InvestingWithBrandon

THE 1987 CRASH WIPED OUT 23% OF THE MARKET IN A DAY:
Investors who sold locked in losses.
Those who held saw the market fully recover within two years.
Volatility is opportunity!

WHY MOST RETAIL INVESTORS GET SMOKED...
The market does NOT have to go green every year.
It can go RED for many years in a row!
Everyone is a genius in a bull market.
Be an investor, not a speculator.
Be patient!
Capitalize on dips and keep emotions in check!
The market is a little lofty now and it CAN dip!
I get DMs from ppl that only think the market goes up
I am here to remind EVERYONE that is not the case.
In the next 30 years, we WILL almost certainly see a 40% market drop.
This is why I am cautions now, but am positioned to capitalize on UPSIDE and DOWNSIDE.
Maybe we are 10% lofty, the m

When you buy a great company at a good price and use options the right way, things like this with $META often happen…
This is why I only do 1+ year contracts for sold puts and bought calls. Gives time for the thesis to play out and you will win MUCH MORE.

This can be the BIGGEST financial mistake of your entire life.
(Almost $135b for Warren Buffett)
Warren Buffett is worth about $150b now.
If he would have took all of his Berkshire Hathaway stock when he turned 65 and put it into a bond that yields 4%, guess how much money he would have now...
Scenario A: Stay all in BRK
Scenario B: Convert to bonds at 4% at age 65
Think about this for a minute...
BRKs average annualized return is about 20% per year.
We are comparing to a bond assuming 4% annually.
Scenario A: $150b
Scenario B: $15b
That's a difference of 10x...
That's a difference of $135b
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Long-term investing & portfolio secured puts are not two different strategies.
They are the same strategy.
One funds the other.
Here is how it connects.
Step 1: Build the base.
40% VOO. 40% Q. 20% individual companies.
This is not optional. Everything else is built on top of it.
The base compounds on its own. The options layer accelerates it.
Step 2: Sell portfolio secured puts on quality companies below intrinsic value.
Not cash secured. Not monthly.
Great companies, good prices. Ratios always in check.
Step 3: Take every dollar of premium and put it back to work.
Shares & LEAPS. Nothing idle

When the stock price & the business are telling two different stories — that is worth paying attention to.
Using NVDA as a current example.
Not a recommendation — a framework for how to think about it.
The price — April 2026:
ATH (Oct 2025): $212.
About today: ~$177.
Off ATH: -17%.
The business — same period:
Revenue growth last quarter: +73%.
Last EPS beat: +5.5% above estimates.
Next gen Rubin GPU: coming later this year.
The stock is down on macro noise & geopolitics.
The business is not the problem.
If this passed all 5 criteria, here is how a 1 year portfolio secured put would look:
Strik

Before selling a single put, every one of these has to pass.
If anything fails... skip it.
1. Is the stock trading below intrinsic value?
If it is not cheap by some measure, the put does not get sold.
2. Does it have a moat & pricing power?
Can it raise prices without losing customers?
Can competition easily replicate it?
3. Is EPS growing?
Profits drive stock prices long term.
No EPS growth — no interest.
4. Would I be fine holding the shares long term if assigned?
If the answer is no, the put should never have been sold in the first place.
5. Are my ratios in check for a 50% market drop?
Can

Why most people selling puts are working 10x harder for a fraction of the result.
Same underlying.
Completely different outcome.
1 month put on Q at $540 strike:
~$420 collected per contract.
Need 9 trades in a row just to match the alternative.
Cash secured = $54,000 sitting completely idle.
No EPS tailwind. Just 30 days and hope.
1 year put on Q at $525 strike:
~$3,800 collected. One trade. Right now.
Portfolio secured. $0 idle. Every dollar still working.
12 months of EPS growth working in your favor.
Take premium. Buy Q shares & LEAPS today.
Ratios in check to be fine in crashes/volatilit

WHEN THE MARKET GOES STRAIGHT UP, EVERYONE IS A GENIUS:
But the day we get a tiny dip everyone is suddenly big on risk management, bonds, CDs, gold, ect...
I have seen this time and time again…
People just don’t learn.
They buy into the hype, get smoked, then sell for a loss.
The exact opposite of what should be done.

IF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS, YOU CAN MAKE MILLIONS:
The real win isn’t just buying any old dip.
It’s buying when a stock is trading below its intrinsic value.
As Warren Buffett says, "price is what you pay, value is what you get"
But most people don’t know the difference between price and value.
They know the price a stock is trading at 24/7, but have no clue how to value it.
The key is understanding what a business is actually worth.
Once you know that, you stop guessing and start investing.
When you find the deal:
1. Buy shares.
2. Sell portfolio secured puts.
3. Buy calls.
All options are 1+ y

If you miss the 10 best days in the market in the last 30 years, your returns will be cut in half!
Think about that!
Are you really good enough to predict the 10 best days in a 30 year time period!?
You aren’t.
Nobody is.
Moral of the story... stay invested in great companies at good prices.

The same Q trade. Two very different outcomes.
Q: about $585 today. ATH was $637.
1 month put at $555 strike:
Premium collected: ~$380.
Cash needed if cash secured: $55,500 sitting idle.
Margin of safety: ~5%.
EPS tailwind: none.
Need 10 trades in a row just to match the alternative.
1 year put at $525 strike:
Premium collected: ~$3,800.
Cash needed: $0. Portfolio is the collateral.
Margin of safety: ~10%.
EPS tailwind: 12 months of growth working for you.
Take the $3,800.
Buy Q shares & LEAPS.
Every dollar working.
Q at $525 in 1 year would be historically cheap.
That assignment is fine.
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