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Marian Pompura
The DCF Model: What It Actually Tells You
Every analyst uses discounted cash flow. Most get it wrong. Here is what drives the number.
Sector Rotation: Reading the Economic Cycle
Why tech leads in expansion, utilities lead in contraction, and how macro awareness improves selection.
Understanding Market Capitalization: Why Size Matters
Large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap — what the labels mean and why they affect everything from risk to liquidity.
Risk Management: The Math Behind Survival
Position sizing, stop losses, and portfolio construction — how professionals think about risk before returns.
Factor Investing: Building a Systematic Edge
Value, Momentum, Quality, Size, Low-Vol — the academic factors that work, and how to combine them.
Dividends Explained: Yield, Growth, and the Payout Trap
Why a high dividend yield can be a warning sign, and how to spot sustainable payouts.
Valuation Multiples: P/E, EV/EBITDA, and When Each Lies
A field guide to the ratios analysts argue about — and which to use when.
Drawdowns: The Risk Metric That Actually Matters
Volatility is overrated. Max drawdown is what kills portfolios — and careers.
Earnings Season Playbook: Trading Around the Print
What the calendar tells you, what the surprise tells you, and the post-earnings drift.
How to Read an Income Statement
Revenue to net income, line by line — and which lines actually matter.
Free Cash Flow: The Only Metric That Really Matters
Momentum: Why Winners Keep Winning (Until They Don't)
The most-validated anomaly in finance, and how to use it without getting whipsawed.
Reading the QuantFlow Score: A Walkthrough
What the 0–100 number actually represents, and how to use it without surrendering judgment.
Quality Investing: The Compounders' Edge
ROIC, gross margin stability, and the math of long-term compounding.
Balance Sheet Strength: Why Solvency Beats Growth
Debt, cash, and the ratios that predict who survives a downturn.
Position Sizing: How Much to Bet on Each Idea
Equal-weight, conviction-weighted, and the Kelly criterion explained without the calculus.