Hedge fund returns without the hedge fund fees.

Derek Koza
Founder’s Choice
Published in
2 min readApr 18, 2019

Titan is calling itself the new BlackRock. The startup founded by Clayton Gardner, Joe Percoco, and Max Bernardy is helping investors get above-average returns while educating them on how to invest.

Titan takes your money and invests it into a basket of 20 quality stocks and a personalized hedge fund based on your risk tolerance. The company has been able to deliver a +17.9% return YTD compared to the S&P 500’s YTD return of +13.6%.

The bread and butter of Titan’s operation is their educational model. The app offers educational videos and live insights on how they’re managing your money and why. So even though you’re not investing on your own, Titan walks you through the steps anyway in case you ever want to take the reign.

One of the greatest things about Titan is their fee structure. Most hedge funds charge what’s called 2-and-20 which means 2% of any money under management and 20% of whatever they earn for the year. Titan charges 1-and-0 if you will. That is, 1% of assets under management and 0% of any returns they get you.

What I love about Titan is that it’s the best of both worlds. You’re either stuck giving your money to a money manager or using an app to manage your own funds. Money managers charge an arm and a leg and managing your own money can result in big losses.

Ideally, learning how to invest while earning decent returns is the most efficient way to grow your wealth. If you’d use Titan, comment below!

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Derek Koza
Founder’s Choice

Ex-CIA | MBA Candidate @ Northwestern Kellogg | Coffee addict with a dog named Maxx