Joseph C. Battaglia
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Joseph C. "Joe" Battaglia is an American lawyer, radio talk show host, and precious metals investment advisor.
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[edit] Early life
Battaglia graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California; he went on to earn his law degree from Loyola University Law School. He was engaged in the full-time practice of law from 1966 to 1979 before deciding to change his profession and become a precious metals investment advisor.
Battaglia received the Coin Dealer magazine "Man of the Year Award" in 1988 and has been a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) since 1980 and 1991, respectively.
[edit] "The American Advisor"
Since 1994, Battaglia has been the Executive Vice President of Marketing for Goldline International, Inc., a precious metals investment firm; he is also the on-air personality for "The American Advisor" radio show and is the editor of the newsletter The American Advisor. In that capacity, he has interviewed a wide variety of people on such topics as the U.S. economy, U.S. dollar, inflation, a return to the gold standard, gold as an investment, and silver as an investment. Notable interviewees have included Steve Forbes (Editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine) and Ron Paul (U.S. Representative and Presidential candidate).