Adam is Riverwater Partners' co-founder and CIO. He is a passionate about value investing, small-caps, responsible investing and is a contrarian by nature.

Riverwater Partners | Responsible Investing | Milwaukee | Small Cap Equity Strategies

Q2 2025 Small-Cap Market (and a Personal) Update

Q2 2025 Market Paradox: Trade Chaos (Check ✔), Market Rally (Check ✔) The quarter brought the paradoxical combination of unprecedented global trade volatility with surprisingly resilient market performance. From the United States’ military engagement with Iran—which counterintuitively drove oil prices below pre-war levels—to the dramatic “TACO trade” saga where Liberation Day tariffs sparked violent market…

Riverwater Partners | Responsible Investing | Milwaukee | Small Cap Equity Strategies

Non-Correlated Growth: Finding Companies That March to Their Own Beat

Non-Correlated Growth: Finding Companies That March to Their Own Beat In today’s highly correlated markets, finding companies that dance to their own rhythm is becoming increasingly valuable for investors seeking resilience through market cycles. At Riverwater Partners, we’ve built our investment approach around identifying businesses with truly idiosyncratic growth drivers – companies whose success hinges…

The All-Star SMID-Cap Investing Strategy

Let Your Winners Run: Why SMID-Cap Investing May Be the All-Star Strategy Your Portfolio Needs – Picture a baseball team forced to trade their all-stars just as they hit their stride. Each season, rising stars who drove the team’s success are replaced with rookies or aging veterans – a strategy that would cripple any franchise’s…

Riverwater Partners | Responsible Investing | Milwaukee | Small Cap Equity Strategies

The Anatomy of an Idiosyncratic Opportunity: Limoneira (LMNR)

Limoneira: Turning Lemons into Guacamole – At Riverwater Partners, we focus on idiosyncratic investment opportunities—overlooked or misunderstood cases where hidden catalysts can unlock asymmetric returns. Our research process favors fundamental analysis, contrarian perspectives, and a disciplined search for companies where hidden catalysts are poised to drive outsized long-term value. An Idiosyncratic Value Opportunity Overlooked by the…

Riverwater Partners | Responsible Investing | Milwaukee | Small Cap Equity Strategies

Introducing Riverwater Partners’ 2024 Sustainability Report

Creating Value Through Responsible Investing At Riverwater Partners, our mission is to make the world a better place by growing wealth through responsible investing. We’re proud to share our 2024 Sustainability Report, titled “Creating Value,” which demonstrates how we generate positive impact for our clients, employees, communities, and planet. Highlights of this year’s report include…

Riverwater Partners | Responsible Investing | Milwaukee | Small Cap Equity Strategies

Q1 2025 Small-Cap Market Update: Pinching Pennies

Small-Cap Stocks Q1 2025 Update: Pinching Pennies Amid Tariff and Fiscal Headwinds Small-cap stocks took a step back in this quarter. This followed strong momentum after the November election. Tariff announcements created significant business uncertainty as they flipped between on again off again tariff announcements with two of our largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico. The…

Riverwater Partners | Responsible Investing | Milwaukee | Small Cap Equity Strategies

Russell 2000 Sustainability Reporting: Where Do Small-Caps Stand?

As a boutique small-cap manager focused on responsible investing, we’ve seen firsthand the challenges small-cap companies face in publishing sustainability data. But, since our inception in 2016, the tide has been shifting. The rapid growth of small-cap companies reporting on sustainability is evident. Yet, a critical gap remains: there’s still a lack of transparency on…