Peter Schiff

Right on the Economy. Right for Connecticut. Right Now.

Peter Schiff is a successful businessman, bestselling author, and economic expert widely credited with foretelling the U.S. economic crisis years before it occurred.

Peter is not a politician and has never held elected office, instead dedicating his entire adult life to economics and finance.  A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Peter studied finance and accounting before joining a prominent brokerage firm. In 1996, he acquired Euro Pacific Capital, a small brokerage with no clients or revenues, building it into an industry leader in international investment strategies with thousands of clients and six offices nationwide.

In 2006, Peter sounded the alarm that the U.S. economy was facing significant challenges as the credit and housing bubbles neared deflation. Established insiders met his numerous appearances on national television predicting the recession with skepticism, but Peter continued to warn of the coming economic collapse.

Peter maintains that government intervention through regulation, stimulus programs, and corporate bailouts can only worsen our economic crisis.



Peter is a Connecticut native, and the third generation to call the Nutmeg State home.  His paternal grandfather settled in Connecticut at the turn of the century, working as a skilled laborer on a number of local landmarks including the Yale Bowl.  Connecticut continues to play a central role in Peter’s life.  He chose Westport as the headquarters for his business and lives in Weston, where he is raising his seven-year-old son.

Peter embraces strong fiscally conservative principles and believes that our economic recovery should be left to the free market through businesses and individuals – not the federal government. He believes that, out of 100 members of the U.S. Senate, at least one should have real world experience in finance and economics.

Courtesy of Jennifer Millikin