Economies run in bubbles, they expand and then burst. Is our current economy about to burst? In this episode, Robert & Kim talk to Doug Casey, a contrarian investor with decades of experience building wealth during times of crisis. Find out what you can do to protect your wealth and even build wealth in uncertain times.
Doug Casey is an American-born libertarian economist and advocate of the free market. He is a bestselling financial author, international investor, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research, a provider of subscription financial analysis about specific market verticals including natural resources/metals/mining, energy, commodities, and technology. Since 1979 he has written or co-written the monthly metals-and-mining-focused investment newsletter The International Speculator. He has authored four books, including Crisis Investing, the top-selling investing book of all time, Totally Incorrect, and Right on the Money. His latest novel is Speculator.
Robert Kiyosaki is best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 personal finance book of all time. His book titles hold four of the top ten spots on Nielsen Bookscan List's Life-to-Date Sales from 2001-2008 alone. Robert is an educational Entrepreneur and real estate tycoon, co-creator of the CASHFLOW (R) board game, founder of the financial education-based Rich Dad Company and author of New York Times Bestsellers: Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich, and Unfair Advantage: The Power of Financial Education. Robert Kiyosaki is among the first to have warned Americans of an impending collapse in the US real estate market, famously prophesizing, "Your home is not an investment," years before the Panic of 2008. His latest book is Why the Rich Are Getting Richer.