Insights & Perspectives

Insights & Perspectives

Expert insights for smarter financial decisions

Insights & Perspectives

Expert insights for smarter financial decisions

Our articles explore emerging trends, practical strategies, and expert commentary to help leaders make data-driven decisions with confidence.

To access our repository subscribe to Substack: https://substack.com/@20quant

Our articles explore emerging trends, practical strategies, and expert commentary to help leaders make data-driven decisions with confidence.

To access our repository subscribe to Substack: https://substack.com/@20quant

Feb 24, 2026

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AI Agents and the Financial Rails: Repricing Intuit in an Architectural Shift

The recent “AI scare” has not only affected infrastructure names and horizontal SaaS platforms...

Feb 23, 2026

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After the AI Shock: Repricing Risk in Italian Asset Gatherers

A US AI platform announcement triggered a sharp sell-off across Italian asset gatherers, but the market reaction...

Feb 10, 2026

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Bitcoin: from “digital gold” to balance-sheet risk

Recent price action reinforces a point we have made consistently: Bitcoin behaves less like a monetary...

Feb 04, 2026

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Stress Testing Portfolios in the Age of AI

Current market conditions are characterised by elevated concentration and heightened sensitivity to changes in discount rates...

Nov 18, 2025

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4 mins read

European Macro Newsletter

The Eurozone is entering Q4 2025 with clearer signs of cyclical improvement. Composite PMIs have firmed above 52, supported...

Nov 10, 2025

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3 mins read

Late-Cycle Without Signals: Why Market Stress Needs Quant Evidence

There’s a growing anxiety among market participants about where we stand...

Oct 14, 2025

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4 mins read

Argentina: How to Deregulate a Country

Thesis. Argentina’s long stagnation stems from a rent-seeking “Bermuda Triangle” of...

Jul 30, 2025

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2 mins read

The Return of the Stock Picker

In Simplify’s March 2025 newsletter, we anticipated this moment: stock picking is making a comeback...

Jul 22, 2025

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2 mins read

The Importance of a Community

In asset management—and especially when you’re in a leadership position like CEO or founder—one of the paradoxes is that you can feel surprisingly alone...

Jun 23, 2025

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2 mins read

Macro Calm, Tactical Caution

Despite the market’s resilience and the return to a “quiet” Turbulence regime, the SPX DeMark setup now flashes tactical caution. Sequential and Combo ‘13’...

Feb 24, 2026

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AI Agents and the Financial Rails: Repricing Intuit in an Architectural Shift

The recent “AI scare” has not only affected infrastructure names and horizontal SaaS platforms...

Feb 23, 2026

-

After the AI Shock: Repricing Risk in Italian Asset Gatherers

A US AI platform announcement triggered a sharp sell-off across Italian asset gatherers, but the market reaction...

Feb 10, 2026

-

Bitcoin: from “digital gold” to balance-sheet risk

Recent price action reinforces a point we have made consistently: Bitcoin behaves less like a monetary...

Feb 04, 2026

-

Stress Testing Portfolios in the Age of AI

Current market conditions are characterised by elevated concentration and heightened sensitivity to changes in discount rates...

Nov 18, 2025

-

4 mins read

European Macro Newsletter

The Eurozone is entering Q4 2025 with clearer signs of cyclical improvement. Composite PMIs have...

Nov 10, 2025

-

3 mins read

Late-Cycle Without Signals: Why Market Stress Needs Quant Evidence

There’s a growing anxiety among market participants about where we stand...

Oct 14, 2025

-

4 mins read

Argentina: How to Deregulate a Country

Thesis. Argentina’s long stagnation stems from a rent-seeking “Bermuda Triangle” of...

Jul 30, 2025

-

2 mins read

The Return of the Stock Picker

In Simplify’s March 2025 newsletter, we anticipated this moment: stock picking is making a comeback...

Jul 22, 2025

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2 mins read

The Importance of a Community

In asset management—and especially when you’re in a leadership position like CEO or founder—one of the paradoxes is that you can feel surprisingly alone...

Jun 23, 2025

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2 mins read

Macro Calm, Tactical Caution

Despite the market’s resilience and the return to a “quiet” Turbulence regime, the SPX DeMark setup now flashes tactical caution. Sequential and Combo ‘13’...