The Big Secret on Wall Street

The Big Secret on Wall Street, our flagship publication, focuses on capital efficient stocks – finding world-class businesses that prioritize returning significant cash to shareholders. In our view, this is the simplest and surest road to permanent wealth.

We are opportunistic in the types of capital efficient businesses that we seek. Some are long-term investments that we recommend buying and holding forever. Others may be shorter-term plays in massive long-term trends like energy and commodities or tech stocks. We find ideas across all sectors of the market, and we are always on the lookout for a chance to buy great companies at discounted prices.

  • Market Briefing: What You Need To Know About Trump, Tariffs, And The Fed
    Porter, Erez Kalir, and Marty Fridson recently sat down together for a full briefing about the Trump Administration’s plans and vision for the economy, the impact of tariffs and trade war, and make our predictions about what the Fed may (or may not) do with interest rates as these events unfold.
  • Searching For Safe Havens 
    During inflationary environments, the best businesses to own are those that can grow their earnings without escalating capital investments… In other words, businesses with high capital efficiency. We share three from The Big Secret portfolio that offer the most resilience against the current economic environment.
  • The Baby Berkshire
    The company we’re recommending in this issue is a diversified conglomerate with investments in insurance, energy, and hospitality. The founders were modestly successful as hotel operators, but they turned out to be world-class capital allocators and business buyers, turning a $100,000+ loan into billions of dollars.
  • Big Tech’s Phantom Profits
    We’ve noticed a growing consensus in the financial media that the Big Tech giants are currently trading at cheap valuations following the recent market correction. Given this backdrop, let’s look at how “cheap” these hyperscaler stocks really are… and you might be surprised.
  • When Bad Things Happen To Good Businesses… Buy
    Despite the risks and volatility in the U.S. stock market, there are many bargains emerging – if you know where to look. In this issue, we’re providing updates for six stocks in the portfolio that each trade at highly attractive valuations – and are being overlooked by Wall Street.
  • Fund Manager Follies
    Mutual fund cash levels have historically been one of the best contrarian indicators of where the market is headed... one that’s still well worth tracking today. And right now, asset managers are holding their lowest levels of cash in history – meaning they think the market is headed higher.
  • Shares Of This LNG Exporter Hit Value Territory
    Shares of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) exporter Venture Global (NYSE: VG) have dropped by 30% from $15 – when we put the company on our Watchlist in our February 13 issue – to just under $11 today. Given this significant price decline, and the readjustment of investor expectations for the company, we’re adding the shares
  • Smoke-Free And Smoking Hot
    The company we are recommending is the world’s second-largest company in its category. Yet despite generating 90% of the free cash flow as its top competitor, this company trades around half of what that number-one brand trades for. We believe this valuation gap will narrow significantly in the years ahead.
  • How Porter’s Permanent Portfolio Is Working Out
    Our goal with Porter’s Permanent Portfolio is to improve the portfolio’s average returns without increasing its volatility. We’re trying to create a portfolio that can produce returns in the most efficient way possible, with the least amount of volatility. Here is how it’s going.
  • A One-Two Punch To U.S. Stocks
    In this issue, we provide updates on several current recommendations in the portfolio that have fallen in value. Some of these are world-class companies that dominate their respective industries. One is not. The distinction provides a good lesson in when to sell and when to hold.