Hedge Fund of the Future

Pragmatic Capital is a next generation hedge fund launched in May 2019 with the mission of being the greatest compounder of capital on a global scale. We employ a highly unconventional approach to investing that is the antithesis of the conventional approaches that have shaped active management for decades.

The Pragmatic Rules of Engagement

1. The Market is Smaller Than it Seems: Massive institutions with similar strategies control most of the capital in the market.

2. Have Clear Investment Setups: Capitalize on industry selloffs, snap judgements, and overlooked turnarounds.

3. Have Clear Criteria of What's Investable: Only businesses with momentum, competitive advantages, data-driven leadership, an expanding industry, and a cheap stock.

4. Data Tells an Undeniable Story: Don’t rest until you see the story that the data is telling you. Then don’t allow anyone to tell you another one.

5. Analyze Like a Venture Capitalist: Think in terms of flywheels, business models, consumer behavior, and market dynamics.

6. Ask Why: Why is this business not bankrupt? Why does this business not have a monopoly?

7. Stay Hedged: The herd is slow, but powerful. Compounding is also about capital preservation.

“My Heart is IN the Work”

- Andrew Carnegie

Mark loves investing. He is deeply passionate about utilizing his love for investing to help others. He views investing as solving a highly complex puzzle that operates at the intersection of business, psychology, and everyday life. It is his life’s work to devote his talents and skills to add value to as many lives as possible.

Mark launched Pragmatic Capital Management in May 2019. Previously, he ran a research firm that provided contrarian research to hedge funds. He is a CPA and holds several business degrees (B.S. and M.S. in Accounting from Univ. of Pittsburgh and MBA from Carnegie Mellon).