Dr. Ron Paul

Former Congressman and US Presidential Candidate

Former Congressman Ron Paul of Texas is the leading spokesman for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency.

Dr. Paul was known for his consistent voting record in the House of Representatives, never voting for legislation unless the proposed measure was expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535" on Capitol Hill.

He has served on the House Banking Committee, where he was a strong advocate for sound monetary policy and an outspoken critic of the Federal Reserve's inflationary measures. He also was a key member of the Gold Commission, advocating a return to a gold standard.

Dr. Paul will present the keynote address at the Casey Research Summit and attend the entire event as an audience member.

Donald G. M. Coxe

Chairman, Coxe Advisors LLP

Strategy Advisor to BMO Financial Group and the author of the Basic Points investment journal, Don Coxe has more than 39 years of institutional investment experience in Canada and the US.

From his office in Chicago, Don heads up the Global Commodity Strategy investment management team – a collaboration of Coxe Advisors and Harris Investments – to create and market commodity-oriented solutions for investors. He is advisor to the Coxe Commodity Strategy Fund and the Coxe Global Agribusiness Income Fund in Canada, and the Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund in the US.

Don Coxe has consistently been named as a top portfolio strategist by Brendan Wood International; in 2011, he was awarded a lifetime achievement award, and he was ranked number one in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 surveys.

For commodity investors, Don's presentation at the Tucson Summit alone will be worth the price of admission.

Dr. Lacy Hunt

Executive Vice President, Hoisington Investment Management Company

An internationally known economist, Dr. Hunt is executive vice president of Hoisington Investment Management Company (HIMCO), a firm that manages $5.8 billion for pension funds, endowments, insurance companies and others. He is vice-chairman of HIMCO's strategic investment policy committee and also chief economist for the Wasatch-Hoisington US Treasury Fund.

Lacy Hunt is the author of two books and numerous articles in leading magazines, periodicals, and scholarly journals. Among the publishers of his articles are Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Journal of Finance, Financial Analysts Journal, and The Journal of Portfolio Management.  Previously, he was chief US economist for the HSBC Group, one of the world’s largest banks. A native Texan, Dr. Hunt also served as senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Twice rated by participants at past Casey Research Summits as the best presenter (which is saying something), in Arizona Dr. Hunt will update his views on the bond bubble and the indicators you'll want to watch to know when it is coming to an end. He will then be available throughout the Summit to personally answer your questions.

James Rickards

Senior Managing Director, Tangent Capital Partners

James Rickards, senior managing director in Tangent Capital Partners, an investment bank based in New York, recently made headlines with his national bestseller, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis.

He has been interviewed in The Wall Street Journal and has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox, CNN, BBC, and NPR, and is an Op-Ed contributor to Financial Times, The New York Times, and Washington Post. He is a visiting lecturer at Northwestern and the School of Advanced International Studies, has delivered papers on risk at Singularity University, the Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory and has written numerous articles on risk management.

As a presenter and three-day participant at the Casey Research Summit, James will provide deeply researched insights into the evolving currency wars, how to reduce the risk to your assets, and the steps he is advising his clients to take in order to profit.

Doug Casey

Chairman, Casey Research

Best-selling author, world-renowned speculator, and Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey has garnered a well-earned reputation for his erudite (and often controversial) insights into politics, economics, and investment markets.

In Tucson, Doug will expand on some of the themes discussed in his recent book, Totally Incorrect, and provide hard data supporting his contention that the Greater Depression is now not only inevitable but imminent.

As a participant on a special panel on Internationalizing Your Assets, he'll discuss his latest world tour and his best picks for global diversification today.

Paul Brodsky

Co-Founder, QB Asset Management

A professional investment fund manager since 1996, Paul Brodsky has a deep background in bond trading and running corporate and government-bond trading desks institutionally. Paul, an ardent student of monetary and fiscal policies, and his partner Lee Quaintance are convinced that the trillions of dollars in US government obligations are not sustainable and that, as a consequence, the underlying currency is certain to be devalued with a re-monetization of gold at prices exceeding $10,000 an ounce.

In Tucson, Paul will share his latest research and answer your questions from the stage, and in person as a Summit participant.

Chris Martenson

Author of The Crash Course

Dr. Chris Martenson is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion. He is the founder and editor of the website ChrisMartenson.com, as well as its popular video seminar, The Crash Course.

