Blog: How AI is Creating a New Edge in Fundamental Investing
The old model of fundamental investing worked. Until it didn’t.
In junior mining, for instance, the best analysts lived and breathed their sector. They tracked management moves, cross-referenced drill results with historic assays, followed which funds were backing which names, and read every line of every press release.
That kind of edge took years to build and the majority of their days to maintain.
But the world doesn’t move in days anymore.
The Information Advantage Has Collapsed
Today, filings drop across time zones. Technical reports are published at midnight. Financing terms shift overnight. Regulatory decisions surface up in obscure databases. Geopolitical events upend entire industries. It’s no longer possible to read, retain, and connect it all manually in real time. The analyst edge hasn’t eroded. It’s collapsed under its own weight.
Systems now exist that can ingest every filing the moment it’s released. They flag what’s new, what’s inconsistent, and what’s missing. They structure information to remember every fact, every person, every project ever mentioned and connect them automatically.
This is happening in deeply technical sectors for fundamental investors like junior mining, oil and gas, biotech and pharma. Every fundamental investing sector is heading in the same direction.
Let Analysts Do What They’re Meant to Do
When machines handle data ingestion, structuring, and linkage, analysts can do what they’re actually meant to do. They can apply wisdom, knowledge, and judgment. They can expand coverage. They can go deeper on the companies that matter. Interview CEOs. Visit drill sites. Build high-conviction theses based on proprietary insight.
And when they do that work, the system doesn’t just store it. It integrates it. Imagine a tool that never forgets anything you’ve read, seen, or heard. One that threads it together with every other data point, company, person, and moment in time.
That’s not a dashboard. That’s a decision advantage.
The Old Model Relied on Human Memory. That’s Not Good Enough Anymore.
The past system was built on sharp minds and good notes, but it relied too much on human memory and now moves too slowly for today’s markets.
The firms that win will be the ones that adapt quickly. Not by hiring more analysts, but by retooling the ones they have. Covering more ground, seeing hidden relationships, and acting early isn’t about having more hours - it’s about having better tools.
Let’s free up analysts to do what we actually want them to do: gather information that gives an edge and apply their wisdom, knowledge, and judgment. Let systems create a solid decision foundation by processing the data, structuring the information, and connecting the dots.
Mercata: Built for the New Era
At Mercata, we’re building the intelligence layer for modern fundamental investing.
Our system ingests filings, news, and data the moment it drops. It links people, projects, assets, and events across time. It builds a living, queryable memory for your firm so analysts are never starting from scratch, never missing the signal, and always building on what they already know.
Faster insight. Deeper coverage. Better decisions.