Our Mission
Quantitative ETF portfolios, daily research, and behavioral analytics for long-term investors. Built on the premise that most portfolios don't fail at the holdings. They fail at the investor.
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The Problem We're Solving
Investors don't fail at picking. They fail at discipline. The data is consistent across decades.
1-4%
Cost of Bad Timing
The average investor gives up 1-4% per year to fear and timing.
8.4%
2024 Record Gap
DALBAR's 2024 behavior gap hit 8.4% — the worst on record.
80%
Active Funds Fail
More than 80% of active funds underperform their benchmark over 10 years.
Why Quantlake?
Three pillars, working together across portfolios, research, and analytics.
Proven Principles
The long-horizon discipline of Buffett, Dalio, and Bogle, applied to ETF allocation and the research notes that explain it.
Quantitative Models
Rules-based portfolios that adapt to changing market regimes, alongside proprietary indices like the Quantlake Herd Index. Decisions follow signals, not sentiment.
Behavioral Science
Risk profiling that measures what you can tolerate financially and what you will tolerate emotionally. The gap is where most portfolios fail.
Quantlake
Quant reflects our systematic approach. Lake symbolizes clarity and depth.
From Our Founder
After 25 years in finance, including co-founding Trading Central, advising fintech startups, and serving as Executive Director at BehaviorQuant, I noticed the same pattern. Smart investors built solid portfolios, then sabotaged themselves: chasing headlines, timing markets, or quitting too soon.
The problem wasn't their intelligence or their investments. It was their behavior. Quantlake isn't here to beat the market every quarter. We're here to help you beat your biases over decades.
—Romain Gandon, Founder & CEO
The problem wasn't their intelligence or their investments. It was their behavior. Quantlake isn't here to beat the market every quarter. We're here to help you beat your biases over decades.
—Romain Gandon, Founder & CEO
Ready to Beat the Bias?
Discipline over drama. Evidence over emotion.
No credit card required. Build discipline before you commit.
