Get to know me
I'm Max, and I live in Montclair, NJ. I have some business experience along with a little over 4 years of profitable investing experience. My current endeavors are reading and learning to exponentially improve my skills along with working out. I currently run a newsletter in which I write market and personal updates. I am also the Founder and Lead Analyst of Kilcullen Smikle Research (KSR) which is an independent Equity Research Firm that is dedicated to producing rigorous, long-term investment analysis.
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Independent Investment Research and Market Analysis by Maxwell Kilcullen Smikle
KSR is an independent research firm led by Maxwell Kilcullen Smikle, dedicated to producing rigorous, long-term investment analysis. Our work combines deep fundamental research with macro-level insight — bridging the gap between independent thinking and institutional quality.

Q3 has brought great returns, particularly due to KSR's analysis of $POWL.
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