Purpose before product
Define the goal, time horizon, constraints, evidence standard, and decision authority before selecting an investment.
Forthcoming from MQS Investor Academy
Judgment
Before Returns
A Complete Reference Guide to Evidence, Risk, Valuation, Portfolio Design, and Investor Behavior
A practical reference for investors who want a repeatable way to evaluate evidence, price uncertainty, construct portfolios, and manage their own behavior—before returns tempt them to rewrite the process.
Five decision disciplines
- Evidence
- Risk
- Valuation
- Portfolio Design
- Investor Behavior
Publication statusAuthor review in progress
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Proposed cover · author-review edition
JudgmentBeforeReturns
A Complete Reference Guide to Evidence, Risk, Valuation, Portfolio Design, and Investor Behavior
Inside the book
From foundational concepts to repeatable decision practice.
The manuscript develops the complete fifty-chapter Investor Academy curriculum into an integrated reference work, supported by analytical charts, part reviews, practical appendices, worksheets, a glossary, and chapter-aligned notes.
Evidence before conviction
Connect financial statements, valuation, market structure, and alternative explanations without mistaking precision for certainty.
Structure before prediction
Coordinate allocation, diversification, position sizing, liquidity, income, taxes, and behavioral safeguards.
About the author
Marqus Q. Sinclair
Marqus Q. Sinclair is a pseudonym used by a former registered representative and former practicing attorney. The author is not currently acting as a registered representative, investment adviser, financial consultant, broker, or attorney. The book and related MQS materials are educational and informational; they do not create a professional relationship or provide individualized advice.