Books
Published works
Empowering Investors: A Guide to Portfolio Management, Market Outperformance, and the Discipline of Long-Term Investing
Most books about investing teach you what to think. This one is designed to teach you how to decide. Required reading for the SADIF Investor Certification; each chapter is accompanied by a video lecture on the SADIF YouTube channel.
View on Amazon →Constitutional Liberalism
The opening volume of the Six Pillars series — on the foundations of liberal constitutionalism, its institutions, and its vulnerabilities in the contemporary world.
View on Amazon →Representative Democracy
An examination of democracy's foundations, the art of collective decision-making, and the anti-democratic forces that threaten it from within.
View on Amazon →Enlightenment Virtues
A journey through the Enlightenment — spotlighting the thinkers from Newton to the lesser-known, whose ideas propelled humanity into a new era of knowledge and freedom.
View on Amazon →Productive Work
On the intricate relationship between productivity, well-being, and the economic structures that frame our working lives — a pillar of any thriving society.
View on Amazon →The Beauty of Capitalism: and Why It Thrives Despite Its Many Critics
A vigorous defence of capitalism drawing on history and case studies — written, as one reviewer noted, in "an elegant and persuasive style."
View on Amazon →Six Steps for Successful Investing
A concise framework for equity investors combining fundamental discipline with practical market wisdom. Available as a Kindle edition.
View on Amazon →The Quest to Justify a Long-Lasting Role for Multilateral Development Banks
With Mihaela Meica. A critical examination of MDB mandates drawn from first-hand experience at the EBRD in London.
View on Amazon →Full bibliography available on Amazon Author Page →
About
A long career at the intersection of theory and practice
I am Emeritus Associate Professor of Finance at the School of Economics of the University of Coimbra, where I taught International Finance, Corporate Finance, and Investment Banking for more than two decades. In parallel, I founded SADIF Investment Analytics, an independent quantitative equity research platform serving investors across global markets.
Before returning to academia, I spent seven years as Senior Banker and Head of Unit at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London — a period that gave me a practitioner's perspective on capital allocation, institutional finance, and the limits of economic theory.
Earlier still, I served as a Member of both the European Parliament and the Portuguese Parliament, work that shaped a lasting interest in political economy: in how institutions fail, how incentives distort, and how ideas change policy.
Today I write long-form essays on finance, political economy, and the history of ideas, and continue developing SADIF as a platform for rigorous, systematic equity research.
Research & Writing
Papers, essays, and platforms
Academic Papers
Writing & Platforms
Media Kit
For journalists, event organisers, and publishers
Materials for press coverage, conference programmes, podcast appearances, and book events. Request any of the below by email.
Short Biography
50-word, 100-word, and full versions for event programmes and press releases.
Request →Book Cover Files
High-resolution cover images for all published titles, print-ready and digital.
Request →Speaking Topics
Available on quantitative investing, capitalism, European integration, and political economy.
Enquire →For institutional enquiries regarding research collaboration or SADIF Analytics, please contact directly by email or visit sadifanalytics.com.
Contact
Get in touch
I welcome correspondence from researchers, readers, journalists, and institutions. Please use the appropriate channel below.
General & Reader Enquiries
For questions about books, essays, or Substack writing.
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For press, podcast appearances, conference invitations, and research partnerships.
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For enquiries related to the SADIF platform, equity research, or investment analysis tools.
sadifanalytics.com →Academic Correspondence
For research collaboration and academic enquiries. Full CV on CiênciaVitae.
Academic CV (CiênciaVitae) →