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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

After three months of lifting & four months of a modified diet, I’m gaining strength. I can complete nine pull-ups (started at zero/one range). I’m able to seated cable-row thirty pounds over my weight…

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This guy makes dumb-shits look brilliant.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy Friday overlooking a three-day weekend, friends. I just returned from the gym feeling energized; figured I’d split, stack & prepare for Winter.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A useful heuristic: "valuation never doesn't matter & it never matters most" (Paul Enright)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

“The history of fast-food turnarounds points to three milestones: positive traffic, healthier franchisees, and enough restaurant-level profitability to reinvest without sacrificing food quality.” (Evie Liu, Barron’s)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Leaned into $AMZN heavily again today. Added to $WEN.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

OMFG No wonder we have so much sniveling.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund backs away from takeover bid. $WEN

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

(Wright) $WEN “His track record not only at McDonald's but also at the other brands that he's led is very strong” (referring to new marketing director, Tariq Hassan) (h/t WSJ Heather Haddon)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I think Donald is following the Lex Tracker.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hit the used bookstore after the gym today. •Poor Charlie’s Almanac (Munger) •Skin in the Game (Taleb) •Liar’s Poker (Michael Lewis) •How to Make Money in Stocks, A Winning System in Good Times & Bad (O’Neil)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I made some big adjustments to the portfolio. I sold completely out of $UNH. It was a difficult & very profitable run. I’m long $AMZN.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“This should not be possible, & highlights one of the most counterintuitive parts of investing: You are rewarded not for effort, but for the quality of your decisions.” (Sidecar Investor)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Added new cash to $NFLX $EVC today.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

You don’t enter an arena with walls stained in blood, thinking you’re the chosen one. You immediately find the legends, & study them relentlessly. “I remember thinking: what do the great investors do? I built files on… (1/2)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Michael Mauboussin consolidated all of his writing, (link on 2nd post) from 1995–present, on a single web page. It includes video, audio, journal interviews, his “book shelf” containing 655 titles, even an AI “Mauboussin GPT”. If you aren’t excited, are you even an investor?

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“Peltz's Trian Fund Management is working to put together an investor consortium that could bid for the Ohio-based burger chain” $WEN & $MHGU are both up 12%. Combined they’re are 23.6% of my portfolio.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"Experience teaches us that investment success goes way beyond finance & numbers (otherwise all CFAs would be multimillionaires). It blossoms out of rationality & judgment but also in combination w/ t/ capacity of thinking independently, which needs more often than not, creativity." François Rochon

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

AH reversed H A R D on guidance this level of growth won’t continue quite like it did. Earnings are lumpy; market trades forward. $EVC Crazy price action. Sitting on my hands.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My ‘seriously ugly portfolio’ pulled +1.96% today. Future is unknown, but it’s got potential imho. Went after $WEN $7.36 this morning. Total position is oversized & green. Went deeper on an OTC franchisee. This all will need extreme *patience. Portf. YTD +22% despite a really stupid mistake.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“One aspect of diversity breakdowns that is very difficult to capture is that their effect on outcomes tends to be non-linear.” “This is true in natural and physical systems as well as social systems. That means a small incremental loss in diversity can lead to a large price move.”

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

(diversity in thought is a prerequisite for crowds to be intelligent) “Diversity is the most likely condition to be violated in financial markets because investing is an inherently social activity… 1/2

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I decided the recent leadership changes, their involvement in the details & methods in a previous brand turnaround, & the presence of an activist all make $WEN more of an opportunity. I sold MCD after earnings today. WEN is a meaningful position.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

“Market-moving truths” like missile attacks & tariffs. He’s monetizing the TACO. That grifting old-fk needs to go to prison.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

$NFLX recovered to pre earnings-drop in a heavily red market, climbing 10.5% out of the pocket.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

$MCD announces dividend (2.8% yield, 59.61% payout ratio, see pic) “is a real estate co. disguised as a restaurant company. MCD owns or controls a substantial portion of the land & buildings underneath its restaurants & then leases those sites to franchisees…” 1/2

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

France doesn’t elect theirs…

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I own a tranche of Korean 000660 naturally running at a 23% to it’s U.S. ADR.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Nibbled a little $WEN after-hours. bet: new management makes it less sh*tty

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Raccoon Hangover

ALT: Raccoon Hangover

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

portfolio +1.63% (S&P +.89%) trades today: $SKHY $MRVI +$696 added to $MCD at close $TSM I did buy the dip last week on the 16th & 17th Maybe not labeling myself is best. (value, special sit, deep value, growth + occasional trade)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Have you ever lost significant money on a position, then got back in after it catches a bid?

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🎤“What are you doing about inflation?” “Tariffing da-fuc out of our neighbors”

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

$DPZ Q2 Expectations were low. The increased “order count” is market share pulled from other biz. “Ticket decline” shows t/ consumer is pinched & value-focused. A tough environment. 4.3% increase in sales (beat) $4.07 per share (miss) I’m watching for food innovation & value angles (ads).

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

-49.4% in one month. She has 958,000 followers. This isn’t a portfolio, rather a singular bet… on margin. Learn from others.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“43% normalized ROE with falling leverage, and a record $4.7B buyback with $27.1B authorized. This is a company quietly graduating into blue-chip cash-compounder status while the market prices it for decay” $NFLX It could take some time, but sometimes less than I think.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

“Molina Healthcare Set to Join S&P MidCap 400“

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Doubled my position in $NFLX at $67.96 in AH trading after watching the earnings call & reviewing the 10Q.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Make Fundamentals Great Again www.citadelsecurities.com/news-and-ins...

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I’m now long $MCD $NFLX as of this AM. My generous add to $DPZ was a good move yesterday; it’s looking more like the price has skipped off the bottom; no guarantee. $BTI is hammering out of a cradle. Defensives are working overtime.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I know it’s not exciting, but $MCD McDonalds is now at 52 week lows & has a 2.73% dividend yield.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My returns have been great. Today I flattened my portfolio, de-risking my huge positions in healthcare. I added to $DPZ, $BTI & hold 24% cash.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

New dollars added to $UNH $BTI $EVC today. Charts were a go. UNH earnings this week, which could have direct & indirect effects on 70% of my portfolio.

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Value is very cheap; 4th percentile cheap. (chart h/t Alex Beer)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Is anyone acquiring alcohol stock? Share your preference…

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

“luring back institutional investors”

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Retail investors are demonstrating, in aggregate, why they have a history of such horrible returns. "Simply put, retail investors aren't buying the broad market anymore. They're buying stories"

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

there’s capitulation at the top & bottom (pic h/t JerryCap)

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Lex Investor @lex-investor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Looking at anti-memory trades (eventual drop in prices). Xiaomi 1810 HK Tell me I’m being stupid.

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