Selected Work · AI Practice

Finance × AI
Knowledge Network

A local system that turns financial and AI sources into a searchable, reusable network. One source leads to its key concepts; each concept opens into related mechanisms, context, and my own judgment.

Role
System design + AI collaboration
Stack
Obsidian · Web Clipper · AI
Status
Active · Continuously growing

Financial work produces an endless stream of sources, terms, and opinions. The real problem is not scarcity; it is that concepts, underlying mechanisms, and personal judgment remain disconnected. I wanted a network that compounds in value—not another folder of things I once saved.

From one source to connected understanding

Five steps turn a single article into a growing network of reusable context.

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STEP 1
Capture
Save a useful article with its title, link, and body in one click
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STEP 2
Extract concepts
AI identifies domain terms such as gold, Treasury bonds, or real rates
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STEP 3
Open a concept page
Each term gets a concise explanation and links to related concepts
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STEP 4
Expand the network
Follow the links as adjacent mechanisms and context come into view
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STEP 5
Build understanding
Turn a transient source into context that remains useful later

The system compounds: every source adds another set of connections. Sources provide input, AI assists with structure, and I remain responsible for verification and judgment.

Open one term. Reveal the system around it.

For example, opening “Gold” reveals three layers of related knowledge.

Gold 🪙
↓ Three connected layers
Layer 1 · Direct drivers
Real rates U.S. dollar Central-bank reserves
Layer 2 · Underlying mechanisms
Long-term yields Inflation Federal Reserve policy
Layer 3 · Extended links
U.S. Treasuries Term premium Yen carry trade

What is already in place

15
Concept pages
4
Knowledge domains
3
Connection layers
100%
Automated capture
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Finance
10 concepts
🤖
AI
5 concepts
✍️
Content operations
Growing
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Thinking
Growing

More than a notebook

Automated capture
Save an article from the browser, classify it, and extract concepts without manual formatting
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Connected concepts
Notes do not remain isolated; each term links to the mechanisms and concepts around it
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A working dashboard
Recent captures, domain counts, and topic-based retrieval stay visible in one place
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Local and durable
The data stays on my own computer in plain text, without being locked to a platform

One source → one concept → a set of mechanisms → a better judgment.
A knowledge system is valuable when it makes the next decision faster and more grounded—not when it merely stores more.

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