Capital Advisors Group, Inc. is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor specializing in institutional cash investments, risk management, and debt finance consulting. Our clients range from venture capital-funded startups and emerging growth companies to Fortune 100 companies.
Drawing upon more than a quarter of a century of experience through varied interest rate cycles, the firm has built its reputation upon deep, research-driven investment strategies and solutions for its clientele.
Capital Advisors Group manages customized separately managed accounts (SMAs) that seek to protect principal and maximize risk-adjusted returns within the context of each client’s investment guidelines and specific liquidity needs. Capital Advisors Group also provides FundIQ® money market fund research; CounterpartyIQ® aggregation and credit analysis of counterparty exposures; risk assessment on short-term fixed income securities and portfolios; and independent debt finance consulting services.
Headquartered in metropolitan Boston, Capital Advisors Group maintains multiple U.S. regional offices.
An independent fee-based family office financial planning firm that works to protect our clients' assets while providing for their retirement, their legacies and the retirement needs of their employees. Certified Financial Planner, California Real Estate Broker.
Vanguard Strategy is a specialist market-science strategy consultancy. We have 25 years of experience in serving leading global consumer and pharma brands. Our unique approach integrates Advanced Data Analytics, System Dynamics, and Strategy to produce quantitative market models for strategy development.
We develop economically-correct representations of market- and brand dynamics, to explore strategic scenarios and determine optimal launch/uptake strategies to maximize value. Our services are designed at providing insights, clarity, and confidence in the optimal strategy:
Quantitative market mapping: Accurate representations of market dynamics generating deep market insights that make a material difference to discern actual drivers of performance
Market modelling and scenarios: Creating customized brand and market simulation models to explore scenarios and inform strategy:
- Launch strategy for new-to-market brands: determining optimal sourcing of
consumers/patients as priorities shift over time
- Growth acceleration for established brands: a consumer/patient flow-based
approach to moderate flows for growth
- Scenario planning and simulation: quantifying value differential of initiatives and
market events to align management on priorities
- War gaming: exploring strengths and weaknesses under different competitive
scenarios to develop winning competitive advantage.
Portfolio strategy: Clarifying volume and value flows within and between categories over time, to quantify synergy/cannibalization for accurate market planning
Performance intelligence as a Service: Providing performance optimization platforms with seamless updating of data, analyses, scenarios, and lead indicators.
Our work is tailored to each client and we support clients worldwide, typically in long-term partnerships.
Happy to explain how our approach is so impactful, and to discuss how we can assist in answering the tough questions for your brand.