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Douglas R. Casey 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 novelist Ayn Rand. Casey is a real estate investor as well as an advisor on how to profit from market distortions and periods of economic turmoil.
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- TTS192 Doug Casey of the Casey Research Center
- Doug Casey We Are On The Cusp Of A Civil War
- Education
- Projects
- Career as author
- Casey Research
- Books
- Opinions
- Criticism
- References
Education
Casey is a graduate of Georgetown University. He was raised Roman Catholic, but later became an atheist.
Projects
Casey has a wine and residential sporting estate project called Estancia de Cafayate in Salta Province, Argentina.
Career as author
Casey's 1979 book Crisis Investing was number one on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 1980 for multiple weeks. It was the best-selling financial book of 1980 with 438,640 copies sold.
Casey Research
Casey Research publishes a financial newsletter from an Austrian School anarcho-capitalist perspective which advises on the purchase microcap stocks, precious metals, and other investments.
Books
Opinions
In 2007 the Financial Times noted that Casey pointed out the credit crunch saw close correlation between gold and equity prices. He said this was because hedge funds sold both gold and equities for liquidity.
Casey recommends gold as an investment. At FreedomFest 2014 he told Daniela Cambone that he predicted retail price inflation, and saying that he did not think that the price of gold was being suppressed.
Criticism
In 2012 Salon magazine questioned Casey's stance that the United States Constitution is principally responsible for the American Civil War.