Spencer Hakimian

From an enterprising middle-schooler with a talent for stock picking to the helm of a dynamic hedge fund, Spencer Hakimian has cultivated a reputation for precision, innovation, and global market insight. As the founder and chief investment officer of Tolou Capital Management, he merges quantitative expertise with macroeconomic vision, building a platform that engages audiences from seasoned investors to the general public. His work reflects a rare balance of disciplined professionalism and intellectual curiosity about the forces shaping economies. Hakimian’s investing journey began in middle school, where he turned a mock $100,000 portfolio into $220,000, igniting his fascination with financial systems. Drawing on history and psychology rather than purely technical models, he studied recurring cycles and their predictive value. This focus on long-term patterns over momentary trends remains a cornerstone of his approach, providing a lens to interpret complex market behavior through historical precedent and human behavior. In 2019, he launched Tolou Capital Management in New York, aiming to achieve positive returns regardless of market climate. The firm’s global macro, market-neutral, and risk-optimized strategy spans equities, sovereign debt, gold, industrial commodities, fiat currencies, and cryptocurrencies. With an emphasis on diversification and balanced risk, Tolou safeguards capital while seeking growth. Today, the firm manages roughly $65 million and has delivered equity growth of more than 150% since inception, operating without lockups for greater flexibility and transparency. Beyond portfolio results, Spencer Hakimian is known for connecting economic shifts to actionable market insights. He has examined how trade policies could alter global competitive dynamics and warned of policy risks to financial stability.