InvestingWithBrandon

We said day one in Discord this whole situation is likely noise.
People get caught up on the non needle mover things.
Buy great companies at good prices and use options to magnify ultra high confidence plays. It’s that simple…
Don’t complicate it.
Volatility is opportunity.
Maybe this is over, maybe it’s not.
But I will stick to the plan.

Price is what you pay.
Value is what you get.
Most people only track one of them.
A stock going down is not always the same as a company getting worse.
Learn to separate those two things and the market becomes a completely different game.
Trading price alone sounds like this:
"Down 20%. Must be a bad company."
"All time high. Must be a good buy."
"Everyone is selling. I should too."
The price chart becomes the entire investment thesis.
That is the trap.
Tracking value sounds like this:
"EPS growing. Stock down. That is a potential opportunity."
"Moat intact. Macro pulled it down. The business

You shouldn’t care what happens with Iran tonight.
If you do, your aren’t an investor.
Your a gambling speculator & will likely never beat the market in the long run.
Do you think Warren Buffett really cares?
Of course not…

Where are the day trading Billionaires?

Buy great companies for less than they are worth.
That's it.

Most people learn about compounding.
Few actually feel it.
Here is when it starts to feel real.
$50,000 invested.
At 10% per year (S&P average):
Year 10: $130,000.
Year 20: $336,000.
Year 30: $873,000.
At 25% per year (with the options layer):
(my CAGR in the last 10 years is around 25% but will likely end up closer to 20 with time)
Year 10: $465,000.
Year 20: $4.3 million.
Year 30: $39.8 million.
Same $50,000. Same 30 years.
The only variable is the system you use.
Year 1 to 5 feels slow.
Year 10 starts to feel real.
Year 20 changes everything.
The hardest part is being patient enough to get

Before I sell a single put, I ask these 5 questions.
This is the filter. If anything fails, I pass. No exceptions.
1. Is this stock trading below intrinsic value?
If it is not cheap, I do not sell the put.
2. Does it have a moat & pricing power?
Can it raise prices without losing customers?
Can competition easily copy it?
3. Is EPS growing?
Profits drive stock prices in the long run.
If EPS is not growing, I am not interested.
4. Am I OK to own the shares long term if assigned?
If I would not want to own the shares, I should not sell the put.
5. Are my ratios in check?
Can I take assignment wi

You’ll likely be dreaming of these prices in 5 years for most companies.
Even more likely in 10 years.
Moral of the story, filter out the noise.
Stick to the plan.