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Alan is the lead analyst for Stansberry's Investment Advisory, the flagship newsletter.

Alan bought his first stock at age 14 in a joint-custody account. He was immediately hooked and knew he wanted to pursue a career in finance.

After graduating from Villanova University, Alan joined Goldman Sachs. He was a financial database expert in the Investment Banking Division. There, he witnessed a merger and acquisition boom. Later, at Barclays Investment Bank, he had a front-row seat to the financial crisis on various trading desks. Alan was also a statistical arbitrage trader at an independent proprietary trading firm.

Alan has been a CFA charter holder since 2011. He also has an MBA with a specialization in quantitative finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.