Houndstooth Investment Management

Houndstooth provides ongoing portfolio management and retirement-account fiduciary advice primarily to individual and high‑net‑worth clients, and also acts as a sub‑adviser to other advisory firms. As with many independent advisers, it prepares an individualized Investment Policy Statement for each client to document goals, risk tolerance, and account guidelines, and may manage accounts on a discretionary basis.

The firm uses a broad mix of analytical methods — including charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory — and implements both long‑ and short‑term trading approaches. It also employs higher‑risk strategies such as options, margin transactions, and short sales, with those risks documented and considered in each client’s IPS.

Distinctive features noted in the brochure include a firm requirement that clients custody assets with Interactive Brokers LLC, acceptance of soft‑dollar research and services from its broker, and a stated practice of not aggregating (block) trades for multiple clients, which can affect execution and pricing. The firm is recently formed (2023/registered 2024) with a small client base and modest assets under management, and its personnel are licensed to sell insurance and may receive commissions — a potential conflict disclosed in the brochure.