InvestingWithBrandon

The 10 best days in the market over the last 30 years...
If you missed just those 10 days, your returns got cut in half.
10 days out of 10,950.
You think you are good enough to predict which 10 days those are?
Nobody is.
This is why the smartest move is to stay invested, stay structured, and stop trying to time what cannot be timed.
The people who got out during fear missed the best days every single time.

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The S&P 500 has never failed to hit new all time highs after a crash.
Not once.
Not after 2008. Not after 2020. Not after 2022.
Every single time the experts said it was different this time.
Every single time they were wrong.
The crash feels like the end when you are in it.
Then you look back 5 years later and realize it was the best buying opportunity of your life.

People ask why I don’t love spreads.
Simple.
Spreads are you betting against yourself.
You’re literally saying, “I think I’m right... but not too right.”
One hand you are bullish
The other hand you are bearish
Retail investors love them, but retail also does not even outperform the SP500 in the long run...
And please, don’t take this the wrong way. We are all here to make money. I have no agenda but that.
Just sharing my thoughts and how I did beat the market in the last 10 years. Spreads are not the way.

Align your options plays with the CEO
Align your options plays with the companies goal.
What does the CEO want the company to do?
Boost Revenue
Boost EPS
Boost share price
CEOs are largely paid with stock based compensation.
Stock hits a certain level, they cash out millions if not billions.
BUT!
These options are not short duration.
They are a few years in length.
Because anyone reading this that owns or owned a business knows, you can NOT boost the companies true value in just a few months.
It takes a year or so.
This is why longer duration contracts win & you need to allocate to capture tha

95%+ of retail investors will underperform the SP500 in the long run.
(it's a fact)
Being an expert in this recent bull market does not say much...
No, I’m not trying to be negative.... But this is just how humans work.
Geniuses every bull market.
Smoked most bears.

ALWAYS ALLOCATE TO THE BEST EXPECTED FUTURE RETURNS.
Do not get attached to something where the story changed from when you bought it.
- Maybe the valuation doubled.
- Maybe competition is stiffer than expected.
- Maybe growth is unlikely to be durable.
Always re assess your current positions on a regular basis & look for better opportunities.

I'm going to be VERY honest with you.
🔴Most people should NOT own stocks.
🔴Most people should NOT use options.
Why?
Because most people can't control their emotions when the market is volatile.
They panic sell the dips and FOMO buy the tops.
Instead, use the volatility to your advantage & capitalize.

"If you're rich, why don't you buy more stuff?"
Because it's better to be rich than to try to convince others that you're rich.

Replace alcohol with water
Replace Netflix with podcasts
Replace influencers with creators
Replace overthinking with actions
Replace toxic friends with mentors
Replace complaining with gratitude
Replace sleeping in with early mornings
Replace spending money with investing

How To Win If You Are Bullish:
1. Sell 1+ year duration portfolio secured puts.
2. Use some of that premium to buy shares.
3. Use some of that premium to buy calls.
4. Be patient.
Notes:
Portfolio secured, not cash secured.
If you re bullish, why would you want cash...
Some call this risky, I say you just don't understand what you are doing.
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🔴So many people think more trades = more money.
That couldn't be further from the truth.
Think about Warren Buffett at $BRK.
He's one of the most "boring" investors of all time yet he is viewed as the best investor of all time.
Why?
Because he buys great companies at good prices & simply waits.
Does nothing.
Let's the revenue grow.
Let's the EPS grow
Doesn't panic over every single headline.
& over the course of years, the stock will flow the fundamentals.
This again is why I NEVER do short duration plays, especially with options.
You don't have the tailwind of growth behind you...
Don't make

The longer you hold good companies for, the safer it becomes.
It's very simple.

The best investment strategy?
Keeping it simple.
If you can’t explain it to a 12 year old, you are overly complicating things & for that you will likely underperform...