Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No industry investment rating information is provided in the content. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The core of research is to find causal relationships to predict the future, and in capital market research, it focuses on finding factors affecting asset prices and predicting price trends [2][14]. - The key to capital market research is to simplify complexity and capture market participants' expectations, and historical research is crucial for quick mastery [3][4]. - Total research is more complex due to the constantly changing macro - environment, and one needs to keep learning and updating analysis frameworks [5]. - Research and investment are both related and different. Research is about discovering rules, while investment is about breaking them, and they have different stances [8][25]. - To do well in capital market research, one needs to have passion and dedication, and quickly respond to events [30]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 What is Research and What Does Capital Market Research Focus on? - The core of research is to find causal relationships and make future predictions. The difficulties lie in clearly identifying causal relationships and finding the core reasons at different stages [2][14]. - In capital market research, the change in asset prices is the result, and it aims to find influencing factors and predict price trends. A good capital market research should have clear conclusions, logical arguments, and detailed data [15]. 3.2 The Key to Capital Market Research: Simplify Complexity and Capture Expectations - First, understand the impact direction and amplitude of each factor on asset pricing. When new events occur, quickly predict price changes based on accumulated causal relationships [16]. - Second, simplify complexity by accurately grasping the main - line logic and finding important variables. For example, the bond market has "three aspects" and the stock market has three pricing factors [18]. - Third, capture market participants' consistent expectations. Asset pricing involves both actual impacts and expected changes, and only the part beyond expectations can bring excess returns [19]. 3.3 How to Quickly Go from Novice to Expert? History is the Best Teacher - By studying history, one can understand the relationship between events and asset performance, build a research analysis library, and quickly make predictions when similar events occur [20]. - The more one knows about the history of an asset, the more likely they are to gain returns, and the 10,000 - hour rule applies to investment research [22]. 3.4 Total Research is More Complex Because the World is Always Changing - Macro - research is complex as the macro - environment is constantly changing, and changes in factors or variables may invalidate the analysis framework and lead to inaccurate future judgments [5][23]. - One needs to maintain the ability to learn quickly, review the impact of events and policies, and update the analysis framework [7][24]. 3.5 Research and Investment: Interrelated but Different - Research discovers rules, while investment breaks them. Investment needs to confront market sentiment, buy when the market is ignored, and sell when it is popular [8][25]. - Research should be on the left - hand side and adhere to judgments, while investment may be on the right - hand side and make compromises when necessary to control retracements [28][29]. 3.6 How to Do Well in Capital Market Research? - To do well in capital market research, one needs passion and dedication, and quickly respond to events without over - complicating analysis [30]. - One should invest a lot of time and energy, distinguish logic and priorities from daily changes, and focus on the main contradictions [30].