Chris is in the dot-connecting business. A former scientist and Fortune 300 executive, he studies macro-trends through his proprietary analytical framework based on the interdependence of the "Three Es" –  Economy, Energy, Environment – and uses this lens to assess the probable impact of current developments in the marketplace. All in order to help his readers and clients mitigate and control risk.

Another top-rated faculty member from a past Casey Summit, Chris returns to update his views on "Peak Prosperity" and how to mitigate personal and investment risk in a world on the downslope of prosperity.

Dominick Graziano

Technical Analyst

Dominick Graziano has degrees in biology, philosophy, and law. He has been a student of technical analysis for over 20 years. Dominick analyzes the inter-relationship among currencies, commodities, stocks, and bonds to identify risks and opportunities in the global marketplace. His approach to trading and investing allows investors to stay on the right side of market trends, thereby surviving and prospering in any market environment. Over the last several years, he has written a weekly review of global markets highlighting specific investment opportunities in stocks, options, and commodities.

A technical research consultant to Casey Research, Dominick's warnings on a coming breakdown in gold and gold stocks have been nothing less than prescient, contributing to our unprecedented February 28, 2013 alert to paid subscribers to protect their metals positions with "gold insurance" in the form of a simple options strategy. Subscribers closed out their positions with a minimum gain of 430%.

In his presentation in Tucson, Dominick will share his latest research on markets you want to invest in, and those you want to avoid.

Rick Rule

Chairman, Sprott US Holdings

Rick began his career in the securities business in 1974, and has been principally involved in natural resource security investments ever since. He is a leading American retail broker specializing in mining, energy, water utilities, forest products, and agriculture.

Rick has dedicated his entire life to all aspects of the natural resource industry. His contacts and knowledge of this market are unmatched. At Sprott US Holdings, he leads a team that features professionals trained in resource-related disciplines, such as geology and engineering, who work together to evaluate investment opportunities.

A perennial favorite at the Casey Research Summits, in Arizona Rick will update his views on natural resource markets, participate in panels addressing the capitulation in gold markets and the state of American energy independence, and be available throughout the event to answer your questions on portfolio holdings.

John Mauldin

Chairman, Mauldin Economics

Ever since his breakthrough book, Just One Thing: Twelve of the World's Best Investors Reveal the One Strategy You Can't Overlook (Wiley, 2006), best-selling author, economist, and financial writer John Mauldin has been helping individual investors and institutions develop a clearer understanding of the forces driving the global economy and investment markets. Today his publications reach close to 1,000,000 readers weekly.

In addition to his public writings, John is a sought-after advisor to large hedge funds and to leading money managers.

John is also the co-sponsor of an annual conference in California featuring a literal Who's Who in the world of economics and investments, with past faculty members including Mohamed El-Erian of PIMCO, Harvard-based economist Niall Ferguson, Dr. Marc Faber, Kyle Bass, Neil Howe, Dr. A. Gary Shilling, and many more.

In Arizona, John will update the research presented in his best-selling book, Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle and How It Changes Everything.

Marc J. Victor

Arizona State Bar-Certified Specialist in Criminal Law

Marc J. Victor is a highly respected attorney and advocate for personal freedom. He has represented clients in more than a thousand major felony cases including first- and second-degree murder, sex cases, gun cases, major drug cases, complex white-collar cases, federal appeals, and other complex state and federal matters. In a recent high-profile case, he successfully represented Elizabeth Johnson in the "Baby Gabriel" case.

A Libertarian candidate for the US Senate, Marc received widespread media coverage after being fired as a judge on his first day on the job for refusing on principle to accept cases dealing with matters related to recreational drug use.

In Arizona, Marc will share his first-hand observations from the front line of the judicial system on the government's steady encroachments into personal rights.

Van Simmons

Collectibles Expert

A partner and president of David Hall Rare Coins, Van Simmons has been a rare-coin collector since age 12 and a rare-coin dealer since 1979. As a founder of Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), the largest rare-coin grading service in the world, Van helped to revolutionize the rare-coin market. PCGS has graded and certified over 25 million coins over the last 27 years. PCGS has over 1,200 authorized dealers worldwide who sell their product.

Van has also won acclaim as a collectibles dealer in sports cards and memorabilia, rare firearms, Western memorabilia, and collectible knives. His personal collections run the gamut from antique golf clubs to firearms, from English pottery to Bowie knives, from American and French art glass, California Art, to Western Americana. Even with this wide range of interests, Van's number one collecting passion remains rare coins. His fascination with the beauty, rarity, and historical significance of coins has been a lifelong pursuit. Van was a co-founder and is a board member of Collectors Universe (CLCT), a publically traded company trading on the Nasdaq Exchange.

