Katie Stockton

Founder and Managing Partner, Fairlead Strategies, LLC

Katie Stockton, CMT is Founder and Managing Partner of Fairlead Strategies, LLC, an independent research firm and investment advisor focused on technical analysis. She is the portfolio manager for the award-winning Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (TACK), launched in March 2022. Prior to forming Fairlead Strategies in 2018, Katie spent more than 20 years on Wall Street providing technical research and advice to institutional investors. She served as Chief Technical Strategist for BTIG and Chief Market Technician at MKM Partners, and she has worked for technical strategy teams at Morgan Stanley and Wit Soundview. With help from the Fairlead Strategies team, Katie ... Read More

Leo Chen

Portfolio Manager & Quantitative Strategist, Cumberland Advisors

Leo Chen serves as Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Strategist. He specializes in quantitative analysis, particularly in time-series empirical research. Leo works with stochastic calculus and Brownian motion. His research utilizes quantitative methods to examine market returns and underlying volatilities. Leo is also a portfolio manager for Cumberland’s equity strategies that focus on volatility and market sentiment. He works directly with clients as an Investment Advisor Representative. 

Leo’s extensive research has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Morningstar, Bloomberg Radio, MarketWatch, Business Insider, Yahoo!, ... Read More

Alison Gardner

Senior Vice President – Financial Advisor, RBC Wealth Management

Alison Gardner has enjoyed 35 years in the financial services industry. She is Senior Vice President in the Wealth Management division and, as a Senior Portfolio Manager, utilizes quality fundamentals with a rules-based technical overlay for performance, risk management and to remove emotion. She maintains a rigorous focus on both analytics and investment knowledge. Starting her financial advising career in the early 80’s has given her plenty of experience with both fear and greed. This has shaped her belief that risk management and capital preservation can be achieved through a combination of investment counsel, advanced planning and relationship management. Prior to choosing ... Read More