Gary Antonacci 
Founder | Optimal Momentum website and blog
Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Gary Antonacci, Principal at Portfolio Management Consultants
Biography
Gary Antonacci has over 35 years experience as an investment professional focusing on under exploited investment opportunities. For his innovative research on momentum investing, Gary Antonacci was the 2012 first place and 2011 second place winner of the prestigious Wagner Awards for Advancements in Active Investment Management given annually by the National Association of Active Investment Managers. His research introduced the investment world to dual momentum, which combines relative strength price momentum with trend following absolute momentum.
Gary Antonacci received his MBA degree from the Harvard Business School in 1978. Since then, he has concentrated on researching, developing, and applying innovative investment strategies that have their basis in academic research. He is author of a number of investment articles and books on portfolio management, including the highly acclaimed Dual Momentum Investing: An Innovative Strategy for Higher Returns with Lower Risk. He serves as a consultant and speaker on asset allocation, portfolio optimization, and advanced momentum strategies. He is widely recognized as a foremost authority on the practical applications of momentum investing.
Industry Expertise (1)
Financial Services
Areas of Expertise (2)
Portfolio Management
Momentum Investing
Accomplishments (2)
Winner of the 2012 Wagner Award (professional)
2012-05-07
First place winner of the 2012 Wagner Award given annually by the National Association of Active Investment Managers for Advances in Active Investment Management.
2011 Wagner Award (professional)
2011-05-02
Second place winner of the 2011 Wagner Award given annually by the National Association of Active Investment Managers for Advances in Active Investment Management.
Education (4)
Harvard Business School: MBA, finance 1978
University of California, Berkeley: Mathematics, Economics and Statistics
University of Southern California: AB 1974
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Affiliations (1)
- Portfolio Management Consultants
Links (7)
Event Appearances (2)
Momentum Success Factors
NAAIM Uncommon Knowledge Conference Atlanta
2012-05-07
New Faces of Momentum
NAAIM Trading Techniques Conference Chicago
2012-11-12
Sample Talks (1)
Optimal Momentum Investing
Research findings by Gary Antonacci indicating hoe=w yo best apply relative strength and absolute momentum.
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