In a world where investors are increasingly looking for tangible assets for their portfolio, Van's presentation on the most prospective collectible markets today will be invaluable. As with most speakers, he will also be available throughout the Summit to personally answer your questions on coins and collectibles.

Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet M.D.

Obamacare: The Coming Shock to Your Health and Finances

Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. is a preventive and climacteric medicine specialist with medical practices in Arizona, Texas, and Virginia that take an integrated approach to evaluation and treatment of patients with complex medical and hormonal problems.

Dr. Vliet is also founder and CEO of International Health Strategies, Ltd., a medical consulting company for patients seeking worldwide medical freedom and privacy, and host of the "Preserve Health and Wealth" conference to be held in Santiago, Chile, in November 2013.

The author of It's My Ovaries, Stupid; Screaming to Be Heard; Women, Weight and Hormones; The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS; The Savvy Woman's Guide to Great Sex, Strength, and Stamina, Dr. Vliet has appeared on FOX News, Cavuto, Stuart Varney Show, Fox and Friends, Sean Hannity, and nationally syndicated radio shows and numerous Healthcare Town Halls nationally to address the economic and medical impact of Obamacare.

In Arizona, Dr. Vliet will explain why she believes Obamacare will have a catastrophic impact on the US health system and on the economy. Among those consequences are massive new regulations, over 21 new taxes, and over $700 billion in Medicare cuts resulting in government restrictions on treatments you will be allowed to have.

In addition, she'll explain the coming changes in medical privacy with federal control of everyone's medical records. Obamacare goes into effect in full force in 2014 – in Tucson, Dr. Vliet will tell you the steps you need to take today to preserve your medical freedom and privacy.

John Hathaway

Senior Managing Director, Tocqueville Asset Management

"The derivative books of the seven or eight largest US banks are completely opaque and incomprehensible. They are going to be big trouble in the future. The world is falling apart..."

Those are the words of John Hathaway, a member of the Invest­ment Committee and a limited partner of Toc­queville Asset Management where he manages all gold equity products and strate­gies.

A seasoned money manager and analyst, John began his career in 1970 as an equity analyst with Spencer Trask & Co. before joining the investment advisory firm of David J. Greene & Co. in 1976, where he was made a partner. In 1986, he founded Hudson Capital Advisors and in 1988 became chief investment officer of Oak Hall Advisors. John, who holds a BA from Harvard and an MBA from the University of Virginia, joined Tocqueville as a senior partner in 1997.

In Arizona, John will discuss the overarching challenges facing the global financial network and provide support for remaining an unrepentant believer that the "hard money" of gold will prevail over fiat currencies over time.

Bud Conrad

Chief Economist, Senior Editor, The Casey Report

Author of the new book Profiting from the World’s Economic Crisis, Bud Conrad holds a B.E. from Yale and an M.B.A. from Harvard. He has held positions with IBM, CDC, Amdahl, and Tandem. Currently he serves as a local board member of the National Association of Business Economics and teaches graduate courses in investing at Golden Gate University. Bud, a futures investor for 25 years and a full-time investor for a decade, is also a regular lecturer for the American Association of Individual Investors and a frequent contributor on Fox Business News. In addition, he produces original analysis for Casey Research, including unique charts and research on the economy and investment markets.

Louis James

Chief Metals & Mining Investment Strategist

Louis James’ background in physics, economics, and technical writing prepared him well for his role as senior editor of the International Speculator and Casey Investment Alert. Like Doug Casey, Louis constantly travels the world, visiting highly prospective geological targets, grilling management and company geologists and interviewing natives in a variety of languages to find out what they really think (he’s fluent in French and Spanish, and speaks a little German and Russian). Whether it’s days of back-to-back meetings with mining company executives in Vancouver, pounding on rocks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, examining drill cores in Argentina, or eating food with names he can’t pronounce with local miners in China, Louis is constantly looking for the next double-your-money winner. He evaluates dozens of companies every month, conducts due diligence on the best, and then compares notes with Doug in order to bring only those most likely to provide rapid high returns to his subscribers’ attention. Louis also reads all the press releases, financial statements, and an enormous quantity of related information to keep track of all of our mineral companies, and has become something of a walking database on the same.

