InvestingWithBrandon

🔴Lot's of people ask me "what happens when the market crashes with portfolio secured puts, won't you get a margin call & get wiped out"
(the answer is no)
Let me explain.
First of all, nobody on earth knows what the market is going to do in the short term. This is why I do longer duration plays with a FAT margin of safety.
This is also why my ratios are always in check & I always assume the worst. Because when you're in this game long enough, worst case scenarios do happen.
I also take in to account the overall macro environment, economy, interest rates, labor market, inflation, valuations, A

🔴RETAIL INVESTORS SIMPLY DO STOCK OPTIONS COMPLETELY BACKWARDS...
(Let's run through an example)
When the market is falling.
Retail investors want to buy puts.
That bids up the put premiums.
That makes put more expensive.
They are buying puts as the market is getting cheaper and safer (falling)
We will use this to our advantage.
Instead of bring like the herd & buying puts when things are falling and becoming cheaper/safer.
We will sell puts usually with a duration of a year other than longer. (MUCH SAFER AND EASIER TO REPRODUCE)
We will collect max premium and reinvest that back I to the com

🟢Selling portfolio secured put options (not cash secured) when a quality company is trading below intrinsic value is the biggest hack to investing I have ever found.
PERIOD.
Check out my YouTube, I make videos every other day explaining how this works.
(link below in first comment)

🔴If you held a gun to my head and said "Brandon, beat the market in the next 10 years or you are dead"
I would say, no problem.
There is a 99% chance I will.
This is exactly how.
First off, "the market" is the SP500.
We will say I have a $1m account to start.
The first thing I would do to beat the market is to simply buy the market.
So I would buy $1m of $VOO (sp500 ETF)
Second, just buying the market via $VOO will actually underperform a tad because of the expense ratio... no prob
So here is the spot that matters to beat it.
In that 10 year period, I would be patient, sitting, & waiting for

There will be a point in your life where you realize...
Going to work at your day job is actually costing you money to be there.
You'll realize your time is much more valuable than your hourly rate and you can produce MUCH more money investing or simply doing something else...

🟢Remember, as QUALITY companies fall in price, they get cheaper & safer.
That is the time to be greedy.
That is not the time to panic sell.
But most retail traders?
They will for sure panic sell.
So we simply capitalize on that.
We buy their share son sale.
We sell them portfolio secured puts for top dollar.
We buy their LEAP calls for bottom dollar.
Happens time & time again...

🟢How to fix your portfolio for 2026:
NO Day trading
NO Swing trading
NO Covered calls
NO Cash secured puts
NO BS
INSTEAD, I DO THIS:
- Build base portfolio.
- Sell portfolio secured puts (not cash secured)
- Buy LEAPS with the premium from sold puts
- BUY shares with the premium from sold puts
(all options durations are 1+ year long)
(much safer, easier, profitable, & reproducible)
Simple wins.

Happy Holiday's to everyone!
Never forget why we are investing in the first place:
- So we can spend time with family & friends.
- Freedom.
- Location.
- Live life on your own terms.
- Never worry about bills again.
Hope everyone has a great day!

🔴RETAIL INVESTORS DO STOCK OPTIONS COMPLETELY BACKWARDS...
(Here's why)
When the market is falling.
Retail investors want to BUY puts.
That bids up the put premiums.
That makes puts more expensive.
They are buying puts as the market is getting cheaper and safer (falling)
They do this at the complete wrong time usually.
But us? We will use this to our advantage.
Instead of being like the herd & buying puts when things are falling and becoming cheaper/safer.
We will SELL puts for top dollar to them as they are emotional and panicking. The sold puts will be 1+ year in duration.
(SAFER, EASIER,

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🔴Covered calls are one of the worst options strategies out there.
Why?
Because you are betting against yourself...
You own shares (bullish)
You sell calls (bearish)
How are you bullish & bearish at the same time...
Makes sere sense.
One of 2 things will likely happen to you.
1. Your shares will gap way up and you will be forced to sell them well below current market price. (most common)
2. Your shares will fall quite a bit and it woulda been much better to just sell the shares straight up instead of generating a little cash flow on the way down.
You aren't a genius collecting peanuts in premi

🔴When the market "crashes"
Everyone says "Buy the dip"
But do you know what it feels like to actually buy during a "meltdown" as an average retail investor?
- Your portfolio is red.
- The news says the world is ending.
- You second guess everything.
- You end up panic selling... at the exact wrong time.
Happens every cycle.
🟢Smart investors will:
- Buy shares while they are on sale.
- Buy calls when nobody wants them. (cheaper)
- Sell puts when the herd is paying top dollar for them. (selling for max premium)
I always say the emotional aspect of investing is what crushes most retail inves

🟢5 CRITICAL Things I Need Before I Invest In A Company:
1. Macro/Economic thesis must be good.
2. Company must be near intrinsic value.
3. Company must have a moat.
4. Company must have pricing power.
5. Company must have a durable competitive advantage.
If all 5 tests pass, I will allocate in a bullish way.
- Buying shares.
- Selling 1+ year portfolio secured puts (not cash secured)
- Buy LEAPS.
Then what?
I sit and be patient.
I let the company work for me.
I let the EPS climb.
I let the valuation bounce back to where it should be.
Once I capture the "majority of the expected move" I will t

🔴MAJOR problem with retail investors that have a day job.
(Many screw this up)
Most retail investors have a day job. Yes.
So, if you wanna make more money at your day job, what do you do?
- Pick up OT.
- Work harder.
RIGHT!
So they carry that logic to the investing world.
They correlate more work = more money
They correlate more trades = more money.
(couldn't be further from the truth)
This is why 95%+ of ppl underperform the SP500 in the long term... No surprise...
Instead, do this to beat the market in the long term:
- Build base portfolio.
- Sell portfolio secured puts (not cash secured)

You coulda made one trade in 2020, went into a coma for 5 years, & woke up with more money than the typical RobinHood retail investor.
This chart shows how the actual accounts on RobinHood perform vs the Nasdaq.
Proof that more trades does not = more money...
The typical retail investor got smoked.
& they likey will continue to.
Will they ever learn?
Prob not...

2 HUGE reasons longer duration option contracts (1+ year) are better than short duration contacts (1 month)
1. The number one thing that moves the price of a stock in the long term is what the EPS does. If you give a company 1 month to "boost EPS" they can't do it. If you give them 1 or 2 years, they likely can. So buying a good company at a good price & giving them time to boost EPS will likely result in a higher share price in 1 or 2 years. (Also why selling longer duration portfolio secured puts is a MAJOR HACK!)
2. I only make bullish plays on undervalued companies. If I make a 1 month pla

The stock market will NOT go green every year.
Sometimes we will see -40%🔴
Sometimes we will see +40%🟢
Stop looking at volatility as risk, look at it as opportunity.

I made MILLIONS in 2022 when $Q dipped 35%
The next recession is your biggest opportunity to get rich.
Stop fearing corrections.
Start preparing.

Don’t buy luxuries until your assets produce the income to afford them.

🔴Stop making 30+ trades a month.
That's one of the dumbest things you can do.
Why?
Because there is not 30 "table pounders" every month.
Trust me, you will do MUCH better if you simply make plays on ultra high confidence plays only and make bigger bets when they come.
Understand that some months there might only be a few compelling plays, but some months there may be dozens.
Let the market come to you & be patient.
More trades does not equal more money.
It's often the exact opposite.