American economist
Douglas Robert Casey [ 1] (born May 5, 1946[ 1] in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer, speculator , and the founder and chairman of Casey Research.[ 2] He describes himself as an anarcho-capitalist [ 3] influenced by the works of writer and philosopher Ayn Rand .
Early life and education
Casey graduated from Georgetown University in 1968.[ 3] [ 4] He was raised Roman Catholic , but later became an atheist .[ 5] [ 6]
He is the son of Eugene B. Casey, a multimillionaire real estate developer.[ 7]
Career
Casey's 1979 book Crisis Investing was number one on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 1980 for 29 consecutive weeks. It was the best-selling financial book of 1980 with 438,640 copies sold.[ 8] [ 9]
Casey has a wine and residential sporting estate project called Estancia de Cafayate in Salta Province , Argentina .[ 3]
Casey has recommended investing in gold.[ 2] [ 7]
Casey Research
Casey Research publishes a financial newsletter from an Austrian School anarcho-capitalist perspective which advises on the purchase of microcap stocks , precious metals , and other investments.[ 4]
Views and approach
Casey describes himself as a contrarian . He applies this view to investment, economic interpretations, and government.
He has said, "You've got to be a speculator today. It's no longer possible to work hard and save your money and get ahead in life."[ 7]
Casey has been critical of an interventionist foreign policy .[ 10] [ 11]
Bibliography
References
^ a b "Publicado en el Boletรญn Oficial de Salta Nยบ 19807 el dรญa 23/06/2016" . Boletรญn Oficial โ Provincia de Salta . Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
^ a b Waggoner, John (February 19, 2009). "Investors are grabbing for dangled karats" . USA Today . Retrieved March 23, 2015 .
^ a b c Foster, Nick (February 25, 2010). "Projects Draw Attention to Argentine Countryside" . New York Times . Retrieved March 28, 2015 .
^ a b Sykora, Allen (May 11, 2011). "Doug Casey: Government Policies Distort Markets; 'Printing More Money' To Mean Inflation" . Forbes .com. Retrieved March 23, 2015 .
^ July 13, 2013 C-SPAN2 Book TV interview with Doug Casey at Freedomfest 2013, held at Las Vegas .
^ Sien, 2015. 22:00 min. in
^ a b c Knight, Jerry (August 25, 1980). "Doomsayer Casey: 'I Believe in Buying When There's Blood in the Streets' " . The Washington Post .
^ Strauss, Valerie (June 10, 2010). "What Americans used to read" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2015 .
^ "Doug Casey" . Voice America. Retrieved March 28, 2015 .
^ James, Louis (November 14, 2012). "Doug Casey on the Inconvenient Truths of US Foreign Policy" . Casey Research . Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Doug Casey on What Happens After the Next War" . Investment Watch . June 7, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
^ "Doug Casey' Books" . High Ground Series - A collection of books by Doug Casey .
^ "Right on the Money: Doug Casey on Economics, Investing, and the Ways of the Real World with Louis James" , Wiley.com.
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