A Mirror You Haven’t Seen Before

Social Security and Medicare’s unfunded liabilities total over $100 trillion! People believe, falsely, that these promises are funded in some way, that the money they’ve paid into the system over the years will be there for them. That’s all nonsense. The money was never invested. And you don’t own the rights to anything.

A Reckoning Is Coming For U.S. Debt

Every week, the team at Porter & Co.’s Sunday Investment Chronicles pores over thousands (and thousands) of articles, reports, social media posts, analyses, regulatory filings, and anything else we can get our hands (and eyes) on to understand what’s happening in the world of investing and finance – and to uncover the most original, compelling, and double-head-fake ideas…

The Almost Magical Powers Of Great Businesses

The LA Lakers NBA basketball team was recently sold for $10 billion. It sounds like a great deal, since the seller paid $68 million for the team in 1979. But that investment has underperformed the S&P 500 by about $3 billion. A similar investment into other great businesses would have made even more.

The Real Warning Signs Investors Are Ignoring

Over the last several years, the U.S. jobs market has gradually transitioned from red hot to lukewarm. But in the last several months, the labor market has gone from lukewarm to ice cold. In this issue, we look at five companies that we feel will be resilient to any economic downturn that might result from this.

Buy Alert: Burford Capital (BUR) 

We’re issuing a buy alert in shares of Burford Capital (NYSE: BUR), the world’s largest provider of litigation finance.  The company provides the capital and legal expertise that enables its clients to pursue litigation they might not otherwise be able or willing to pursue. Burford primarily deals in legal cases for corporations, and avoids pursuing

Sell Alert: JetBlue Airways 0.5% convertible bonds maturing April 1, 2026

Today JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) announced a new round of cost cuts as travel demand remains sluggish. The company is reducing its schedule and ending service to certain markets. JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty indicated the company is unlikely to achieve its previously stated goal of a breakeven in operating margin this year. Since we recommended