What do we know?
Distinguish observations from interpretations, estimates, hypotheses and unresolved unknowns.
Investment decisions are designed as a governed sequence of evidence, disagreement, portfolio context and explicit authorization—not an isolated prediction.
Each consequential stage is designed to leave a reconstructable record of the evidence available at the time.
Research must address both the opportunity and the conditions under which it fails.
Distinguish observations from interpretations, estimates, hypotheses and unresolved unknowns.
Seek alternative explanations and protect independent dissent from premature consensus.
Assess common economic drivers, concentration, liquidity, costs and competing uses of capital.
Examine plausible adverse scenarios, execution uncertainty and the ability to exit.
Authority comes from policy and the designated governance process—not model confidence.
Compare prospective forecasts and actual outcomes without hindsight rewriting.
CASH, WAIT and DO NOTHING are legitimate investment decisions.