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title: "Systematic Investing Fundamentals | RupeeCase Learn"
description: "Learn why rules beat gut feeling, explore factors, risk metrics, backtesting, and build your first strategy. Free course by Tanmay Kurtkoti."
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# Systematic Investing Fundamentals

  Learn why rules beat gut feeling, explore factors, risk metrics, backtesting, and build your first strategy.

    Intermediate
    5 modules · ~75 min

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    [2.1

        Why Rules Beat Gut Feeling
        Evidence for systematic over discretionary investing

      →](/learn/path-2/module-2-1-why-rules-beat-gut-feeling.html)
    [2.2

        Introduction to Factors
        Value, Momentum, Quality, Size, Low Volatility

      →](/learn/path-2/module-2-2-introduction-to-factors.html)
    [2.3

        Risk Metrics That Matter
        Sharpe, Sortino, max drawdown, alpha, beta

      →](/learn/path-2/module-2-3-risk-metrics-that-matter.html)
    [2.4

        How Backtesting Works
        Survivorship bias, look-ahead bias, costs

      →](/learn/path-2/module-2-4-how-backtesting-works.html)
    [2.5

        Building Your First Strategy
        Universe, signal, portfolio construction, rebalancing

      →](/learn/path-2/module-2-5-building-your-first-strategy.html)

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    Path Certification

### Earn your Systematic Investing Fundamentals certificate

    Complete all 5 module quizzes above, then take the 30 question path certification test at the end of Module 2.5. Pass to unlock your shareable PDF certificate with your name on it.

      1Finish 5 module quizzes

      2Take 30 question path test

      3Download certificate

    [Jump to Path Test →](/learn/path-2/module-2-5-building-your-first-strategy.html#pathTestSection)

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