Giel Maris is a CFA charter holder and portfolio manager based in Belgium, with a Master’s in Applied Economic Sciences from the University of Hasselt. After gaining extensive experience in product and asset management at Argenta Group—where he was responsible for asset allocation, security selection, the development of quant models and the technology fund—he founded Lagomm BV to serve the financial industry as an independent consultant. His current work focuses on factor-based and tech-enabled investing, supported by a proprietary stock selection algorithm covering over 17,000 global equities. The model integrates quality, valuation, and momentum factors to systematically identify outperformers. Giel also works on enhancing financial literacy and embedding data-driven methodologies across investment processes.