# Alpha Capital Management > Alpha Capital Management is an independently owned specialist in institutional OCIO and investment consultant search. The firm helps institutional investors in the U.S. and internationally evaluate and select providers through former-allocator judgment, a disciplined process, and proprietary institutional data. Alpha Capital does not provide OCIO or investment consulting services and does not compete for the mandates it helps institutions evaluate. Its work is designed for institutional boards, investment committees, and fiduciaries. Performance figures on the indices page are time-specific; preserve the stated measurement date and source when citing them. ## Core pages - [Home](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/): Overview of Alpha Capital's independent OCIO search, indices, analytics, and institutional research. - [What Is an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer?](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/outsourced-chief-investment-officer/): Definition of the OCIO model, common delegated responsibilities, a four-model investment-service spectrum, and provider evaluation criteria. - [Outsourced CIO Search and Provider Selection](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/ocio-and-consultant-search/): Independent mandate design, provider comparison, RFI and RFP support, due diligence, negotiation, transition planning, and incumbent review. Alpha is the search consultant, not an OCIO provider. - [Institutional Investment Consultant Search](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/investment-consultant-search/): Governance, scope definition, RFP, fee and conflict analysis, finalist diligence, references, selection, and transition support for institutions comparing investment consulting firms; this is distinct from a retail financial-advisor search. - [Nonprofit and Endowment OCIO Search](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/nonprofit-endowment-ocio-search/): Provider evaluation for nonprofits, foundations, and endowments with mission, spending, liquidity, governance, and portfolio needs. - [Family Office OCIO Search and Consultant Selection](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/family-office-investment-consultant-search/): Independent provider selection covering governance, advisory versus delegated models, investment policy, complex portfolios, reporting, fees, conflicts, and implementation. - [Pension Fund OCIO and Investment Consultant Search](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/pension-fund-ocio-search/): Independent provider selection for pension funds and retirement plans considering liabilities, funded status, governance, implementation, and fiduciary responsibilities. - [Healthcare OCIO and Investment Consultant Search](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/healthcare-ocio-search/): Independent provider selection for healthcare organizations coordinating operating reserves, foundations, retirement assets, liquidity, and enterprise priorities. - [Institutional Investor OCIO and Consultant Search](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/institutional-investor-ocio-search/): Mandate-specific provider selection for institutional pools with specialized governance, liquidity, portfolio, or operating requirements. - [OCIO and Investment Consultant RFP Guide](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/ocio-investment-consultant-rfp/): Governance preparation, an illustrative eight-category scorecard, finalist diligence, fee comparison, implementation, and transition. - [Alpha Nasdaq OCIO Index](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/alpha-nasdaq-ocio-indices/): Objective, net-of-fee OCIO performance benchmarks, current results, methodology context, participating firms, and a link to the official Nasdaq product page. - [OCIO Analytics](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/ocio-analytics/): Institutional performance, allocation, risk, fee, attribution, exposure, and flow analysis. - [OCIO Intelligence](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/directory/): Alpha's standalone, free public OCIO provider directory, using standardized SEC-sourced information as a starting point for deeper diligence. The application is available at https://ociointelligence.com/. - [About Alpha Capital](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/about-us/): Firm independence, founder Brad Alford's experience, and company milestones. ## Research - [OCIO Research and Market Intelligence](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research-and-news/): Alpha Capital reports, institutional evaluation guidance, and selected industry coverage. - [The OCIO Transparency Framework](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/ocio-transparency-framework/): Six voluntary principles covering performance, fees, implementation, governance, client communication, and investment data. - [If One OCIO Is Good, Two Is Great? Not So Fast](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/if-one-ocio-is-good-two-is-great/): Governance, operational, and portfolio risks in dual-OCIO mandates. - [OCIO 101: Deciding Whether to Outsource Investment Decision-Making](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/ocio-101/): Introduction to OCIO delegation, traditional consulting, provider types, fiduciary oversight, and service-model differences. - [OCIO 102: An Investment Committee Course](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/ocio-102/): Comparison of custom, hybrid, and one-fund OCIO models, including decision authority, implementation, institutional fit, and tradeoffs. - [Much Ado About GIPS Compliance](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/much-ado-about-gips-compliance/): GIPS, OCIO performance reporting, and track-record due diligence. - [Going OCIO 2.0? Don’t Forget Your Bags](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/going-ocio-2-dont-forget-your-bags/): Legacy illiquid assets and OCIO provider transitions. - [Outsourced CIO: Not a Silver Bullet](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/outsourced-cio-not-a-silver-bullet/): Fiduciary duty, fees, performance comparability, and conflicts in OCIO relationships. - [Can OCIO Fix an Absentee Committee?](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/can-ocio-fix-an-absentee-committee/): Delegation, committee engagement, and independent OCIO oversight. - [How to Choose an Independent OCIO Search Consultant](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/how-to-rfp-the-rfp-provider/): A five-factor institutional framework covering independence, specialization, relevant experience, evaluation capabilities, and external evidence. The original downloadable report is titled "How to RFP the RFP Provider." - [Clients Give Consultants a Green Light for OCIO](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/clients-give-consultants-a-green-light-for-ocio/): Why consultants built OCIO businesses and the resulting challenges. - [OCIO Fees and Fee Structures](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/research/ocio-fees-and-fee-structures/): Advisory fees, underlying investment expenses, transition costs, other compensation, and all-in proposal comparison. - [Full agent context](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/llms-full.txt): Consolidated factual context from the site's primary pages. ## Independent media references - [Brad Alford media archive](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/about-us/#brad-media): Source-linked record of articles and conversations that quote, interview, or profile Brad, including coverage from FundFire, Institutional Investor, InvestmentNews, Fortune, Nasdaq, and Pensions & Investments. ## Contact - [Contact Alpha Capital](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/contact-us/): Start a confidential conversation about an OCIO search, consultant selection, governance project, or incumbent evaluation. ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://www.alphacapitalmgmt.com/sitemap-index.xml): Complete index of public, crawlable pages. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-capital-management-llc/): Alpha Capital Management's company profile.