| Doug Casey | |
| Birth Name: | Douglas Robert Casey |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Georgetown University |
| Relatives: | Eugene B. Casey (father) |
Douglas Robert Casey (born May 5, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer, speculator, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research. He describes himself as an anarcho-capitalist influenced by the works of writer and philosopher Ayn Rand.
Casey graduated from Georgetown University in 1968. He was raised Roman Catholic, but later became an atheist.[1] [2]
He is the son of Eugene B. Casey, a multimillionaire real estate developer.[3]
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.
Casey has a wine and residential sporting estate project called Estancia de Cafayate in Salta Province, Argentina.
Casey has recommended investing in gold.
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.
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."
Casey has been critical of an interventionist foreign policy.[4] [5]