There are five things they will never tell you.
Five things every American must know. Five things that could either massively enrich you or completely destroy you depending on the moves you make today.
If you’re honest with yourself, none of these things should surprise you… you already know about them. Deep down you can feel them. Even when you try to ignore them.
And you already know these problems aren’t going away. They won’t magically fix themselves. Nobody is coming to your rescue. You need to take action into your own hands.
Read the list below and tell me where I’m wrong…
#1. The government is bankrupt.
It’s lying about inflation because every percentage point higher in CPI automatically raises Social Security’s liabilities. Those liabilities now exceed $100 trillion.
They can’t be financed. Not without destroying the dollar.
Think Rome, when it could no longer afford free grain for its citizens. Think Europe after World War I, when nations tried to print their way out of impossible debts.
The real-world rate of inflation is not 3% or 4%.
I’d bet it’s closer to 12%+ in America’s major cities and growing.
Every dollar you earn buys less each month… and that decline is accelerating.
#2. Your savings are being vaporized.
Virtually all your dollar-based assets — cash in the bank, 401(k), wages — will lose half their value in the next four years.
Grocery prices, housing, healthcare, insurance… you’ve seen what’s happened since 2009. Now imagine it all doubling again by 2029. That’s the future we’re heading toward if you stand still.
#3. AI will save the private sector but not you.
Artificial intelligence will help companies survive inflation.
But it will do it by displacing millions of people. Private sector employment will shrink by double digits every year for at least the next decade. Law, accounting, finance, even medicine—white-collar work is being displaced at a speed no one is prepared for.
And those in government jobs or fixed pensions?
They’ll be wiped out entirely as deficits and inflation devour their real income.
#4. The violence hasn’t even begun.
Since 2009, we’ve seen the opening act—crime, riots, political rage.
But as the dollar collapses, a civil fracture is inevitable. Those closest to the flow of new money (what economists call the Cantillon Effect) will grow richer. Everyone else will struggle to survive.
It’s the same pattern that’s ended every empire in history.
#5. These "problems" represent an unprecedented transfer of wealth.
For people who understand the economics behind this societal and financial collapse, this crisis represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to amass multi-generational wealth.
I'm not describing a theory. I'm not describing an idea. Or a forecast. I'm not talking about something that might happen, some day. I'm talking about what's happening right now.
This has been happening since the bailouts began in 2009.
I've been writing about these issues, virtually every day, since.
When I first warned about these problems America still had a AAA credit rating. Occupy Wall Street hadn't happened yet. Nor BLM. Or Covid lockdowns. Or our government forcing us to take vaccines.
I gave anyone who was worried the complete blueprint to save themselves: gold, great businesses, Bitcoin… and avoid the dollar at all costs.
But now, with the advent of a new technological force, there is one final step we urge you to take to ensure your wealth is not only safeguarded but continues to compound going forward.
And you must take it now.
Because the forces at work here are moving at breakneck pace.
If you bury your head in the sand, you could be left behind as one of the greatest transfers of wealth ever unfolds. Don’t let that happen to you. I share everything you need to know here:
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Good investing,
Porter Stansberry
GM, TRV & ASML: 3 Industry Giants Boosting Buybacks in 2026
Reported by Leo Miller. Posted: 1/30/2026.
Some of the market's biggest names in automobiles, insurance and semiconductors just announced significant boosts to their buyback programs. These companies aim to continue reducing their share counts and build on their strong 2025 performances in the year ahead. All data is as of the Jan. 30 close unless otherwise indicated.
After Spending Big in 2025, GM Authorizes New $6 Billion Buyback Program
First up is U.S. auto giant General Motors (NYSE: GM). In 2025, GM shares delivered a very strong performance, with a total return of 54%. Supporting the company's share price was its prolific use of buybacks: the company spent $6 billion on repurchases, reducing its outstanding share count by roughly 18%.
GM recently reinforced its buyback capacity, announcing a $6 billion share repurchase authorization on Jan. 27. That authorization equals approximately 7.9% of the firm's roughly $76 billion market capitalization. It's unclear how much GM will actually spend on buybacks in 2026; last year the company authorized $6 billion in February and spent the same amount. Additionally, Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson emphasized buybacks during the company's earnings call.
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Key Takeaways
After reducing its share count by over 15% in 2025, General Motors is loading up on buyback capacity again.
Travelers outperformed the market last year, and is signallying confidence with a new repurchase plan.
Semiconductor giant ASML is adding buyback capacity too, announcing a new +$10 billion program.
Jacobson said the share performance "reinforces our conviction that repurchasing GM stock at current valuation levels, which are back to historical norms but remain well below our peers, represents one of the most compelling opportunities to continue to generate long-term shareholder value." In other words, he still sees meaningful value in GM shares.
Travelers' Buyback Capacity Now Exceeds 11% of Its Market Cap
Property and casualty insurance leader Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV) also delivered a solid 2025. The stock returned 22% for the year, outperforming the S&P 500's 18% gain. The company spent $3.1 billion on buybacks in 2025, reducing its outstanding share count by roughly 4%.
On Jan. 21, Travelers added significant buyback firepower when it announced an additional $5 billion share repurchase program. That adds to about $2.015 billion of remaining capacity under prior authorizations, giving the firm total buyback capacity equal to roughly 11.3% of its $62 billion market capitalization. That is a meaningful amount of flexibility to continue reducing the share count.
The company has already signaled it will spend $1.8 billion on buybacks in Q1, up from prior expectations of $1.6 billion. However, when asked, management declined to comment on the buyback cadence for the rest of the year. The higher near-term buyback guidance is encouraging, although growth in net premiums earned was only 2.6% last quarter—the lowest level since Q1 2021.
ASML Adds $14 Billion to Buyback Chest
Finally, wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) stalwart ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) is boosting its buybacks after a strong 2025. On the year, shares returned just under 56%. ASML also engaged in meaningful repurchases during 2025, spending about $7 billion and reducing its outstanding share count by roughly 1.7%.
The company exhausted its previous buyback program in December 2025 and authorized a new program on Jan. 28. Its new authorization comes in at 12 billion euros (approximately $14.2 billion), equal to around 2.5% of the firm's $558 billion market capitalization. ASML also said it will buy back up to 2 million shares to cover employee share plans; those purchases offset dilution rather than reduce the share count. At current levels, repurchases set aside for this purpose represent about 20% of ASML's buyback capacity.
That leaves roughly 80% available to actually lower ASML's outstanding share count. While the capacity is not massive, buybacks can still provide a meaningful tailwind. Many expect solid growth for the WFE industry in 2026, supporting ASML's outlook. Still, the stock trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 42x—roughly 25% above its three-year average—so valuation will be important to monitor.
GM: Big Buybacks and Upside Potential
Among this group, General Motors stands out for its aggressive use of buybacks and the apparent conviction of its management team. The MarketBeat consensus price target on GM is near $86, implying only about 2% upside. However, analyst targets updated after the company's Jan. 27 earnings release are more optimistic: they average $97, suggesting the stock could rise roughly 15% after an already strong run.
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