Compounding Quality
Investor Due Diligence Report
by Compounding Quality
substackFinance
Ex-professional investor helping other investors | All my own money is invested in the Portfolio.
Investor Due Diligence Report
by Compounding Quality
Ex-professional investor helping other investors | All my own money is invested in the Portfolio.
518K
11.7K paid
-0.2%
-0.3%
net churn
Pricing
$57/mo
$499/yr annual option
$485K
11.7K paid subs
$339K/mo – $630K/mo(±30%)
2.5
192.8
0.04%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~3x per week
2.8 posts/week
79/100
Consistent (~2.6d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macro Notes | 64K | -0.8% | $30/mo | substack |
| Young Money by Jack Raines | 61K | -0.8% | Free | substack |
| GraniteShares’s Substack | 41K | N/A | Free | substack |
| School of Investing | 40K | N/A | $20/mo | substack |
| Month | Subscribers | Est. Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 518K | $557,397.26 | — |
| Feb 2026 | 518.8K | $558,229.01 | ~0% |
| Mar 2026 | 520.5K | $560,100.45 | ~0% |
| Apr 2026 | 518.5K | $557,937.9 | ~0% |
Platform Dependency
Operates on custom domain (www.compoundingquality.net)
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
518K subscribers — above the 3K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
100% of 11 similar-size peers in Finance have paid tiers
Pricing position
$57/mo vs $1,937.49/mo category average (1227 newsletters)
| Date | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | $57 | $499 |
| Jan 2026 | $39 | $470 |
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 60/100 | 30% |
| Paid Subscriber Ratio | 100/100 | 25% |
| Publishing Consistency | 89/100 | 10% |
| Behind the Balance Sheet |
| 22K |
| N/A |
| $35/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier