
Why You Shouldn’t Buy Stocks – Ever
Most people shouldn’t ever buy stocks. For most people, the stock market is a rigged game that they cannot win. But there is an asset class that’s far, far better than the stock market.
Most people shouldn’t ever buy stocks. For most people, the stock market is a rigged game that they cannot win. But there is an asset class that’s far, far better than the stock market.
If you want to become a great investor, learn from two of Warren Buffett’s purchases – his worst and his best. Porter takes readers through the history and numbers of both.
Warren Buffett has long warned that the growing size of his portfolio must, inevitably, begin to negatively impact his returns on invested capital. And that’s certainly occurring – though for reasons that are not obvious to most investors, Porter explains.
Apple is one of the largest companies in the world, with a market capitalization of $3.7 trillion, and the shares up 131,000% since 1997. But over the past three years, revenue has been flat, while share valuations have continued to rise. Trouble ahead for this tech giant?
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An investor who consistently beats the market needs others to be consistently on the wrong side of the trade. Don’t persist with a strategy that makes you the one who’s making money for someone else, Distressed Investing editor Marty Fridson writes.
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