Kurt Kasun has been an active investor in equity markets since 1995. His investment approach has always been macro in nature largely due to his undergraduate studies at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (B. S. National Security, Public Affairs, 1989) and his graduate studies at George Mason University (M.A. International Commerce and Policy, 2006). Kurt employs a top-down, global macro-economic approach to investing, and has successfully demonstrated the success of his model in world markets. He insightfully transitioned out of domestically-oriented financial assets (US stocks), and in the middle of 2002 moved heavily into emerging market and commodity related investments prior to their recent mainstream popularity.

In addition to being a Green Faucet contributor, Kurt is the editor of a high-end investment timing service, Global Megatrends, which is focused on identifying opportunities that produce returns in excess of the market with reasonable risk. He is strategically located in Washington, D.C., which is a key to maintaining contacts and relationships helping Kurt understand global policy and economic factors as they emerge. He and his contacts bring their real-world investment experience to researching and identifying global market opportunities. Kurt relies on specialists in infrastructure & engineering, heavy equipment, precious metals, commodities, energy, and the emerging markets to bring their insights to Global Megatrends readers.

He has been a successful full-time investor for his own accounts since 2004 and served as an advisor to leaders of the world's top global enterprises and institutions. He will share his global macro insights in his contributions to Green Faucet, and will offer the holdings of his Global Megatrends Portfolio and provide weekly sector analysis of his preferred investment groups through his subscription service below:

Kurt Kasun's GlobalMegaTrends Portfolio