to enhance their offerings and diversify the entrusted wealth with delegated managers and advisors.

    Why turn to an independent financial advisor?

  • To access professional services that assist in finding the best wealth management solutions, without any influence from product providers.
  • For a flexible wealth management approach, personalized based on individual goals and risk profiling.
  • For greater transparency and sharing of asset allocation within the portfolio advisory scope.
  • Why an advisor with market experience?

  • Because strategic and dynamic asset allocation management is a key factor in determining portfolio results.
  • Because analyzing complex structured instruments requires high technical skills and judgment capabilities in evaluating underlying assumptions.
  • Why a quantitative approach? What are the advantages?

  • Strategies can be empirically tested over time (back-test) to understand their behavior and variability.
  • Adoption of investment processes characterized by rigor and discipline, more effective in supporting decision-making during market stress conditions.
  • Synthesis of risks in multi-manager portfolios.
  • What models do you use, and for what purposes?

  • Seeking (micro)opportunities within the financial market (screening).
  • Measuring returns and risks of 'naïve' portfolios and 'mechanical' investment strategies.
  • Verifying the strength of expected relationships (impact of key drivers).
  • Econometric models for asset allocation.
  • How do you implement the models?

  • We weigh model outputs, validated by historical backtests.
  • Governing discretionary evaluations within rigorous processes, based on quantitative information.
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