About the author

Carl W. Hafele is a money manager, professor of economics and finance, and an avid student of economic history. He became fascinated with the economic and personal consequences of financial crashes as a child, when he learned his absent grandfather “went down with the Crash” of 1929.

A former CEO and portfolio manager at National Asset Management and later INVESCO, Carl’s three decades of financial experience include managing over $20 billion in assets. He teaches investment, business, and economic courses at Bellarmine University, has taught on the international level, and is currently the Managing Director and Principal at Lanier Asset Management and a Financial Consultant at First Kentucky Trust Company.

A Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant, Carl received an MBA in finance from Xavier University. He coaches basketball and soccer, is a private pilot, and a member of numerous philanthropic organizations. Carl and his wife, Marianne, enjoy travel, exercise, and “having a blast” with their seven children.