My name is Peter Lusk, jr., and I am the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer for Acanto, LLC.  I have over 35 years of experience working for both institutional and individual asset management firms where I focused on investment processes, alpha generation, and risk control. I co-founded Acanto LLC to offer genuinely independent investment advice and portfolio management services that adapt to all market conditions and all of life's situations.   We offer adaptive, evidence-driven investment strategies and a wide range of financial solutions to navigate tomorrow’s uncertainty and keep you on the path to your goals.

Acanto LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) specializing in "Evidence-Based Investing" with the primary goal of protecting and growing our clients’ wealth in ALL market conditions to achieve their financial goals. At the firm’s core, we develop and use unique adaptive, rules-based investment models to balance your household’s Risk Capacity with your individual Risk Preference, allowing your portfolio to adapt to changing market conditions versus fixed allocation strategies pushed by large institutions for the past 40 years.

We see risk and uncertainty increasing in the coming years, and our robust models adjust to current market trends and volatility across multiple asset classes and individual stocks. We try to maximize your risk-adjusted return and minimize large and long drawdowns that are in line with your current risk profile and overall financial needs.

Acanto has over 70+ years of combined experience in pioneering investment research and asset management.  In addition to individual listed securities, ETF’s, and mutual funds, we have access to a wide variety of alternative investments such as hedge funds, venture capital funds, private credit funds, annuities, insurance products and structured notes to suit any investor's needs.

Whether you are an individual investor just starting out, a family office looking for unique strategies, or an institution that needs to balance risk and return, we are passionate about the science of investing while protecting and growing our clients' assets in a rapidly changing world.

If you chose to work with us, we will first analyze your “Risk Capacity" vs. your "Risk Preference" with our free personalized, confidential risk profile survey report, available on our website.  We can then craft a complimentary Risk Analysis on your current holdings to see if they align with your Risk Capacity, and if not, show you some alternative portfolios that may better suit your unique financial goals and current situation.  We offer "Adaptive" Portfolio Management solutions, in-depth Wealth Planning and Reporting services, institutional level Alternative Investments access, and a full spectrum of capabilities to protect and grow your wealth no matter what the future holds.

We believe in what I like to call, "Adaptive Asset Management" as our guiding philosophy.  We provide evidence-driven investment solutions to navigate tomorrow’s uncertainty and keep you on the path to your goals, especially in volatile markets.  We let market conditions tell us what to buy and sell by using a proprietary combination of the well-researched and industry-accepted investment techniques called Momentum and Risk Parity.   Additionally, we have access to a wide variety of alternative investments such as hedge funds, venture capital funds, private credit funds, annuities, insurance products, and structured notes to suit any investor's needs

We use your current personal and financial metrics to match your individual Capacity to invest vs your emotional Tolerance for the downside risk.    Acanto has a systematic approach to investing that is adaptive to current market conditions and tries to avoid long and large drawdowns by having recent trends and volatility tell us what and where to commit capital.  Everything we do is back tested and researched to align with the current and future goals of our clients

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