Signals Matter Advisors, LLC
Signals Matter Advisors, LLC was founded in April 2017 under the name Signals Matter, LLC, by Thomas Lott and
Matthew Piepenburg as an online publishing company that provides subscribers with (a) timely financial market
analysis and (b) specific investment portfolio suggestions. In April 2021, Signals Matter Advisors applied for SEC
registration with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission as a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), enabling
subscribers to access and invest in online portfolios managed and traded by Signals Matter Advisors. Messrs. Lott and
Piepenburg have been providing financial investment advice to clients for over 50-combined years. Signals Matter
Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Signals Matter, LLC.
Thomas Lott, Portfolio Strategist
Signals Matter Advisors Co-Founder Thomas Lott is a graduate of Yale University (BA, Economics) and
Wharton Graduate at the University of Pennsylvania (MBA, International Finance). He has served the World
Bank (Division Manager, Europe), Morgan Stanley (Portfolio Manager, Financial Advisor), the Headquarters
Company (predecessor to Regus, Inc., private equity), and Potomac Portfolios, LLC (a privately-held, CFTC-
registered Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool Operator). Mr. Lott has founded and operated
multiple hedge funds. He is Co-Author of Rigged to Fail: Blunt-Spoken Investment Solutions for
Unsuspecting Investors, published February 2020 on Amazon.com. A U.S. Naval Officer, Mr. Lott served
aboard the USS Uhlmann (Pacific Fleet) and as Intelligence Advisor to Navy Admiral Elmo Zumwalt,
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Saigon, Vietnam.
Matthew Piepenburg, Macro Strategist
Signals Matter Advisors Co-Founder Matthew
Piepenburg is a graduate of Brown University (BA, Magma
Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), University of Michigan Law School (Juris Doctor), and Harvard University
(Masters). He has served Dresdner Bank (Frankfurt, Germany), J.H. Johnson Family Office (General Counsel,
Chief Investment Officer), and Massey Quick & Co. (Managing Director). Mr. Piepenburg is author of
Rigged
to Fail: Blunt-Spoken Investment Solutions for Unsuspecting Investors, published February 2020 on
Amazon.com. He is fluent in the English, French, and German languages. Mr. Piepenburg has written
hundreds Market Reports on macroeconomics, available at
www.SignalsMatter.com, and is a frequent guest
on finance-oriented podcasts. Mr. Piepenburg also serves as Commercial Director at Matterhorn Asset
Management AG – Gold Switzerland.
Advisory Business - Portfolio Management Service
Signals Matter Advisors’ advisory business provides five portfolio solutions for investors, a Conservative
Portfolio, Moderately Conservative Portfolio, Moderate Portfolio, Moderately Aggressive Portfolio, and
Aggressive Portfolio. Portfolios are actively-managed, risk-adjusted, and widely diversified across alternative
investment strategies in the Exchange Traded Product (ETP) space, providing traditional investors with a
standalone or companion solution that is intentionally less-correlated with stock and bond investing. Signals
Matter Advisors provides algorithmic solutions to online investing. Please see
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis,
Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss for a detailed description of Signals Matter Advisors investment
methodologies.
As of December 31, 2022, the firm had $106,253 assets under management.