Know Your Downside
Learn how to use defined-risk, long-term options positions within a thoughtfully constructed portfolio.
Brandon BitarTHE STRATEGIC INVESTOR
A LOOK INSIDE THE STRATEGIC INVESTOR
INVESTING, REIMAGINED
A Smarter, More Relaxed
Way to Build Wealth.
Built for everyday investors who want a long-term plan, not another full-time job.
Keep the Growth Potential
Discover how long-dated call debit spreads and fixed income can work together to pursue stock market growth.
More Time for What Matters
A long-term approach designed for busy lives without day trading or constant market monitoring.
Beginner friendly · Step-by-step lessons · Lifetime access
Tom S.★★★★★
I remember watching my portfolio fall during the 2008 crash. Asset allocation didn't protect me, because in a real crash almost everything goes down together. I had no idea I could use long-dated options to limit my downside. They're simple to use, and I only check in on my portfolio about once a year. Now my portfolio grows with the market, and if it crashes, my downside is limited.
Nancy S.★★★★★
I took a few trading courses that were overly complex and all about short-term options. They took a ton of my time, and I lost money. Long-dated options, paired with keeping most of my money in fixed income, have given me real peace of mind. If the market corrects, my downside is defined and I have plenty of cash ready to deploy.
Who Is The Strategic Investor For?
- You already invest, but you've never used options. No options experience needed.
- You want your money to grow without wondering how much you'd lose in a crash.
- You've sold out of fear when the market dropped, and you want a plan that stops that from happening again.
- You've heard options are risky and want to see how they can lower your risk instead.
- You like being in control of your own money, with a simple, step-by-step plan.
This Isn't Another Trading Course
Most trading courses teach you to trade every day. The Strategic Investor teaches you a simple, long-term way to invest with your risk under control.
Learn at your own pace with written, step-by-step lessons, screenshots, and visual infographics. This is a reading-based course, not a video course.
- No day trading. A long-term plan you don't have to watch every day.
- No chasing hot stocks. A strategy, not stock predictions.
- No gambling with options. Use them to limit what you could lose, not to bet on where the market goes next.
- No one-size-fits-all plan. Set it up around how much risk you're comfortable with.
Kim D.★★★★★
I always thought options were complicated and risky. Now I use long-dated call debit spreads to control my risk in the companies I believe in most, and I keep most of my money parked in fixed income. My portfolio just isn't that volatile anymore, and that gives me real peace of mind.
Brian H.★★★★★
I had never managed my own money, and I always heard options were risky. Now I use them to limit my risk and get a little leverage at the same time. I love what they can do.
If Investing Has Felt Like This
- You've heard options are risky, so you've stayed away from them
- You sold in a correction and watched the market recover without you
- You're sitting in cash because everyone says a crash is coming, while the market keeps climbing
- You have no idea how much you'd lose in a crash, and it keeps you up at night
- You pay an advisor every year and still don't know what you own
- Every time you try to learn more, the terminology leaves you more confused
None of this is about intelligence. It's about having a plan for the downside, because that's what keeps you from making decisions out of fear.
Invest in yourself todayThree Steps. You Choose How Far to Go.
- Step 1
Protect
Build a portfolio that matches your risk tolerance, so you have a plan in place before the next crash.
- Step 2
Compound
Own the best companies on earth, cut the fees, and let decades of time do the work.
- Step 3 · Optional
Grow
Once you've mastered the one trade, learn how to pursue more growth while keeping your downside defined.
The Strategic Investor
What You'll Learn
- How most people are told to invest — where it falls short, and the costly mistakes to avoid.
- Avoid making decisions out of fear — why your own reactions are the biggest risk to your plan.
- Know what you could lose before you invest — how to build each position around a set maximum loss.
- The strategy, step by step — what to invest in, how to aim for bigger returns, and what to do when stocks go sideways or down, with screenshots of every trade.
- Real trade walkthroughs — see my own positions and the reasoning behind them. Educational examples, not trade alerts.
1-on-1 coaching$5,70020 sessions over a year
The course$197Lifetime access
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Let Me Introduce Myself
I'm Brandon Bitar. I watched the dot-com crash tear through my mom's portfolio, then saw 2008 do it all over again. For years, I largely stayed out of the stock market.
In 2010 I decided to get back in, but only if I could do it safely. I left medical school in my third year to invest full-time and figure out how. Long-dated options became my answer. They're the only way I'll invest in the market without worrying about getting swept up in the next crash.
Since then I've built a seven-figure portfolio, and I manage every dollar of it myself. Now I teach the same approach.
15+ years investing7-figure portfolio$0 paid to advisors
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Questions
I've never used options. Is this for me?
Yes. Most people I teach start with zero options experience. The course starts at the beginning and shows every step with screenshots.
Aren't options risky?
They are when they're used to gamble. This trade is the opposite: you know your maximum loss before you place it.
Can I lose money?
Yes. All investing involves risk, and an options position can lose the full amount paid for it. The course teaches how to know your maximum potential loss on each position before you invest, and how to balance options with fixed income based on your own risk tolerance.
How much time does it take?
Very little. You can construct your portfolio in a matter of minutes, and the positions run for one to two years, so you really only need to check in about once a year.
Will you tell me what to buy?
I show you exactly what I own: the most dominant companies on the planet. But you choose what you own, in your own account. Your money always stays under your control.
Stop Paying for Fear. Start Investing in Yourself.
You worked your whole life for your nest egg. Learn how to manage its risk and pursue growth yourself.
Invest in yourself todayLifetime access $197
The same strategy I've coached one-on-one for $5,700.
One-on-one coaching
Prefer Personal Help?
I work with a small number of people one-on-one. Pick the level of help that fits you, and you'll make every decision in your own account.
Portfolio Setup
$397
One 1-hour session
- Review your accounts and risk tolerance
- Map out your asymmetric portfolio
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Guided Coaching
$3,100
10 one-hour sessions
- Build your portfolio around your risk tolerance
- You place your own trades while I look over your account to make sure each one is set up the way you want
- Get answers as questions come up
Full-Year Coaching
$5,700
20 one-hour sessions over 12 months
- Everything in Guided Coaching
- Ongoing check-ins through market ups and downs
- Rebalance and adjust together as you go
Not sure which fits? Leave your details and I'll reach out to talk it through.