Adam Butler
Adam Butler is the Chief Investment Officer of Resolve Asset Management, an alternative asset management firm specializing in systematic investment strategies. He leads the research and portfolio management efforts at ReSolve, working to generate strong returns for clients in all market environments. He also leads the firm’s research efforts which harness ReSolve's expertise in global diversification, systematic investing, and quantitative methods. Butler has over 20 years of investment management experience with deep expertise in quantitative investing and systematic portfolio management. Prior to co-founding ReSolve, he held Portfolio Manager roles at Richardson GMP and Macquarie Private Wealth, and worked as an Investment Advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns. He is also the author of Adaptive Asset Allocation, several research papers and over 200 technical articles.
Adam Butler Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Investment Officer
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Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Academic History
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B.A., Psychology
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
At ReSolve, Butler continues to evolve the firm’s quantitatively-focused investment process alongside his partners.
As CIO, he serves as the Portfolio Manager for numerous separately managed accounts, private alternative funds, liquid alternative funds, and ETFs.
He is a prolific contributor to ReSolve’s educational blog and a regular host of the company’s podcasts and live investment shows.
Previously, he oversaw $250 million in risk parity and global macro strategies, providing research and trading signals to global firms and sub-advising on private hedge funds and public funds in Canada, the United States, and offshore.
EXPERTISE & EARLY CAREER
Over the past decade, he has developed and deployed 12+ successful quantitative ETF and futures mandates for private clients and institutions.
His approach to investing blends the rigor of academic research methods with the practicality required to make informed action in risky markets.
He served as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Dundee Goodman Private Wealth, where he advised over 70 families on more than $170 million in total assets under management.
He was Director and Wealth Management Portfolio Manager at Richardson GMP and an Investment Advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Butler is a lead author on several public research white papers. He has also published over 150 articles on his research blogs, GestaltU and RAMBlog.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.