Over the years we have heard other professional investors proclaim that they predominantly focus on finding companies with large moats. Many ascribe the moat philosophy to famed value investor Warren Buffett. With all due respect to Mr. Buffett and his legion of disciples, we are not sure that strategy neceassily works for growth investing. The […]

Following strong performance of convertible bonds over the last several years, savvy investors are beginning to take notice of the attractive characteristics of this unique asset class. The hybrid construction of convertibles can offer a compelling way to participate in risk on markets while offering some downside support during market pullbacks. Pier 88’s Investment Team […]

Dear Investor, My son advised me that he had used ChatGPT to create a study guide for his biology class final and instructed it to assume he had skipped a decent percentage of the classes during the semester in order to focus on his computing classes, and that this would be the only material he […]

Pier88 CEO Frank Timons presents the Geneva Q4 2022 review. Please read our full disclosures here. The companies identified do not represent all of the companies purchased, sold or recommended for portfolios advised by Pier 88 Investment Partners, LLC. The reader should not assume that investment in any company was or will be profitable. Additional […]

mimik’s hybrid edgeCloud platform is poised to revolutionize the delivery of microservices for applications in industries such as healthcare, automotive, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and banking San Francisco, November 3, 2021: mimik Technology, Inc., a pioneer in hybrid edge cloud technology and business solutions, today announced a $14.3 million Series A funding round led by Pier 88 […]

Watch our Q1 2021 video update on the convertible bond marketplace, presented by CEO Frank Timons. The companies identified do not represent all of the companies purchased, sold or recommended for portfolios advised by Pier 88 Investment Partners, LLC. The reader should not assume that investment in any company was or will be profitable. Additional […]

Watch our Q1 2021 Update video presented by CEO Frank Timons. The companies identified do not represent all of the companies purchased, sold or recommended for portfolios advised by Pier 88 Investment Partners, LLC. The reader should not assume that investment in any company was or will be profitable. Additional information including a list of […]

Investment bankers have been busy the last several years shepherding in a wave of financing via IPOs, secondaries, debt refinancing, and now SPACs. Given the lower rate environment, companies have gravitated to convertible bonds as a less expensive way than straight equity to raise capital. Many investors are unfamiliar with the convertible bond asset class […]

Recent headlines on some high-profile short squeezes have caused some investors to contemplate the wisdom of shorting individual names. Our investment team has avoided single stock shorts since the inception of the Lake Geneva Fund Strategy, as we do not believe it remains an effective risk management tool for our strategy for multiple reasons. First, […]

Watch our year in review video presented by CEO Frank Timons. An alternate version of the year in review is available here. The companies identified do not represent all of the companies purchased, sold or recommended for portfolios advised by Pier 88 Investment Partners, LLC. The reader should not assume that investment in any company […]