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Level 1: Foundations
Alternative Investments
REITs, commodities, cryptocurrency basics, and private equity overview.
Leverage & Margin
How margin works, risks of leverage, margin calls, and when it makes sense.
Estate Planning Basics
Wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, and power of attorney explained.
Business Owner Strategies
Solo 401(k), SEP IRA, business entities, and exit planning.
Level 2: Deep Dives
Factor Tilting Strategies
Small cap value, momentum implementation, quality factors, and timing debates.
Derivatives & Hedging
Options for downside protection, covered calls, and portfolio insurance strategies.
Advanced Tax Strategies
Direct indexing, opportunity zones, charitable trusts, and tax alpha.
Geographic Arbitrage
Retiring abroad, currency diversification, and international tax considerations.
Direct Indexing & Tax-Alpha
How Parametric and Vanguard generate 1-2% annual tax-alpha through systematic loss harvesting at scale. DIY Python implementation included.
Systematic Options Income
Deconstruct JP Morgan's JEPI and the CBOE BXM index. Harvest the volatility risk premium with 0.30-delta covered calls at 30 DTE.
Black-Litterman Model
Goldman Sachs' 1990 framework that combines CAPM equilibrium with investor views using Bayesian statistics to solve portfolio optimization instability.
Alternative Risk Premia
AQR's framework for six persistent return sources beyond equity beta: value, momentum, carry, quality, low volatility, and event-driven strategies.
Carry Strategies
Systematic harvest of yield differentials across FX, bonds, equities, commodities, and volatility. Risk-parity carry portfolio construction with momentum filters.
Structured Products Teardown
Decode principal-protected notes, autocallables, and buffered ETFs. Learn to replicate JPM and Goldman sell-side products yourself with options.