Knockout Capital places high emphasis on equity research, as we consume much of it via conferences and sell-side on a quotidian basis as a group. Our approach is factor-based with a lens of macroeconomic views, on value and small cap companies. Combining it with our fundamental approach has led us to much of our success in ameliorating losses. This approach is similar to Morgan Stanley's quantitative factor-based approach which drives 65% of investments, and the other 35% of