Capital allocation + corporate finance
Five essays on adjacent public-markets topics. Buybacks vs dividends, how to read buyback disclosures in 10-K/Q + 8-K filings, short interest and days-to-cover math, the diversification-illusion of stacking large-cap ETFs, and how to read congressional stock-trade disclosures under the 2012 STOCK Act.
Both return capital. Tax + flexibility + long-term compounding tradeoffs.
Where the real numbers live in 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings.
What short interest measures, days-to-cover math, smart-money signal layer.
Why owning VOO + VTI + QQQ + SPY delivers far less diversification than you think.
What the STOCK Act requires, how disclosures show ranges, how to read them.
Reading for your research
Optional background reading on interpreting company disclosures and investing methods. These books do not validate a signal or predict returns.
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