
A 400-Year-Old Dynasty
A global version of Berkshire Hathaway, this Japanese firm doesn’t merely own a collection of great businesses, it controls entire industries, but never directly.
A global version of Berkshire Hathaway, this Japanese firm doesn’t merely own a collection of great businesses, it controls entire industries, but never directly.
On Friday, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) jumped 30% from 16 to 21, as the S&P 500 fell 2.7% for its largest single-day decline since the Liberation Day tariff turmoil in April. The surge in the VIX has pushed up options prices across the board, creating an opportunity to capitalize on juicy premiums available from selling covered calls.
Last year, Ported unveiled an approach to investing where you don’t have to trade in and out of positions, where you don’t have to follow the news, and where you don’t even have to worry about the future. Now, he just made it even better.
In this issue, we’re doing something a little different: a full deep dive into the thesis behind today’s particular trade – because this story goes beyond just the bullish thesis behind the recommendation itself.
Today’s Trading Club alert gives our portfolio exposure to a long-term global safe haven and unloads shares of an energy company who faces political uncertainty.
Today, Porter compares different ways to build ultra-low volatility portfolios and unveils a new “Lindy” index.
You’ve been taught that low-risk, equity-like results aren’t possible. You’ve all been taught that to make big returns, you must take big risks. Those rules are framed by finance professionals as if they are the laws of physics: But they aren’t. Porter explains why.
What happens when governments go bankrupt, Porter explains: war, chaos, and terrible strife as competing interest groups fight, savagely, to hold on to the advantages they have under the current, failing system. If you understand what that means, you’ll be a victor.
Today, Porter shares how pretty much anyone can earn 50%-plus annual returns, on average – and without suffering the kind of drawdowns most investors believe are inevitable. In fact, the strategy he demonstrates has volatility that’s much lower than the market’s.
Today’s Trading Club alert gives our portfolio exposure to a long-term global safe haven and unloads shares of an energy company who faces political uncertainty.