TIM GUINNESS, Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, Fund Manager

“Change is exciting—it’s an opportunity. You can see this opportunity in every area of the Guinness Atkinson Fund Family.”

As founder and Chief Investment Officer of Guinness Atkinson Funds, Tim Guinness is a logic-based value investor with nearly 35 years of experience. He believes in hard work and discipline, subjecting stocks to a gauntlet of due diligence. His investment strategy, a draw not only for investors but also for those joining his team, involves a combination of crunching the numbers into a fine powder, constantly reviewing sectors and sub-sectors for profitability and growth potential, and staying sharply focused on the themes of global transformation and profound change.

Tim’s investment strategy also involves riding his bicycle to work in the morning – demonstrating a passion for life that equals his love for numbers. In fact, he founded the company on the basic principal that investment opportunities could be enhanced by focusing on specific global themes that are changing our lives today and will continue to do so long into the future. Tim and co-founder Jim Atkinson have an ongoing contest to see who can generate the most enthusiasm. Soon they will have to take out warehouse space to store it all.

Trend not to be overlooked: Compounding growth in the developing world.


Vital Statistics

Tim Guinness has served as Guinness Atkinson's Chairman and Chief Investment Officer since the firm's founding in November 2002.

From 1999 to November 2002, he was Joint Chairman of Guinness Flight Global Asset Management, Ltd., and was the CEO from 1997 to 1999. While at Guinness Flight (which ultimately merged with Investec in 1998), Tim was a founding portfolio manager of the Global Equity Fund, which was established in 1985.

Tim graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in engineering. He then completed a Master's Degree in Management Science at the Sloan School M.I.T. in the United States.

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Guinness Atkinson Funds are offered to U.S. investors only. Shares of the Funds are currently offered only in the United States and are not available for sale in any jurisdiction other than the United States. The information on this website should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of the Guinness Atkinson Funds in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful under the securities law of that jurisdiction. While the Funds are no-load, management fees and other expenses still apply. Please refer to the prospectus for further details. Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.