01 · Practical guide
How to read a 10-K without drowning in 100 pages
Start with the business model, risks, segment economics, cash flow, capital structure, and material changes.
8 min readEditorial desk
Stocks & Investing
Company research, portfolio decisions, valuation questions, and long-term investing context.
02 · Checklist
Revenue grew—was it good growth? A quality checklist
Pricing, volume, acquisitions, currency, customer concentration, and cash collection change what growth means.
5 min read
03 · Explainer
A stock screen is a starting list, not an investment thesis
Screeners surface candidates, but filings, competitive context, valuation, and downside scenarios must do the real work.
6 min read
04 · Explainer
Diversification: what it can reduce and what it cannot remove
Spreading exposure can reduce concentration risk without guaranteeing gains or preventing broad-market losses.
7 min read
05 · Checklist
Before chasing a high dividend yield, check these seven things
Coverage, cash flow, debt, cyclicality, payout policy, price decline, and tax treatment all shape the real tradeoff.
8 min read
06 · Practical guide
The ETF name is not the portfolio: inspect the holdings and rules
Two funds with similar labels can differ in index design, concentration, liquidity, fees, and tax behavior.
5 min read
07 · Explainer
P/E, price-to-sales, and free-cash-flow yield need context
A multiple becomes meaningful only after connecting it to accounting quality, growth assumptions, capital needs, and risk.
6 min read