Buyside Training for
the Modern Investor

Built by investors, for investors.
Learn the timeless fundamentals and current
technologies that move the buyside forward.

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How We Teach

Fundamentals
Meet Modern AI

Most investment training is disconnected from real workflows, and most AI content is untethered from the day-to-day work of an investor.
At Fundamental Edge, we provide solutions built for the buyside. Our practitioner-led programs are centered around the irreplicable fundamentals that have built great investors for decades, paired with AI workflows built to meet the demands of the seat.

Fundamentals

The foundations for a repeatable, institutional grade investment process. These are the timeless skills and workflows that every investor should learn.

Advanced Concepts

Key practices and frameworks that separate a good investor from a great one, sourced from instructors with decades of experience on the buyside.

AI Augmentation

AI is a force multiplier that can augment your investment process rather than replace it. Deploying AI properly enhances an investor's unique genius.

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Analyst Academy

A self-paced training program that condenses years of on-the-desk learning into a structured, practical curriculum grounded in how institutional investors work day-to-day on the buyside.

Current Cohort

August 2026

Course Objectives

Establish foundational skills

  • Understand the mechanics of the market and stock movement
  • Identify what makes a good investment thesis

Execute and implement

  • Learn how to build an institutional-grade model
  • Conduct business/industry analysis and navigate earnings season
  • Track theses and build quality pitch decks
  • Communicate your ideas clearly and earn PM trust

AI augmentation

  • Strategically deploy AI to increase speed and rigor
  • Create custom agents that clone your process

Student Testimonial

“If you want to go deep on equity
investing, fundamental analysis, and
the hedge fund industry there is no other
course that offers a better ROI."

Principles

Built by Practitioners

Each program is designed and delivered by investors who have sat in buyside seats.

Fundamental Foundations

Instruction is built upon the timeless, irreplaceable foundations of fundamental investing.

AI Augmented

All training includes AI augmentation designed to improve (not replace) the fundamental process.

Built for the Desk

We don't just focus on theory. Our goal is to help you immediately produce better results on the desk.

Instructors

Brett Caughran

Brett Caughran

Founder & Head Instructor

Brett brings 13 years of buy-side experience at Maverick, D.E. Shaw, Citadel, Ball Rock Fund, and Level1. Two Sigma and Schonfeld along with experience teaching FIN 494, “the hedge fund analyst process” at Arizona State University. He founded Fundamental Edge in 2022 to help redefine training on the buy-side.

Andrew Carr

Andrew Carr

Analyst Trainer & Head of
Enterprise Training

Andrew brings ~7 years of buy-side experience at Balyasny, ExodusPoint, and Skyler Capital. With an expertise in coaching candidates to earn at single-manager, long-only, and multi-manager firms. Having made a career change and changed firms several times, Andrew understands the challenge of recruiting and the benefit of guidance.

Alex Goston

Alex Goston

Credit Instructor

Alex has over a decade of credit investing experience across distressed, opportunistic, and performing credit. With experience on both the public and private side of credit investing at KKR and RBC Global Asset Management, Alex brings expertise in deep fundamental credit analysis.

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson

Analyst Trainer

Paul brings over 35 years of experience as an investor and business school professor. He is the founder of Nicusa Investment Advisors and teaches value investing at Columbia Business School and the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University. Paul has also co-authored several notable books, including Pitch the Perfect Investment and The Gorilla Game.

Student Testimonial

“This isn't a bunch of research papers
and theory. This is applicable day one.
If you don't take it, you're already behind."

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Student
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By Age Band

Age Distribution

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Median Age

Under 25 22.2%
25–29 32.6%
30–35 25.5%
Over 35 19.8%

By Region

Where Students Come From

North America 68.0%
Europe 15.3%
Asia / Middle East 11.7%
All other geographies 5.1%

Invest With AI

A podcast on how artificial intelligence is transforming investing. Hosted by Brett Caughran (Fundamental Edge) and Khe Hy (LaTour AI)

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Invest With AI podcast hosted by Brett Caughran and Khe Hy

Enterprise Solutions

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AI Seminars
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Student Testimonial

“This program is one of one - there's nothing else like it on the street and it's perhaps one of the most important investments you can make in your career... The curriculum provides the perfect blend of theoretical investing frameworks and practice derived from real world examples. The long form interviews and office hours are the icing on the cake."

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