Joseph Shaefer
Joseph Shaefer is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Stanford Wealth Management. His career as an economic and stock analyst began as a retail and institutional broker. With 40 years in the financial business, Shaefer has become a highly regarded economics and global affairs speaker and writer. As a former geopolitical analyst in the United States intelligence community, Shaefer provides a more balanced and competent view of the risks and opportunities both in the US and beyond.
Joseph Shaefer Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Senior Vice President
Academic History
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Bachelor of Arts
- At Seeking Alpha, Shaefer is the editor of Investor's Edge®, where Seeking Alpha readers can see the results of 20 years of investing success in his Growth and Value portfolio as well as his best current thinking.
- He explains the forces and events that shape the investment arena and recommends those industries and companies that will benefit most. In the nine years since its inception, the Value model portfolio is up 293%, while the S&P 500 is up less than 8%.
- He served 36 years, from Private to Brigadier General, in active and reserve military service.
- In 1976, he formed his own discount brokerage firm which he sold to Charles Schwab.
- He has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Strategic Review, American Thinker, Forbes, and many other publications.
- He has been interviewed on NBC, PBS, CNBC, and others.