Notes

Why I am writing these notes

Most of what gets written about markets comes from people who do not run money. It is either a headline chasing yesterday's move, or a product looking for a buyer.

Managing equity portfolios is my job. These notes are my attempt to show the other side of that work: how a position is researched, why it gets sized the way it does, what makes me change my mind, and how often the honest answer is "I do not know yet".

They are written for anyone who takes markets seriously: people who run money for a living, allocators and advisers who have to judge managers, and private investors who would rather do their own thinking than be sold to. Nothing here is dumbed down, and nothing assumes you already speak the jargon.

What you will find here

What you will not find

No stock tips, no model portfolios, no promises about returns. Nothing here is investment advice, and I will not be writing about the portfolios I manage.

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