Risk and opportunity are manifold in today’s marketplace. Most financial products are composed of a dynamic mix of risks, each requiring specialized skills and experience to fully understand. Blackthorn recognizes this and does not attempt to be a generalist across all risk factors; only a specialist in a handful of narrowly defined opportunities. In order to do this, Blackthorn parses each investment opportunity into the risks it understands and the risks it does not have an advantage in understanding. Once this is accomplished, Blackthorn focuses its research and ultimately its client capital into a financial product with a measurable competitive edge.