Peter Schiff

When you think of a financial guru, think of Peter Schiff. Peter Schiff is a famous and well-known American businessman, financial analyst, a broker, and an economist. He is also known for his popular podcast called ‘The Peter Schiff Show’. He is a successful founder and CEO of companies like Euro Pacific Assets Management, Schiff Gold and Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. and banks like Euro Pacific Bank.

Schiff is also recognized for accurately predicting the 2007 housing market collapse and the following 2008 financial crisis in USA. Additionally, his forecasts and views have been expressed across the media field including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, CNN and Al Jazeera.

Well, how well do you know about Peter Schiff? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Peter Schiff’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Peter Schiff to date.

Biography and Early Life

Peter David Schiff was born on March 23^rd, 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. His father, Irwin Schiff was the son to a Jewish immigrant from Poland who served in the US army during World War II and he also braced the US tax protester movement. His mother’s name is Ellen Schiff. Peter was born and brought up in a Jewish middle class.

After his parents’ divorce, him, his brother, Andrew and his mother moved around and finally decided to settle in Southern California. Although his father was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for tax avoidance and died in prison in 2015, Schiff credits him for having introduced him to the Austrian School of economic thought.

After his father’s death, Schiff accused the Federal Bureau of Prisons of cold-heartedly treating his father as well as not allowing the usual humanitarian release.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Peter Schiff in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Peter Schiff’s age is 58 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 23 March 1963. Though, he is 5′ 8″ in feet and inches and 174 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 187 lbs in Pound and 85 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Schiff enrolled at Beverly Hills High School for his high school education. Later on, in 1987, Peter went to do his Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Finance and Accounting from the University of California, Berkeley.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Not much is known about Schiff’s personal life as he has chosen for things to remain like that for him. Nonetheless, Peter is married to one beautiful Lauren Schiff and together they have sired two children, Spencer and Preston.  Schiff resides in Puerto Rico together with his family.

Is Peter Schiff Gay?

Peter Schiff is straight and has never been gay. He has also not showed any interest in men. He is happily married to Lauren Schiff.

Professional Career

Peter Schiff’s financial career started as a stockbroker with Shearson Lehman Brothers brokerage in the early 1990s. Within a span of five years, he attained a sick brokerage firm with a partner and retitled it Euro Pacific Capital. The firm initially operated from a small office in Los Angeles.

His firm has its current headquarters in Westport, Connecticut and has several branches in Arizona, Florida, California, Los Angeles and New York City. Its investment strategy focuses on long-term wealth savings in the face of a diminishing US dollar with emphasis on emerging market and commodity-focused investments.

Schiff started the Euro Pacific Bank that operates on a full reserve basis and is licensed in St Vincent and the Grenadines. He also founded Euro Pacific Canada Inc. based in Toronto which deals in brokerage services and capital market, Euro Pacific Asset Management to manage mutual funds of his clients in the global market with a long term investment perspective.

He later hosted the ‘Peter Schiff Show’ on internet and terrestrial radio from 2010 to 2014 which covered a daily commentary on market activity, current events and economic philosophy.

In 2007, Schiff wrote the book ‘Crash Proof’ in which he said that the US economic policies were unsound. He also predicted that the imbalance between the amount of goods consumed and produced by USA would eventually lead to an economic crisis.

Schiff received the nickname ‘Dr Doom’ due to his cynical views about the US economy and its prominent collapse. However, articles in Business Week and a few other journals conceded that his predictions about the financial crisis of 2007 – 2010 were more or less correct.

In 2009 Schiff announced his candidature for the Republican nomination to the 2010 United States Senate elections in Connecticut. He had the support of Ron Paul and Steve Forbes. He lost to McMohan in the primary round. The seat was finally won by the Democratic Party in the general elections.

Awards

Peter Schiff was named as ‘Man of the Year in 2010’ and he also given the Hustle Bear Award in 2010. He also earned the nickname ‘Dr. Doom’ for making forecasts that were not easy for politicians to digest.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Peter Schiff in 2021

As of 2021, Schiff has a whooping net worth of $80 million. The majority of his income comes from his established companies like Euro Pacific Capital and also from his podcast that has also contributed to his great fortune. Additionally, he has also written books on economics such as ‘Cash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse’, a book that was among the best sellers list.

Some Interesting Facts You Need to Know

Peter Schiff has amazed the world of the economy with his factualness and consistency. Many people would definitely love to know more about the economy through the eyes of Peter Schiff. His hard work and determination have made him be where he is today.