Investor Due Diligence Report
FBI Assistant Director (retired); 25 year veteran Special Agent; Author of national bestseller The FBI Way; and, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers; speaker; democracy defender. Click to read Frank Figliuzzi, a Substack with tens of thousands of subscribers.
26K
1.8K paid
~0%
Subscriber count is a platform estimate
Insufficient data
17 of 30 days needed
Pricing
$8/mo
$80/yr annual option
$12K
1.8K paid subs
$12K/mo – $12K/mo(±0%)
13.3
412.6
1.64%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~2x per week
2.0 posts/week
51/100
Variable (~4.7d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump | 385K | +0.4% | $6/mo | substack |
| Public Notice | 274K | N/A | $6/mo | substack |
| Talking Feds Substack | 217K | -0.2% | $7/mo | substack |
| Welcome to Joy's House! | 210K | +0.2% | $8/mo | substack |
| Month | Subscribers | Est. Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 22K | $11,263.56 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 25K | $12,802.68 | +13.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 26K | $13,311.48 | +4.0% |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Variable publishing frequency
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Some posts outperform significantly
Subscriber threshold
26K subscribers — above the 6K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
100% of 184 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers
Pricing position
$8/mo vs $7.68/mo category average (1160 newsletters)
| Date | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | $8 | $80 |
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 | 100/100 | 30% |
| Paid Subscriber Ratio | 93/100 | 25% |
| Publishing Consistency | 44/100 | 10% |
| Why It Matters |
| 205K |
| N/A |
| $7/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier