We are unique among research firms because of the complementary skills, experience, and collective instincts of our partners.
About Pacific Square
Pacific Square Research is an independent, subscription-based research firm that combines fundamental and forensic accounting analysis. Our target subscriber base includes institutional investors as well as auditing and insurance firms. We believe our performance, since inception, has established us to be a credible source of actionable ideas.
We are unique among research firms because of our complementary skills, experience and collective instincts. We (just the two of us) personally conduct all of the research, analysis and writing, and we can honestly say: We have been doing this long enough to know it when we see it!
We combine our talents to identify companies that we believe are flawed, stretched or misrepresented, and to a lesser extent those that are under-appreciated, overlooked or washed out.
Please note: We do NOT hold positions in or trade any companies on our coverage list. Pacific Square Research is a publisher of research and analysis about public companies. Our reports are prepared for informational purposes only. We are not an investment adviser and do not provide investment advice to the subscribers or readers of our reports. Nothing in our reports is intended to be or should be understood as recommending or soliciting the purchase or sale of any security or recommending any trading strategy.
Team
Dr. Donn Vickrey, Ph.d, CPA, CFE
A former accounting professor at the University of San Diego, Donn previously co-founded six firms in the financial space: Gradient Analytics, Verus Analytics, Equity Methods, Pinnacle Investment Advisors, Vickrey-Brown Investments and Camelback Bettis Partners. Donn is recognized among the top forensic accountants, with a focus on quality of earnings, corporate insider trading behavior and behavioral economics. He is also a CPA and certified fraud examiner, and is often called as an expert witness. More than 20 years ago he developed the first commercially available, earnings quality model and helped pioneer the methodology to determine predictive insider trades.
Linda McDonough, CFA
A seasoned, short-biased fundamental analyst, Linda is a generalist with this twist: She has also managed money. For 18 years, Linda was an analyst and assistant portfolio manager at Manchester Management in Boston, where she shared responsibility for portfolio decisions on a net-short hedge fund. Later she spent three years as an analyst at 3D Advisors.
