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Human Foresight With The Precision of

Data-Driven Technology

Investment
Strategies

Leveraging cutting-edge technologies alongside personalized human interaction to strategically position investments for optimal growth. By blending advanced data analytics with expert insights, we ensure tailored solutions that align with our clients’ financial goals.

 

Currencies

Currency investing involves trading foreign currencies to capitalize on exchange rate fluctuations, aiming for profit from the rise or fall of one currency against another.

Fixed Income

Fixed income investing focuses on securities that provide regular interest payments, offering a steady income stream and lower risk compared to equities.

Equities

Investing in equities involves purchasing stocks with the aim of benefiting from company growth, capital appreciation, and potential dividends over time.

High Risk

High-risk investing involves allocating capital to ventures with significant potential for loss, but with the possibility of substantial returns if successful.

Our
Investment Firm

Performance, innovation, and passion define Alpha Rho Techologies(ART) as a company.  We engineer quantitative investing strategies which combine the precision of state-of-the-art technology with human foresight to grow and protect client wealth over the long term. We lease our investment strategies to qualifying investment management institutions interested in executing and commercializing our strategies.

Our Edge

Performance, innovation, and passion define Alpha Rho Techologies.

Neural-Q System

Neural-Q is a system of AI analysts trained on over 60 years of historical data.  As our database continues to grow, Neural-Q’s performance improves continually enhancing it’s capabilities.

Technology + Human Foresight

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning models excel in precise and emotionless computations based on historical data, but their calculations can falter when confornated with unforseen events.

Independent Investment Firm

We invest with vocation, professionalism, and full dedication, the savings of our clients and ours in our strategies.  This approach guarantees that our interests are fully aligned with those of our clients, ensuring a shared commitment to success.

Generateing Alpha + Rho

Our reduced sizeand non-traditional learning paths allows us to think outside the box and innovative solutions to complex  problems, as well as staying non-consensus.  Resulting in de-correlated, alpha generating strategies.

Rigorous Risk Management

Precise risk calculations achieved by combining human forsight with data-driven algorithms.  Liquidty risk limited through investment in highly liquid assets such as major sport currencies, major global index futures, ETFs, and liquid mutual funds.

Kim Tillinghast

Principal, Partner

Kim Tillinghast began her career in the banking industry in 1985. She graduated with a degree in Finance from West Texas State University in 1990 and has continued her education by earning her Series 24 General Securities Principal Exam and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA™). Shortly thereafter she started her brokerage career at a traditional wirehouse in downtown Los Angeles, California in 1991. After relocating to Orange County, Kim became an independent financial advisor in May of 1993. She brings over 37 years in the banking and finance industry with experience ranging from designing, developing, employing and maintaining complex investment strategies, Pension Plans, Employee Stock Option Plans, Corporate Finance, Estate Planning and Transition. Outside of her career, she served as Co-Chair of the Dallas County Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 2013 and 2014 and currently serves on the Board of the Tillinghast Society, Inc. With a deep love for animals, she continues to volunteer for multiple emergency animal response teams including Red Rover, HSUS, UAN, ASPCA and volunteers weekly at the Irving Animal Shelter. Kim also loves worldwide adventure travel and has many amazing experiences visiting almost half of the world’s countries and all seven continents, twice.

Karthik Muraliraj

CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, RMA®, Partner

Karthik Muraliraj was raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and developed an interest in investing and economics at a young age. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Business, he started his career as a financial professional in 2008. Throughout his career, Karthik has continued to educate himself by gaining multiple designations. Since moving to Dallas, he has been an active member in the community—volunteering with organizations such as the network of Indian Professionals, Dallas Autumn Ball and Reading Partners. Karthik is an avid sports fan and enjoys supporting his alma mater as a proud member of the Texas Exes Dallas Chapter. In his free time, Karthik enjoys cooking, travel, fitness and spending time with this wife, son, dog, and cat.

Crystal Arredondo

MBA, CDFA®, CPFA™, Partner

Crystal Arredondo was born and raised in Germany. She moved to Texas following her parents’ decision to retire after serving an overseas career in the Armed Forces. Seeing firsthand the difficult transition to civilian life after retirement, Crystal obtained her MBA in Finance at the University of North Texas and began her career as a financial advisor. In 2009, she completed the Retirement Planning Specialist Program at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. In 2018, she earned her designation of Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®). In 2022, she earned the additional designation as a Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA™). As the daughter of an immigrant mother, she especially enjoys helping women and business owners make decisions that affect their financial independence. She served as the 2015-16 Chair for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and 2016-17 Chair for the NAWBO Institute of Entrepreneurial Development.

Philip Strunk

CFP®, CPA, Partner

Philip Strunk is a native of Houston, TX. Philip earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and Masters in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. He earned his designation as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 2004 and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (TM) certification in 2010. Having started his career with Deloitte & Touche, LLP in 2005, Philip spent a year and a half in Deloitte’s Audit and Assurance Services group and provided a variety of financial services for a number of Fortune 500 companies. He decided in late 2006 that his talent and passion for investments were best suited for working with smaller groups and individuals. After obtaining the required securities registrations and insurance licenses, Philip became a financial advisor. The impact was plainly visible and more fulfilling. Philip serves as the Investment Director for MPACT.

John C. Farris

CAP®, CFS®, Partner

John C. Farris is a founding partner and has more than forty years in both public and private business serving in a variety of management and leadership capacities. John completed the Retirement Planning Specialist Program at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania earning the Retirement Planning Specialist designation. John and his family have a history of philanthropic giving through numerous non-profit organizations. John recently completed his designation as a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®). He is also a member of The International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy. His primary goal is to help people give intelligently with love and thereby experience the true joy of helping others. John lives in Park Cities and has served on the Public Works Advisory Council, as finance director of the BSA West Park District, the BSA Troop 82 Executive Board, and as a BSA Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 82, Dallas, Texas.