Institutional-Grade Investment Expertise - Built for Emerging RIAs

Empowering growth-minded RIAs with world-class investment strategies, macro insights, and portfolio solutions so you can deliver the same highest-quality advice as the industry-leading RIAs, without draining your capital or internal resources .

In today’s fast-changing economic and market environment, relying solely on passive ETF models or static allocations is no longer enough to deliver the outcomes your clients expect. Larger firms have entire CIO teams adapting strategies to macro shifts in real time. Now you can too, without the cost of building it in-house.

Why Fractional CIO

➡️Institutional-Grade Investment expertise - Many RIAs and solo advisors don’t have the time or resources to build, test, and maintain their own investment strategies. A fractional CIO services gives you access to deep portfolio analytics, research, and investment oversight at a fraction of the cost, freeing up capital for growth initiatives like marketing or client services.

➡️Competitive Edge Against Larger Firms - Clients today are comparing you not only to other small RIAs but also to billion-dollar firms with entire investment departments. A fractional CIO bridges that gap, letting you present sophisticated strategies, quantitative insights, and modern portfolio solutions that elevate your value proposition without the headcount.

➡️Investment Process That Builds Client Trust - Smaller RIAs often lean on model portfolios or passive ETF blends, which can fall short in volatile markets. A fractional CIO can design adaptive strategies that balance risk and return, communicate the rationale, and help you reassure clients when markets get rough, thus reducing panic redemptions and improving retention.

➡️More Time to Focus on Your Core Competencies - For many solo and small RIA owners, the role is a constant juggling act from being a Portfolio Manager, Relationship Manager and CEO. A fractional CIO removes the heavy lift of portfolio strategy and research from your plate. This allows you to dedicate more energy to building client trust, deepening relationships, and expanding your business, confidently knowing that your investment process is being executed with institutional-level discipline and precision.

TAMPs offer convenience but lack transparency, flexibility, or strategic alignment. We offer a true CIO partner: blending market expertise, macro insights, risk-focused strategy design, and hands-on support without taking over your client relationship.

Why Partner with ACQM

ACQM’s Fractional CIO service is designed to empower RIAs and advisors, particularly those managing under $500M AUM, with institutional-grade investment research, dynamic investment process, and strategic insights while keeping you front and center with your clients.

Access to Our Quantitative Model Strategies
Our proprietary, data-driven models are built to adapt to changing market and macroeconomic conditions, helping you capture opportunity while managing risk.

Macro-Economic & Market Updates
Stay ahead of the curve with timely, actionable insights on market trends, central bank policy, and economic indicators designed to guide decision-making and keep your clients informed.

Strategy Implementation Support
From tactical asset allocation to Regime-aware research signals, we help provide intelligent insights and strategy allocations at firm level.

100% Advisor Branding
We work entirely behind the scenes, so your clients see your firm as the trusted source for all investment expertise.

Direct Access to Our CIO & Research Team for Client Conversations
We provide periodic commentary, market narratives and educational communication you can use in newsletters, webinars, or one-on-one updates to keep clients engaged and reassured, to add credibility, explain market context, and reinforce confidence in our investment approach.

Customized Strategies & Macro-Sensitive Asset Allocation
We tailor strategies or develop new strategies based to align with changing investment landscape and evolving macro backdrop, accessible to you.

What You get in a Fractional CIO

We offer a full suite of investment office capabilities, tailored to your firm’s needs across different stages of their growth trajectory.

🎯 Quantitative Model Portfolios – Access to our complete library of multi-factor, risk-aligned quantitative strategies.

🎯 Macro & Market Outlook Insights – Monthly and quarterly analysis highlighting economic drivers, risk factors, and opportunities.

🎯 Tactical Allocation Adjustments – Strategy-level tilts informed by our proprietary macroeconomic and market models.

🎯 Research Access – Early insight into newly developed strategies and research findings.

🎯 Performance Reporting – Model strategy performance summaries with attribution and risk metrics.

🎯 Client-Ready Commentary – White-labeled insights on strategy positioning, macroeconomic trends, and allocation rationale.

🎯 Advisor Education & Discussion Calls – Regular sessions to keep your team aligned with investment views and implementation best practices.

🎯 Client Meeting Support – On-demand CIO participation to provide market insights and education around our investment strategy approach during key client meetings. No personal investment advice.

Why RIAs Choose Us as Their Fractional CIO

Institutional-Grade Process – Built on the same disciplined investment framework used by hedge funds and large asset managers.

Specialized for RIAs Under $500M – We understand your resource constraints and client service priorities.

Cost-Effective Expertise – A fraction of the cost of an in-house CIO team and TAMPs, with institutional-grade quality.

More Client-facing time – less portfolio construction overhead, and more time to grow.

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