# Welcome to Arkenstone Capital
## Who - What - Why
We are a group of software developers, finance professionals, DeFi experts, and legal scholars focused on the convergence of value-investing principles and crypto-investing.
Created in 2021, The Arkenstone DeFi Index Fund is designed to provide investors with exposure to the entire cryptocurrency market, including small-, mid-, and large-cap growth and value positions. The fund’s key attributes are its low costs, broad diversification, and the potential for tax efficiency.
Investors looking for a low-cost way to gain broad exposure to the cryptocurrency market, and who are willing to accept the volatility that comes with this nascent, yet innovative, market investing may wish to consider this fund as either a core investment position or as part of your exposure to the crypto market.
**List of Index Pools / cETFs**
* ADIF
**Guiding Principles**
* Clear Goals
* An appropriate investment goal should be measurable and attainable.
* Success should not depend on outsize investment returns or impractical saving or spending requirements.
* Defining goals clearly and being realistic about ways to achieve them can help protect investors from common mistakes that derail their progress.
* Strong Balance
* A sound investment strategy starts with an asset allocation befitting the portfolio's objective. The allocation should be built upon reasonable expectations for risk and returns and use diversified investments to avoid exposure to unnecessary risks.
* Both asset allocation and diversification are rooted in the idea of balance. Indeed, given that all investments involve risk, investors must manage the balance between risk and potential reward through the choice of portfolio holdings.
* Low Costs
* Markets are unpredictable. Costs are forever. The lower your costs, the greater your share of an investment's return. And research suggests that lower-cost investments have tended to outperform higher-cost alternatives.
* To hold onto even more of your return, manage for tax efficiency. You can't control the markets, but you can control the bite of costs and taxes.
* Maintain Discipline
* Investing can provoke strong emotions. In the face of market turmoil, some investors may find themselves making impulsive decisions or, conversely, becoming paralyzed, unable to implement an investment strategy or rebalance a portfolio as needed.
* Discipline and perspective can help them remain committed to a long-term investment program through periods of market uncertainty.
**Connect with us**
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