About Me
Investor, Analyst, and Lifelong Learner.
Tony Nguyen
Investment Analyst
Boston, MA · CFA Level II Candidate
Education
Skills
My Journey
I am a Master of Science in Financial Management candidate at Boston University (Concentration in Investment Analysis) and a CFA Level II Candidate. With a strong foundation in Business Analytics and Informatics from UMass Amherst, I bridge the gap between traditional fundamental analysis and modern data science.
My experience spans Private Equity, Equity Research, and Financial Analysis, where I have leveraged tools like Python, VBA, and SQL to automate workflows, build robust valuation models, and uncover value in the markets.
Professional Experience
- Developed VBA macros and custom queries for Cyndx and D&B Hoovers, reducing the reporting lifecycle from 5 days to 2 days for executive investment teams.
- Vetted 250+ mid-market acquisition targets, narrowing the field to 15 high-priority opportunities for C-suite review based on specific investment mandates.
- Trained executives on proprietary research tools including Cyndx, Pitchbook, and D&B Hoovers.
- Conducted equity research on Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) by analyzing 10-K/10-Q reports to evaluate business segments, risk factors, and the strategic pivot toward high-growth IoT.
- Built comprehensive DCF and Comps models to project a 1-year price target of $95.64, justifying a "Buy" recommendation based on a 39.7% potential upside and stabilizing margins.
- Authored a professional investment memo synthesizing valuation results and 53% YoY Core IoT revenue growth into a formal long/short thesis for executive review.
- Performed fundamental analysis on Vietnam-market equities in the materials and retail sectors, building DCF and multiple-based valuation models using Finnpro.
- Engineered a customized stock screener in VBA to track 15+ proprietary metrics across 300+ listed companies, automating a 4+ hour/week manual process.
- Built an AI tool to scrape 10+ financial outlets daily, reducing research time from 90 to 15 minutes.
- Secured $500K+ in funding for 30+ small businesses by developing cash flow projections, loan proposals, and valuation models to demonstrate financial viability to lenders.
- Increased funding approval rates by 18% through market research and engaging 20+ entrepreneurs to bridge gaps between startups and lenders.
- Developed a market entry strategy for a luxury fashion startup through pricing research and platform evaluations, leading to the selection of Shopify for the e-commerce launch.
- Used Python to scrape competitor pricing data across luxury retail sites, producing a comparative analysis that informed the brand's premium positioning.
Selected Projects
- Automated loan eligibility processing for 614 applicant profiles using Logistic Regression and Random Forest models, achieving 83% accuracy.
- Improved detection of high-risk rejections by 20% through threshold tuning.
- Developed a price prediction model for 48,000+ NYC Airbnb listings using Random Forest with hyperparameter tuning; achieved RMSE of 76.11.
- Architected a Power BI data model with a relational schema and calculated measures for profit margins and return rates; designed an interactive executive dashboard with geospatial mapping.
- Integrated multi-source retail datasets for 3,100+ products; identified a strong correlation between customer reviews and revenue, producing pricing recommendations for Nike and Adidas categories.