We synthesize 12 macro pillars into a framework for reading the cycle. The data informs the view; judgment drives the call. Whether you're positioning a portfolio, running a business, or making sense of the noise, the analysis is the same. The application is yours.
Twelve macro pillars organized into three engines. Each captures a distinct dimension of the cycle. Together they feed a layered risk architecture that combines quantitative rigor with experienced judgment.
The real economy. Labor flows, inflation composition, growth momentum, housing, consumer, business, and trade.
The plumbing. Government fiscal dynamics, financial conditions and credit, and Fed liquidity operations.
Price action internals and positioning. Breadth, momentum, sentiment, and divergence signals.
From published research to hands-on advisory. Same framework, different depth of engagement.
Macro intelligence for firms that need sophisticated research and a strategist on call. Structured to fit your workflow, not the other way around.
Boutique macro research and advisory. Non-consensus variant perception with direct strategist access.
Part-time member of your leadership team. Investment committee participation, asset allocation, and client-facing macro strategy.
Macro intelligence for leadership teams making capital, hiring, and strategy decisions. The cycle drives capex windows, hiring conditions, end-market demand, and input pricing. We translate framework signals into commercial implications, not portfolio positioning.
Systematic macro analysis built on the Diagnostic Dozen framework. Free educational content and paid research that bridges the gap between institutional analysis and practical decision-making.
Educational series teaching the complete macro framework. One deep-dive per pillar with 8-10 charts each. The process that drives our positioning, explained so you can use it.
One observation, one chart, the data behind it. 150 words built for breadth and quick reads. The free-tier entry point.
Mid-week paid insight pressure-testing a single thread from the cycle. 750 words and five charts in a fixed six-section template.
Long-form Sunday analysis. 3,000-4,000 words synthesizing what moved across the 12 pillars and what it means for positioning. Our flagship piece.
50-75 institutional-quality charts covering the full macro landscape. Visual diagnostic across all 12 pillars.
Strategic forward outlook. Key themes, risk matrix, invalidation criteria, and tactical implications. Published the first Monday of each month.
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
"The Lighthouse" was the name of Bob's house in college, where he first began studying finance and economics. Over the years it evolved into a research firm built on quantitative rigor and systematic macro analysis, serving portfolio managers, advisory firms, and business leaders who need to understand what's actually happening beneath the headlines.
Bob's neurodivergent wiring is core to the firm's edge. Most analysts specialize in one domain. His ADHD-driven intellectual restlessness pushes him across the full macro landscape: Fed plumbing, labor economics, credit markets, Treasury microstructure, crypto integration, and quantitative modeling. The result is depth across domains, and the ability to see connections specialists miss by staying in silos.
Prior to founding Lighthouse Macro, Bob served as VP of Data & Analytics at EquiLend, Associate Portfolio Manager at Bank of America Private Bank ($4.5B multi-asset AUM; SGS equity sleeve ~$1.2B at peak, 2.35 Sortino, 103% upside capture, 76% downside capture vs S&P 500), and Senior Research Analyst at Strom Capital Management.
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