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The Real Secret To Long-Term Wealth
By putting all of our investment recommendations and strategies into a single product, with complete do-it-for-you portfolios like Porter’s Permanent Portfolio, and adding a lively Roundtable discussion each month, this single membership is truly everything you need to be a complete investor.
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The Secret To Investing In Distressed Debt
As the corporate debt bubble unwinds, we have partnered with legendary financial author and credit analyst Martin Fridson to take advantage of “the greatest legal transfer of wealth in history.” Martin releases monthly distressed debt and equity recommendations, for Partners only.
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A Once-In-A-Generation Moment For Tech Investors
We’re at a tipping point with emerging technology, witnessing changes that were unimaginable just years ago. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area — the tech capital of the world — Tech Frontiers senior analyst Erez Kalir has his finger on the pulse of advancements in artificial intelligence, blockchain, computing, and biosciences.
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Harnessing The Power of Non‑Correlated Return Streams
A trading service unlike anything we’ve ever done before. We funded a live account with $100,000 of our own money and execute behind our highest-conviction trading ideas. And you can follow along with every step of the way. Get access to trades built around the best independent research from our team.
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The New Porter & Co. Best Buys
Every month, we send you the three best investment ideas from across the Porter & Co. universe. and check in with all of our analysts to select three current recommendations that are at a very attractive buy price. These become our Best Buys.
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Meet the passionate teambehind the research
Our team is a select cohort of the world's top investment analysts, researchers, and writers — with deep expertise in biotechnology, distressed debt, macro investing, insurance, and proprietary portfolio management.
Founder & CEO
Porter Stansberry
Founder & CEO — Porter & Co.
Porter Stansberry is the founder of Porter & Co. In 1999, he pecked out his first financial newsletter (Pirate Investor) on a borrowed laptop in a rundown apartment in Baltimore. He continues to create superb financial insights today with Porter & Co., launched in April 2022.
Porter's mission has remained steady for more than two decades: be the world's leading independent provider of financial research — and set new industry standards for customer service, technological integration, and proprietary analytics.
Porter is a proud husband and father, and an avid outdoorsman. He earned his BA in political science and government from the University of Florida.
Senior Analyst
Martin Fridson
Distressed Investing
"Perhaps the most well-known figure in the high yield world," according to Investment Dealers' Digest, Martin Fridson oversees the research and recommendations for Porter & Co.'s Distressed Investing. At brokerage firms including Salomon Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch, he became known for his innovative work in credit analysis and investment strategy.
For nine consecutive years he was ranked No. 1 in high-yield strategy in the Institutional Investor All America Research Survey. He has served as president of the Fixed Income Analysts Society, governor of the CFA Institute, director of the New York Society of Security Analysts, and consultant to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
The Financial Management Association International named Fridson the Financial Executive of the Year in 2002. In 2000, he became the youngest person inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Hall of Fame. The CFA Society New York presented him with its Ben Graham Award in 2017.
Senior Analyst
Andy Lipman
Distressed Investing
Andy Lipman is an analyst for Porter & Co.'s Distressed Investing. He has spent his career publishing research on distressed and story-intensive high-yield credits and as a portfolio manager focusing on troubled and bankrupt issuers, as well as post-reorganization equities.
Senior Analyst
Ross Hendricks
Complete Investor & The Trading Club
Ross Hendricks is an analyst for Porter Stansberry's Complete Investor and The Trading Club, and he brings more than a decade of experience in the financial industry. He's worked with the Chief Investment Officer of a $500-million global macro fund and has done research with Porter as analyst for the Commodities Supercycle service at Stansberry Research.
After earning a degree in chemistry from the University of Texas, Ross worked two stints in the energy sector before starting his career as an investment analyst.
Analyst
Jared Simons
Equity Analyst
Jared Simons is an equity analyst at Porter & Co. Jared takes what he's learned from studying Peter Lynch and Peter Thiel to identify disruptive innovators — with a special focus on companies that are democratizing financial services.
Previously, Jared was the lead analyst at L.A. Stevens Investments and the Beating the Market service on Seeking Alpha. Jared enjoys studying investor psychology and the history of capital markets.
Analyst
Justin Brill
Analyst
Justin Brill is an analyst for Porter & Co., bringing 20 years of financial market experience to his role — including more than a decade working with Porter as editor of the Stansberry Digest. He holds degrees in psychology and finance from Johns Hopkins University.
Executive Leadership
Jared Kelly
Chief Executive Officer
Jared Kelly is the Chief Executive Officer of Porter & Co. He began his career in investment research at Stansberry Research in 2010, where he played a pivotal role in expanding the firm into one of the industry's most respected and successful publishers.
Jared later partnered with Whitney Tilson to launch Empire Financial Research and collaborated with Joel Litman to establish Altimetry Research, both under the MarketWise umbrella. With over 15 years of experience in financial publishing, he has been instrumental in developing and executing some of the industry's most impactful marketing strategies and breakthroughs.
Subscriber Experience
James Driver
Director of Member Services
James Driver has been a trusted colleague of Porter Stansberry's for over a decade, bringing extensive experience in client engagement and financial research services. As Director of Member Services at Porter & Co., he ensures subscribers receive the highest level of support and value from their membership.
James began his career in financial publishing in 2015, specializing in customer support and premium research services. At Porter & Co., he is your dedicated resource — committed to providing a seamless experience, delivering the support you need, and helping you get the most from your research.
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