The first author signed to the IW$ Press imprint! Michael Joseph, CFA is a portfolio manager and deputy chief investment officer at Stansberry Asset Management. He is a member of the CFA Institute’s Practice Analysis Working Body and sits on the board of Copper State Credit Union and the advisory board of the Arizona Council on Economic Education.

Michael is a Portfolio Manager and Deputy Chief Investment Officer at SAM, a Registered Investment Advisor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. File number: 801-107061. He sources investment opportunities and conducts ongoing due diligence across SAM’s portfolios. Michael co-manages SAM’s Income and Tactical Select strategies.

Prior to joining SAM, Michael worked with high-net-worth private clients for the largest independent wealth management firm in the United States. He was also a senior analyst for one of the largest investment-grade bond managers in America. Michael joined SAM in 2017.

Michael’s investment thinking has been featured in publications including Fortune, Advisor Perspectives and the Stansberry Digest. He has also been a featured speaker at the annual Stansberry Conference, the Legacy Investment Summit and the Titan Investors Conference.

Michael holds an MBA from the University of California, Davis and a BA from San Francisco State University where he majored in History. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter in 2017.

Michael resides in Arizona with his wife and two children. He serves as a Board Member for Copper State Credit Union, an Advisory Board Member for the Arizona Council on Economic Education and is a member of the Practice Analysis Working Body of the CFA Institute.