Jordan Andrew

I describe my investing style as opportunistic. Too many times earlier in my career have I been burned by "value-traps", catching a falling knife, focusing only on where the company has been and not where it is going. As a result, many of my ideas take on a growth bias, or have a near-term catalyst. Some of my best investments have been in "fallen angels" or growth companies that hit a speed bump and as result see their multiple and price collapse in a short period of time. I am not married to one valuation technique and try to balance the flaws of each by using them all (or at least the relevant ones). I am disciplined in my approach, having established many personal investing rules aimed at ...More eliminating emotional biases that often destroy capital. My analysis is based on establishing upside/downside targets, being able to understand and model the worst-case scenario, as well the best case. More importantly, understanding what is being reflected in a company's stock price and investors expectations. I am an investor and a trader, I do not subscribe to the "buy and hold" ideology, as one of the worst experiences for any investor is to take a "round-trip" on an investment. I believe in concentration and view idiosyncratic risk as a good thing, or an alpha driver. While I have been wrong more than I would like to admit, and will continue to be wrong in the future, as long as I am right 52% of the time I should continue to do well.

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