Thought leadership

Perspectives from the research desk

JMN publishes on markets, methodology, and the future of institutional research. Written by practitioners, not marketers.

Methodology
Why offshore research quality drifts — and the three systems that stop it
The common failure mode in offshore research is not analyst quality — it is process. After twenty years, here is exactly how JMN's three-tier review prevents quality drift at scale.
Bala Balachander
8 min read
AI in research
AI as a research accelerator — not a substitute for analyst judgement
Where LLMs and NLP genuinely help in research workflows, where they fail, and why the named analyst remains the irreplaceable layer in every deliverable JMN produces.
Research team
6 min read
Technical analysis
CMT® methodology in a modern sell-side workflow — what the charter actually delivers
A CMT® Charterholder's account of how technical analysis tools have evolved — and why price, volume, and pattern discipline remain the foundation of every trade signal we produce.
Technical team
10 min read
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