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 novelist Ayn Rand.
Early life and education[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
Books[edit]
Strategic Investing (1982). Paperback: ISBN 0-671-43886-7
The International Man (1976). Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-932496-09-6
Crisis Investing : Opportunities and profits in the coming great depression. (1979). Hardcover: ISBN 0-936906-00-6. Paperback: ISBN 0-671-42678-8.
Crisis Investing for the Rest of the 90s[12] (1993). Paperback: ISBN 0-8065-1612-7.
Totally Incorrect: Conversations with Doug Casey (2012). Paperback: ISBN 0-9882851-3-4.
Right on the Money (2013). Paperback: ISBN 978-1-118-85622-2. John Wiley & Sons[13]
Speculator (with John Hunt) (2016). Paperback: ISBN 978-0985933258. High Ground Novels
Drug Lord (with John Hunt) (2017). Paperback: ISBN 978-1947449077. High Ground Novels
Assassin (with John Hunt) (2020). Paperback: ISBN 978-1947449091. High Ground Novels
