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Week one, in full.

Not a teaser, not a webinar with a pitch at the end. The actual first module of Quant Foundations — the same files paying students get on day one.

One email with the lesson, then three short notes about what usually goes wrong. Unsubscribe whenever.

What lands in your inbox

  • Lecture 1 — The mandate problem41 min
  • Slides — week 12.4 MB
  • Seminar — three real mandates, read closely26 min
  • Template — Investment Mandate180 KB

What week one actually argues

That most portfolios have no objective function, only a mood — and that writing one page of mandate does more for your outcomes than any indicator you will ever backtest. You will either find that obvious or find it uncomfortable. Both are useful.

Lecture 1 — The mandate problem

Full lecture — sent by email

41:12
Promo video slot free-lesson. Placeholder until the final cut is supplied.

After the lesson

If it lands, the full course is eight weeks and seven artifacts. If it does not, you have lost forty minutes and gained a template you can keep.

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