Stansberry Research

Stansberry Research

Company type	Private
Industry	Publishing, Investment research
Founded	1999
Founder	Frank Porter Stansberry
Headquarters	Baltimore, Maryland , United States
Key people	Brett Aitken (publisher)
Products	Investment advisory newsletters

Stansberry Research is a privately held American publishing enterprise that focuses on investment-oriented publications. Brett Aitken acts as the company's publisher. The headquarters are located in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional offices situated in Florida, Oregon, and California.

The firm provides investment analysis through advisory newsletters issued on a monthly or bi-monthly basis, written by a team of financial editors. Their content covers sectors such as natural resource, power, oil, and mining company industries, alongside health care and biotechnology. Topics also include value investing, corporate bonds, and alternative asset classes. Stansberry Research serves subscribers in more than 100 countries worldwide.

History

Established in 1999 by Frank Porter Stansberry as an independent provider of investment research, Stansberry Research has expanded its range of financial publications over time. The current publisher is Brett Aitken.

In 2014, the company encountered criticism when Snopes.com refuted its forecast predicting the collapse of the United States currency.

Analysts

Steve Sjuggerud is the founder and editor of True Wealth, a publication launched in 2001.

In 2019, former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson joined as the principal analyst and editor for the flagship newsletter Stansberry Investment Advisory.

David Eifrig serves as editor for Retirement Millionaire and regularly contributes to Daily Wealth.

Matt Badiali has been editing S&A Resource Report since 2005, concentrating on investments in natural resources, metals, and energy sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences from Penn State University and a Master's degree in Geology from Florida Atlantic University.

Since 2002, Dan Ferris has edited Extreme Value, focusing on value investing and low-risk stocks. In 2014, Stansberry Research published his book titled World Dominating Dividend Growers: Income Streams that Never Go Down.

2007 fraud conviction

In 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Stansberry with fraud concerning newsletters published by Agora, Inc. and its affiliate Pirate Investors LLC. The United States District Court for the District of Maryland found him guilty in 2007 and mandated repayment of $1.5 million.