Skin in the game

If there’s one thing investors and investment managers can agree on, it’s this: talk is cheap. What really matters is what you do with your money. That’s what this blog is all about — our annual check-in on how we invest with our clients.

At Steadyhand, we don’t just talk about alignment, we invest it.

Let's be honest: it's common marketing to claim that our interests are aligned with yours, but few firms practice what they preach. Co-investment is one of our clearest signals. It means we’re incentivized to act not just as managers, but as fellow investors, right alongside you.

Here’s what co-investment means to us and why it matters:

  • Skin in the game. Steadyhanders feel fund performance directly. That’s a powerful motivator to act responsibly, think long-term, and tune out short-term noise.
  • Credibility and confidence. When you hear us say we believe in this approach, we’re not just theorizing; we’ve backed it with our own dollars.
  • Shared risk, shared reward. Co-investment reinforces that we succeed when our clients succeed. It’s not a marketing line, it’s a conviction.

That said, as of June 30, 2025, here’s where things stand: 82.3% of our team’s financial assets are invested in our funds. In total, our employees and their families have $63.2 million invested alongside our clients. 

So yes—when markets get bumpy and headlines get noisy, our team is right there with you, as fellow investors with the same goals in mind.

To us, co-investment is more than a number or an annual update. It’s a reminder of what sets Steadyhand apart: we’re in this together, following the same principles, navigating the same markets, and sharing the same results.

So, thank you for reading, trusting, and staying invested in every sense of the word.

See you in the next one,

- Patty