Stacking Strategic Gold and Bitcoin with RSSX with ReSolve's Mike Philbrick

About this episode

Mike Philbrick discusses the integration of Bitcoin and gold into modern portfolios as a strategy for diversification amidst economic uncertainty.

In a world where inflation, currency debasement, and geopolitical shocks threaten portfolios, what if you could keep your core equity exposure and add the asymmetric upside of Bitcoin and the timeless stability of gold—without triggering investor panic or selling winners? In this episode, host Pierre Daillie sits down with Mike Philbrick, CEO at ReSolve Asset Management, co-founders, along with Newfound Research, of the Return Stacked ETFs Suite, to unpack a strategy that’s been in the institutional playbook for decades but is now accessible to everyday investors: return stacking. Against today’s backdrop of persistent inflation, volatile markets, and shifting perceptions of alternative assets, Philbrick explains why gold and Bitcoin are moving from “fringe” to “foundational” in modern portfolios—and how the RSSX ETF offers a disciplined, behaviorally resilient way to integrate them without sacrificing the stocks and bonds investors know and trust. From the behavioral traps that cause investors to abandon diversifiers at the worst moments, to the portfolio math that shows how modest allocations can improve returns and reduce risk, this conversation delivers both the “why” and the…

People in this episode

Host: Pierre Daillie

Guest: Mike Philbrick

Topics covered

• investment strategy
• Bitcoin
• gold
• portfolio management
• diversification
• inflation
• alternative assets

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• gold
• portfolio diversification
• RSSX ETF
• investment strategy
• inflation
• alternative assets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ReSolve Asset Management, Newfound Research

Products: RSSX ETF, Return Stacked ETFs Suite

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