The MCO Foundation studies mass psychology and financial decision-making in markets: how crowds behave, how individuals decide under uncertainty, and the recurring cycles that emerge from human nature. We share what we learn through free, accessible education.
To advance independent research into mass psychology and financial decision-making in markets, including the recurring cycles that emerge from human nature, and to share what is learned through free, accessible educational programs, regardless of background, income, or geography.
Incorporated 2025 in England and Wales. Awaiting charity registration.
Each pillar reinforces the others. Research grounds education. Education widens access. Access ensures the work serves more than a closed audience.
We study how psychology shapes financial markets: the behavior of crowds, the decisions of individuals under uncertainty, and the recurring cycles that result. Our work is independent of brokerages, asset managers, and commercial interests, and grounded in methodology rather than prediction.
Research findings are translated into accessible educational programs: written work, structured courses, and tools that make complex ideas understandable for non-specialists. Knowledge that stays inside academia helps no one.
All programs are available regardless of background, income, or geography. Those who can support the work do; those who cannot apply for free access. No paywall stands between someone serious about learning and the material.
The foundation's research concentrates on five interconnected fields. Each domain informs the others; together they form the substance behind the foundation's broader methodological work.
The architecture by which markets organise themselves. Research into the wave theory developed by Ralph Nelson Elliott in the 1930s and the subsequent body of work in structural analysis, fractal patterns, and scenario mapping. The discipline of recognising form in price behaviour without assuming it determines outcome.
The interaction between time and market behaviour. Long-cycle theory, temporal regime alignment, and the methods used to identify and study recurring temporal structures. Building on a century of research from Dewey, Kondratieff, and Schumpeter to contemporary spectral and time-series analysis.
How collective expectations shape market reactions. Research into earnings expectations, valuation regimes, narrative formation, and the gap between fundamental reality and the price that emerges from collective interpretation of it.
The methodological core of the foundation's work. Scenario thinking, signal weighting, probability over prediction, and the integration of multiple analytical layers whose relative explanatory power shifts across different market environments.
Public-facing educational research into how non-specialists can develop better mental models for financial decision-making. The discipline of translating academic and analytical research into accessible understanding, without simplifying it into false certainty.
Further research streams in cross-domain analysis and regime dynamics are under development.
The foundation is not affiliated with brokerages, fund managers, or commercial trading platforms. Our research follows the question, not the order flow.
The foundation organises its research around what we call the Relational Market Framework: an approach that treats markets as phenomena best understood through multiple analytical layers, each producing a partial but rigorous reading. The discipline lies not in any single layer's findings, but in the relations between them, and in honest acknowledgement that the layer one chooses shapes what one sees.
Publications and educational research are freely accessible. Where the foundation develops advanced research tools or sustained infrastructure, those may be supported through memberships or donations to fund their continued development. The principle is that core understanding never sits behind a paywall.
The foundation is built to operate over the long term. Trustees, not personalities, govern. The mission carries forward through clear objects, sound governance, and disciplined stewardship of resources.
Markets are the most public expression of private psychology. To study one is to study the other.
Doctor of Business Administration ยท Founder
Dr. Burek established the MCO Foundation to formalise a research and educational mission he has been building over many years. His work focuses on the psychology behind financial markets: how crowd behavior, individual decision-making under uncertainty, and recurring cycles together shape what we observe in price. He has a particular interest in making complex methodologies accessible to non-specialists.
He holds a Doctor of Business Administration and has spent years publishing analytical work, developing proprietary research tools, and convening communities of independent investors and researchers across three language regions.
The foundation operates under a board of three trustees, in line with UK charity governance standards. Trustees serve without remuneration. The board will grow as the foundation matures, with plans to add further trustees and an advisory function over time.
Programs open after charity registration is confirmed. Until then, we keep interested supporters informed and prepare what needs preparing.
Once charity status is confirmed and Gift Aid is in place, you will be able to support the foundation directly. Donations go entirely toward research, educational content, and outreach.
Register interestEducational programs will include a free-access option for anyone who cannot afford to contribute. A short application ensures the support reaches those who need it.
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