Doug Casey Explained

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.

Early life and education

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]

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.

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

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.

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."

Casey has been critical of an interventionist foreign policy.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. July 13, 2013 C-SPAN2 Book TV interview with Doug Casey at Freedomfest 2013, held at Las Vegas.
  2. Sien, 2015. 22:00 min. in
  3. News: Jerry. Knight. Doomsayer Casey: 'I Believe in Buying When There's Blood in the Streets'. August 25, 1980. The Washington Post.
  4. Web site: Louis. James. Doug Casey on the Inconvenient Truths of US Foreign Policy. November 14, 2012. August 2, 2019. Casey Research.
  5. Web site: Doug Casey on What Happens After the Next War. June 7, 2019. August 2, 2019. Investment Watch.
  6. Web site: Doug Casey' Books . High Ground Series - A collection of books by Doug Casey.

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