About ACIS

Alpha Centauri Investment Strategies Inc. combines decades of investment experience with cutting-edge machine learning to bring professional portfolio intelligence to individual investors and developers.

Our Mission

ACIS was founded on the belief that individual investors and fintech developers deserve access to sophisticated portfolio analysis tools—without paying Wall Street fees.

By combining rigorous quantitative analysis with modern machine learning techniques, we provide actionable investment insights that help you make smarter decisions with your portfolio.

Our platform analyzes over 3,000 stocks daily across 8 AI strategies—from conservative dividend income to aggressive small-cap growth—each tailored to your risk tolerance.

3,000+
Stocks Analyzed
8
AI Strategies
3
Risk Levels
Daily
ML Updates

Leadership Team

Combining deep investment expertise with modern technology innovation

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Frank M. Kratzer

Founder & CEO

Frank brings 30+ years of technology experience across the full stack to ACIS. He single-handedly built the entire ACIS platform - ML pipeline, full-stack application, and infrastructure - demonstrating exceptional execution speed and capital efficiency.

Technical Background
30+ years in technology | Networking | System Administration | Application Development
ACIS Platform
Built entire platform solo: ML pipeline with LightGBM & RL models | Full-stack React/FastAPI application | GPU-accelerated infrastructure
Why This Matters
1 person built what typically takes a 5-person team | No outsourced technical debt | Every dollar goes to growth

"Our goal is to make professional investment intelligence accessible to individual investors and developers—powered by the same rigorous quantitative methods used by Wall Street."

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Philip D. Tasho, CFA

Algorithm Advisor

Philip is an investment management veteran (retired) who co-developed ACIS's proprietary ML algorithms. With 35+ years of professional investment management experience and a peak of $2.4 billion in assets under management, he brings unparalleled expertise to our quantitative strategies.

Career Highlights
CEO, CIO & Co-Founder at TAMRO Capital Partners ($2.4B peak AUM) | Chairman, CEO & CIO at Riggs Investment Management | VP & Equity Portfolio Manager at Shawmut Investment Advisors | Portfolio Manager of Aston Funds
Education
MBA, Finance & Investments - George Washington University | B.A. - Grinnell College
Credentials
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) | 35+ years professional investment management

"ACIS strives to protect capital in down markets while participating in up markets, with flexibility to find mispriced companies across a diverse range of sectors and sizes."

Our Values

Capital Preservation

We prioritize protecting your capital. Our risk management framework is designed to limit downside while capturing upside opportunities.

Transparency

Every recommendation comes with clear reasoning. We show you why our AI selected each position and how it fits your risk profile.

Continuous Improvement

Our models are retrained daily with fresh market data. We constantly refine our algorithms to adapt to changing market conditions.

Ready to Get Started?

Join ACIS today and experience AI-powered portfolio intelligence for individual investors.