About Us

A software engineer, inventor, and handyman, Marco was introduced to computers at an early age while attending a boarding school in the Swiss Alps. He was the only one to request to be in the computer lab when a shiny new Apple II arrived rather than participate in the skiing outings. After stints at prestigious investment firms like Citadel, he began thinking of ways to automate the repetitive task of managing a strategy. That work eventually became Portfolio123.

Former banker at Northern Trust and researcher for an investment research app he co-founded, Hem has experience in both worlds. After partnering with a friend to start a financial research app, he started managing client investment accounts before coming onboard with Portfolio123. He has a very curious personality and enjoys learning new things every day. He's a strong follower of the motto “work hard, play hard” and “Give 100% to everything!”

Dan has been creating small cap trading strategies using Portfolio123 since 2004. He joined Prism Research in 2020 and is excited for the opportunity to lead the testing effort as well as contribute to the design of his favorite website. He brings nearly 3 decades of software quality assurance experience including many years at Refinitiv. Dan spends his free time with his family, fishing, hiking and working on his trading systems.

Riccardo began trading securities before graduating high school, and won the collegiate European University Trading Challenge. As a BS in Economics of Financial Institutions, he is not only experienced at investment strategies, but also business analysis and macroeconomics. Moreover, he contributed to the venture of an Italian start-up which focused on the deployment of blockchain technology on transfers of credit assets between financial institutions.

Yuval invests primarily in microcaps; investigates investment conundrums; and writes about his investigations on his blog, invest(igations) and on Seeking Alpha. He worked for thirty years as an editor at publishing houses in New York City and Chicago. He is the author of Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal (Norton, 2019) and other books.

Aaron loves programming. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Aaron found himself working for smaller firms who paved the way to Prism Research for him. Since joining in 2014, he's been able to contribute heavily to making Portfolio123 super fast and smooth. He prides himself in the ability to understand new code very quickly. Some of Aaron’s likes include coffee, cats, and instrumental music.

A passionate software developer and quick learner. Marius joined Prism Research after successful stints with smaller web development firms. He loves to tackle any problems relating to coding. Having helped develop the majority of Manage, Marius also helped create the API and data miner app. He loves any and everything about development and loves to seek an adventure with his favorite hobby: mountain biking.

Muhammad joined Prism Research in 2018. Since an early age in Pakistan, he's been working hard towards learning the advanced programming languages he uses today to make sure Prism Research systems run as smooth as possible. He joined Prism Research right after having graduated from Purdue University. Muhammad loves open spaces and is a foodie at heart.