Candid Conversation with Austin Root & Porter Stansberry

Is It Possible to Earn Better Returns—With Less Risk?

That’s the question SAM CIO Austin Root set out to answer in this candid conversation with longtime market commentator Porter Stansberry.

Together, they explore how investors can build smarter, more resilient portfolios by focusing on quality, flexibility, and downside protection—especially in today’s unpredictable environment.

✔ What sets resilient portfolios apart – And why avoiding losses may matter more than maximizing gains.

✔ Rethinking the 60/40 Portfolio – How high-quality stocks, selective bond exposure, and diversifying assets like gold and cash may build a more resilient strategy.

✔ Dynamic Positioning That Works – Why tactical asset allocation matters—and how SAM can help align your portfolio with both market conditions and personal goals.

Austin Root is the Chief Investment Officer at Stansberry Asset Management, where he oversees the development and management of investment strategies across all portfolios. He brings extensive experience from his previous roles as Director of Research at Stansberry Research and portfolio manager for Stansberry Portfolio Solutions.

Before joining SAM, Austin co-founded North Oak Capital, a New York-based hedge fund backed by Julian Robertson and Tiger Management. He also held senior investment roles at SAC Capital Advisors, D.F. Dent & Company, and began his career at the Blackstone Group. Austin holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia. Austin resides in Maryland with his wife and three kids and enjoys golf, exercise, card games, and, yes, spends even a lot of his free time learning about businesses and what makes them tick.

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.

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Is It Possible to Earn Better Returns—With Less Risk?

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