08/25/2025
Adagio Institute is a 501(c)(3) public charity organized for the purpose of promoting financial education. top performing hedge funds, private equity, etc.)
Adagio Institute advances mathematical physics through rigorous graduate standards and foundational research, securing long-term financial autonomy for deserving work through applied econophysics and financial mathematics. We develop programs for financial professionals, real estate investors and the public at-large. Our mission is to promote broad adoption of risk-adjusted investment analysis, to
08/25/2025
01/20/2025
We've developed a physics with a second discipline in financial mathematics undergraduate program for LSU. We are providing internships for seniors in the program and capitalizing the algorithmic trading strategies of students who complete it:
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Interested students should contact Dr. David Young at the LSU Department of Physics and Astronomy.
12/04/2023
To learn more:
https://open.substack.com/pub/shadowbankerssecrets/p/access-and-grow-capital-in-times
11/30/2023
Access & Grow Capital in Times of Economic Uncertainty Watch now (59 mins) | November 2023
08/10/2023
We recruited a sophisticated anchor family office via a mutual relationship within the private equity space. The family office was tasked with recruiting four additional family offices that shared mutual respect to create a “Skull and Bones” of thought leadership within the space: a consortium of five family offices (the “Consortium”).
We built a dedicated GP stakes fund for the Consortium with a $65 million dollar soft cap. We allocated $15 million and each of the five family offices were made responsible for allocating $10 million. In addition to the $10 million dollar allocation, each family office agreed to be responsible for raising a minimum of $300 million into the other end of the structure—either into the fund of funds, or in rare cases, directly into the portfolio funds.
Why would a family office agree to invest $10 million as an LP into a de novo fund with an obligation to bring another $300 million into a different de novo fund?
https://www.shadowbankerssecrets.com/p/case-study-aggregating-15-billion
08/08/2023
Capital Introductions for Alternative Asset Managers & RIAs
Is Your Strategy Good Enough to Warrant Introductions to 100,000+ Accredited Investors and 10,000+ Financial Institutions?
To learn more, visit:
https://www.shadowbankerssecrets.com/p/capital-introductions-for-alternative
02/09/2023
Asset Manager Case Study: Value-Add Healthcare Private Equity (Part 3)
What does it look like to become an institutional-grade fund manager?
In this fifteenth episode, join Michael Ballard and me as we discuss our journey to institutionalize his middle market medical services value-add private equity firm, CCS Growth Partners.
We are documenting Michael’s progress month-over-month as he weans CCS off parasitic capital providers and scales his AUM on responsibly structured terms.
In part 1, we discussed how his strategy works and the paradigm shift required for him to control his own capital.
In part 2, we discussed measuring and optimizing the risk-adjusted performance of his strategy.
In part 3, we discus how the research required to backtest his strategy uncovered an unexpected opportunity in public markets…
The Shadow Banker's Secrets Podcast (Episode 15) Asset Manager Case Study: Value-Add Healthcare Private Equity (Part 3)What does it look like to become an institutional-grade fund manager?In this fifteenth ...
02/02/2023
RIA Fundamentals: The Evolution of Data-Driven Investment Advice
What is the path for a smart, independent RIA to quickly scale from 8- to 10-figure AUM?
In this fourteenth episode, join Nirav Desai and me as we discuss his intellectually-driven approach to financial planning…
The Shadow Banker's Secrets Podcast (Episode 14) RIA Fundamentals: The Evolution of Data-Driven Investment AdviceWhat is the path for a smart, independent RIA to quickly scale from 8- to 10-figure AUM?In th...
02/02/2023
RIA Fundamentals: The Nexus of Business Consulting and Financial Planning
Most financial advisors take a direct career path. Others arrive in the industry circuitously.
In this 13th episode of The Shadow Banker's Secrets Podcast, join Carlos Lowenberg and me as we discuss his intellectually-driven approach to business consulting and financial planning…
The Shadow Banker's Secrets Podcast (Episode 13) RIA Fundamentals: The Nexus of Business Consulting and Financial PlanningMost financial advisors take a direct career path. Others arrive in the industry cir...
12/31/2022
The Shadow Banker's Secrets Podcast (Episode 12) RIA Fundamentals: The Limitations of Modern Portfolio TheoryIn the early 1950s, Harry Markowitz began to analyze the stock market with mathematics leading to...