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I've been all-in on Fannie Mae preferred stock for 12 years. My options record is 1W-8L. Here's why I'm still holding.

Before you call me an idiot — fair. I've documented every single trade publicly, including the losses. My entire net worth is in 26 series of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac junior preferred shares.

But the thesis hasn't changed: the government illegally swept all profits from two solvent companies since 2012. That's now being unwound. 300+ SeekingAlpha articles, all receipts public.

Here's my full breakdown of why I'm still holding after 12 years and a 1W-8L options record:

https://glenbradford.com/why-i-hold

Position: 100% GSE junior preferred (yes, really)
Options record: 1W-8L (yes, really)
SeekingAlpha articles: 300+
Net worth at risk: all of it

Not financial advice. I'm literally a cautionary tale with conviction.

I documented 2,068 trades over 4 years in GSE preferred stock. Here's the data.

I exported my entire Schwab trading history and built an analysis page with every transaction — buys, sells, options, the works. No cherry-picking, no highlight reel.

Key stats:
- 2,068 total transactions (2020-2024)
- Concentrated in Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac junior preferred
- Options record: 1W-8L (I lead with the losses)
- Average position holding period, win/loss distribution, and timing analysis all included

The full interactive breakdown with charts and every trade listed:

https://glenbradford.com/trading-analysis

I also wrote up my 8 biggest trading lessons (most learned the hard way):
https://glenbradford.com/trading-lessons

Not financial advice. Just radical transparency from someone who believes you should be able to verify every claim an investor makes.

GSE Catalyst Tracker: Everything happening with Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac privatization in 2026

If you're following the Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac situation, I've been maintaining a catalyst tracker with every major development — court rulings, executive orders, FHFA actions, Treasury statements, and legislative activity.

Latest developments:
- March 2026 Executive Order naming FHFA directly
- FSOC activities-based approach implications for GSE reform
- Treasury recapitalization framework discussions
- Ongoing litigation updates

Everything sourced with links to primary documents:

https://glenbradford.com/gse-catalyst-tracker

I've been covering this story since 2013 with 300+ SeekingAlpha articles. Not financial advice — just trying to be the most comprehensive free resource on GSE reform.

I built 33 free financial calculators. No ads, no signup required.

Got tired of every calculator site being plastered with ads and requiring email signups before showing results. So I built my own and made them all free.

What's included:
- FIRE Calculator (5 variants: Lean, Regular, Fat, Barista, Coast)
- 401k Calculator with employer match optimization
- Savings Rate Calculator
- Investment Fee Calculator (shows how 1% fees compound over decades)
- Net Worth Percentile by Age
- Salary to Net Worth comparison
- Coast FIRE Calculator
- Stock Return Calculator (any ticker, any time period)
- 50/30/20 Budget Rule calculator
- And 20+ more

All calculators: https://glenbradford.com/calculators

No accounts, no paywalls, no "enter your email to see results." Just math.

Built with Next.js, runs entirely in your browser. Open source vibes, closed source code.

300+ Seeking Alpha articles later, here's my actual track record (wins AND losses)

I've been publishing investment analysis on SeekingAlpha since 2005. Rather than letting people cherry-pick my record, I documented everything on one page — every major call, every outcome, with links to the original articles.

Highlights:
- Called the 2009 market bottom (documented)
- Warned about Chinese stock fraud... then lost money in CCME anyway (also documented)
- Multi-hundred-percent return on Yellow Media preferred
- All-in on Fannie/Freddie junior preferred since 2013 (ongoing)

The full timeline with links to every original article:
https://glenbradford.com/track-record

My worst trades, documented with pain meters:
https://glenbradford.com/worst-trades

I don't respect investors who only show their winners. Here's all of it — 20 years of receipts.

I ranked every billionaire's daily routine and scored their "superpowers" — it's completely unhinged

Started as a joke and turned into a 157-billionaire deep dive where I scored each one on three dimensions and gave them RPG-style superpowers.

Some highlights:
- Elon Musk's superpower: "Reality Distortion Field (Industrial Grade)"
- Warren Buffett's daily routine is literally just reading and drinking Cherry Coke
- I made fake LinkedIn profiles for historical figures (Caesar's endorsements are chef's kiss)
- There's a "Guess the Billionaire" quiz that's harder than you'd think
- Billionaire Tech Support tickets (Jeff Bezos submitting a ticket about same-day delivery to his own house)

The full billionaire rankings: https://glenbradford.com/top-25-richest-people
Guess the Billionaire quiz: https://glenbradford.com/guess-the-billionaire
Billionaire Tech Support: https://glenbradford.com/billionaire-tech-support
Historical LinkedIn: https://glenbradford.com/historical-linkedin

Fair warning: this site is a rabbit hole. I have 960+ pages and counting.