Alex Daley

Chief Technology Investment Strategist

Alex Daley is the managing editor of Casey Extraordinary Technology and BIG TECH. In his varied career, he’s worked as a senior research executive, a software developer, project manager, senior IT executive, and technology marketer. He’s an industry insider of the highest order, having been involved in numerous startups as an advisor to venture capital companies. He’s been a trusted advisor to the CEOs and strategic planners of some of the world’s largest tech companies. Alex is a successful angel investor in his own right, with a long history of spectacular investment successes.

Marin Katusa

Chief Energy Investment Strategist

Marin Katusa, an accomplished investment analyst, is the senior editor of Casey Energy Dividends, Casey Energy Confidential, and Casey Energy Report. He left a successful teaching career to pursue analyzing and investing in junior resource companies. In addition, he is a regular commentator on BNN and a member of the Vancouver Angel Forum, where he and his colleagues evaluate early seed investment opportunities. Marin also manages a portfolio of international real estate projects. Using advanced mathematical skills, he has created a diagnostic resource market tool that analyzes and compares hundreds of investment variables. Through his own investments, Marin has established a network of relationships with many of the key players in the junior resource sector in Vancouver. Marin has the connections and the mathematical and analytical acumen to bring the best investment ideas and most promising private placement offerings to Casey Research subscribers.

Terry Coxon

Senior Editor, The Casey Report

Terry Coxon is the author of Keep What You Earn and Using Warrants, and co-author (with Harry Browne) of Inflation-Proofing Your Investments. He edited Harry Browne’s Special Reports for its 23 years of publication, and all of Harry Browne’s investment books since 1974. Terry was the founder and for 22 years president of the Permanent Portfolio Fund, a mutual fund that invests in precious metals as well as stocks and bonds. He is currently the president of Passport Financial, Inc., a specialty financial publishing company. Terry Coxon is the man with the big-picture plan. Well versed in the ins and outs of economic theory, he knows that Situation A combined with Catalyst B will inevitably result in Consequence C. As such, he is a respected economist and senior editor for The Casey Report.

David Galland

Partner, Casey Research, Editor of The Room

Over the course of his varied career, which includes a stint at the fabled Climax mine following college, David Galland has worked as a conference director for the world’s largest investment conference (National Committee for Monetary Reform, 1979 to 1987), as a financial newsletter publisher or editor (Gold Newsletter , Aden Analysis , Wealth Magazine , Outstanding Investments , among others), as a founding partner and director of a successful mutual fund group (Blanchard Group of Mutual Funds), and as a founding partner and executive vice president for EverBank, one of the biggest recent successes in online financial services. David is currently a partner with Doug Casey and Olivier Garret in Casey Research, LLC, an international firm providing research and investment recommendations to individuals in over 150 countries. Casey Research publishes several publications covering a variety of investment sectors, including metals and mining, energy, technology, and commodities. In addition to his management responsibilities, David serves as the managing editor for The Casey Report , a monthly publication dedicated to identifying big trend moves and how to profit from them, and contributes to a daily communiqué, Casey Daily Dispatch.

Olivier Garret

Partner, CEO, Casey Research

Olivier Garret earned an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and a D.E.S. in business from the Université de Paris IX-Dauphine. He was a principal in Kemp Management, a management consulting firm focused on merger and acquisition due diligence, restructuring, and turnaround activities for a variety of private equity firms and financial institutions. In this capacity, he led and participated in dozens of merger and acquisition and restructuring deals in a variety of industries. In the 1990s, Olivier was CEO and general manager of a number of industrial businesses ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to divisions of a Fortune 500 company. In January 2007, he joined Casey Research as CEO and is now a partner with Doug Casey and David Galland.

Kevin Brekke

Managing Editor of World Money Analyst

Kevin is the Managing Editor of World Money Analyst, the global investment letter from Mauldin Economics. He also serves as an editor for the Metals & Mining Division at Casey Research. Since joining Casey Research in 2007, he has assisted the senior editorial and research staff on several Casey publications.

His former life in commercial aviation transported him across cultures and ideologies, shaping a worldview free of political boundaries and unencumbered by patriotism. Curiosity trumps routine in his world, forging a residence resume that boasts U.S. cities from coast to coast, Germany's Baden-Baden region, and his latest adventure at a lakeside resort village in Switzerland, where his free time is spent renovating an old chalet.

Kevin graduated from Chicago's Design Academy in 1983; and earned his BS Political Science/Philosophy, from Portland State University, in 2001.