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Research, Evidence & Safety

How to research a company, judge evidence, read media critically and avoid fraud.

7 lessons · about 38 minutes

These lessons cover the research craft: where reliable information comes from, how to write a thesis, why backtests mislead, how to read financial media, and how to recognise investment fraud.

  1. 01

    Where Reliable Information Comes From

    Beginner
    5 min

    Primary sources beat commentary, and free official sources cover most needs.

  2. 02

    Building an Investment Thesis

    Intermediate
    5 min

    A thesis states what you believe, why, and what would prove you wrong.

  3. 03

    Evidence Levels and Missing Data

    Intermediate
    5 min

    Not all evidence is equal, and missing evidence should never be treated as neutral.

  4. 04

    How Backtests Can Lie

    Advanced
    6 min

    Most impressive historical simulations are artefacts of the way they were built.

  5. 05

    News and Social Media Literacy

    Beginner
    5 min

    Financial media is built for attention, not for long-term decisions.

  6. 06

    Investing Scams and Fraud

    Beginner
    6 min

    Investment fraud follows repeatable patterns you can learn to recognise.

  7. 07

    How Our Research System Works

    Intermediate
    6 min

    Four scored components, two supporting lenses, point-in-time evidence and explicit limits.

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