U.S. Global Investors, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies. It also provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages equity and fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It also launches and manages hedge funds investing in alternative investment markets for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in value stocks to make its equity investments. The firm employs a fundamental and technical analysis with bottom-up and top-down analysis to make its investments. It typically invests in companies specializing in gold and natural resources. U.S. Global Investors, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.