Making around four trades per month can outperform the S&P500 Typical approach: Base portfolio Portfolio-level sold puts (not cash-secured) LEAP calls with 1+ year expirations on options

Dollar-cost averaging each paycheck into an S&P500 ETF like VOO takes almost no effort, yet tends to beat most retail investors The point: more trades do not equal higher returns for the vast majority

A simple fact: over 95% of investors fail to outperform the S&P500 over the long run — frequent trading rarely helps

More effort usually equals more pay, but most retail investors (95%+) wrongly assume more trades and more screen time mean higher market returns Spending hours "making plays" doesn't translate

🔴BIG PROBLEM FOR INVESTORS WITH DAY JOBS A day job trades time for money — fine for getting started

Well said💯

Keep playing and losses will eventually come

The stock market won't be green every year Sometimes it will drop -40% 🔴 Sometimes it will rise +40% 🟢 If a portfolio can't handle that, it's not a portfolio—it's casino chips on a blackjack table

Worth reflecting on often

Ride platforms own no cars Home-sharing platforms own no real estate Stanley just sells cups This is the new economy

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A big house and nice cars won't make anyone happy The people inside them will

What, if anything, would you modify about this selection?

An old savings bond gifted in 2011 for $25 has grown at 1.1% annually. After 14 years, it's now valued at $29.20 😭😭 Amazing tweet!

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Spot on.

Dividends are much more stable, predictable and reliable than share prices Relying on dividends during retirement is more advantageous than selling shares.

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who knows, could drag on for months or finally turn a corner - fingers crossed it's the latter

That's the million dollar question - they keep talking about rate hikes and policy changes, but it feels like we're just patching holes in a sinking ship