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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.
Buybacks vs dividends
Both return capital. Tax + flexibility + long-term compounding tradeoffs.
How to read buyback disclosures
Where the real numbers live in 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings.
Short interest + squeeze setups
What short interest measures, days-to-cover math, smart-money signal layer.
ETF overlap explained
Why owning VOO + VTI + QQQ + SPY delivers far less diversification than you think.
Congressional stock trading and the STOCK Act
What the STOCK Act requires, how disclosures show ranges, how to read them.
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