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Sourced analysis of companies, markets, business models, investment cases, and financial decisions. For informational purposes only—not financial advice.
Finance · Oct 14, 2026 · 21 min read
A buyer's commercial due diligence on a hypothetical fire-inspection SaaS vendor: market, competition, retention, unit economics, scenarios and open questions.
Finance · Oct 9, 2026 · 10 min read
Levi's booked about $84m in IEEPA tariff refunds. How finance teams can claim refunds through CBP's CAPE process, book them correctly and disclose them.
Finance · Oct 9, 2026 · 11 min read
With the 10-year Treasury above 5%, AI projects approved on 2025 hurdle rates need re-ranking. A tiered approach for CFOs, with triggers to revisit.
Finance · Oct 9, 2026 · 10 min read
Samsung's record memory profit signals higher AI compute costs in 2027. How to choose what to lock, reserve or float in cloud, server and API contracts.
Finance · Oct 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Q4 2026 refinancing choices for CFOs: how to read the Fed path, when locking beats waiting, and what belongs in the evidence pack before you commit.
Finance · Oct 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Winter fuel planning into Q4 2026: read OPEC+ policy and inventory signals as buyer triggers — lock vs float rules, not a price tip.
Finance · Oct 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Q3 bank earnings show where IB work produced revenue and what management may signal about pipelines. Use them to decide whether to accelerate, prepare, or wait — then verify figures on release.
Finance · Sep 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Revenue growth is not a decision file. This memo frame shows how to read Hims (and similar DTC telehealth stories) without swallowing the marketing slide: unit-economics tells, cohort vs vanity metrics, regulatory/advertising risk, and evidence vs narrative.
Finance · Sep 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Strategy’s Digital Credit franchise is a stack of perpetual preferreds (STRF, STRC, STRE, STRK, STRD) that fund the bitcoin treasury. Here is the map: seniority, dividends, convertibility, the June 2026 capital framework, and the coverage numbers to monitor.
Finance · Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
A single-point valuation is unfinished work. Stress-test before you recommend: named scenario drivers, the 3–5 sensitivities that move the answer, explicit kill criteria, and an as-of date in the decision file.
Finance · Sep 21, 2026 · 7 min read
Equity perps, CFDs, and leveraged stock all aim at the same Tesla-sized exposure — but funding rates, gap risk, and ownership change the risk profile. A side-by-side decision frame for tactical vs structural use.
Finance · Sep 19, 2026 · 20 min read
Mid-2026 oil markets show a gap between spot Brent near $104–105 and EIA annual averages near $91. Inventory draws, Middle East export constraints, and diesel stress shape US and European outcomes into 2027.