We have a lot of ideas to share, so sometimes it takes a good tune (full blast of course) to inspire and drive focus when both are in scant supply. Queen’s lyrical I Want to Break Free reminded us how, coming out of the Great Financial Crisis, we broke free: We left the herd and traditional alternative investment management behind to start a business grounded in independent thought, data, and foresight.
At a time when numerous powerful forces were at play simultaneously – systematic trading, low-fee and efficient ETFs, stifling banking regulation, shrinking yields, demographic pressures, explosive smartphone adoption, and shifting social online behavior, we broke free to look ahead and imagine the future of alternative investments.
We broke free from the old model and embraced a future of what we believed to be the irreversible and inevitable digitization of financial services. We honed in on the emerging asset class that we now call digital credit – small balance, short duration amortizing credit originated through Fintech. Going into the second decade of digital credit, HCG is one of the longest-tenured investors in this asset class… no longer emerging.
We believe we were able to break free of market risk due to a clearly articulated investment philosophy: We specialized in non-traded, private assets that exhibit low correlation to public markets.
Rather than being drawn into the siren song of quick, short-term gains, we were able to break free to focus on evaluating and managing risks we could understand and control…risks specific to our asset class. We mitigated the only risk we could not foresee – event risk or “black swans” – by seeking to maximize position diversification.
We broke free from chasing momentum by sticking to our mandate. In this asset class, investors buy credit assets and receive the cash flows and economics tied to those credit assets. We have avoided trendy structures and deals that may have introduced additional risk (e.g., market & liquidity) and shadow leverage.
We broke free from short-term thinking to prioritize the long game, relationships over transactions, and managed growth over growth “at any cost.” With our compass north set, we have been able to stay the long-term course, particularly through turbulent times.
Feels good to break free. Thanks Freddie!
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