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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.
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| Born | Douglas Robert Casey May 5, 1946 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
| Relatives | Eugene B. Casey (father) |
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]
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]
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- —— (1982). Strategic Investing. ISBN 9780671438869.
- —— (1976). The International Man. ISBN 9780932496096.
- —— (1979). Crisis Investing: Opportunities and Profits in the Coming Great Depression. ISBN 9780936906003.
- —— (1993). Crisis Investing for the Rest of the 90s. ISBN 9780806516127.[12]
- —— (2012). Totally Incorrect: Conversations with Doug Casey. ISBN 9780988285132.
- —— (2013). Right on the Money. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118856222.[13]
- —— (2016). Speculator. With John Hunt. High Ground Novels. ISBN 9780985933258.
- —— (2017). Drug Lord. With John Hunt. High Ground Novels. ISBN 9781947449077.
- —— (2020). Assassin. With John Hunt. High Ground Novels. ISBN 9781947449091.
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