Harry Browne

Harry Browne (1933–2006) was an American writer, investment adviser, and Libertarian Party presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000. He promoted personal liberty and a permanent portfolio investment strategy.

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Libertarian Party: A United States political party founded in 1971 that advocates individual liberty and limited government. Browne was its presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000.
Libertarianism: A political philosophy that makes individual liberty and voluntary association central principles. Browne’s political platform belonged to this broad philosophical tradition.
Permanent Portfolio: An investment strategy that divides assets among stocks, long-term bonds, cash, and gold. Browne designed this allocation to remain resilient across different economic conditions.
Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds: A family of mutual funds designed to implement Harry Browne’s Permanent Portfolio strategy. The funds carried his asset-allocation approach into a managed investment product.
David Bergland: An American attorney and Libertarian Party politician who was its presidential nominee in 1984. Bergland was Browne’s running mate in the 2000 campaign.
Non-aggression principle: An ethical principle opposing the initiation of force against another person or their property. It expresses a core libertarian constraint on political power, consistent with Browne’s advocacy.
Harry Browne's New Individualist Review: A personal-finance book by Harry Browne, first published in 1973. It presents Browne’s advice on building wealth through independent financial decisions.
Libertarian Party presidential nominees: The candidates selected by the Libertarian Party to contest United States presidential elections. Browne’s two nominations make him part of the party’s continuing presidential history.
Jo Jorgensen: An American academic and politician who was the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 2020. Her later presidential campaign followed the party path Browne helped make nationally visible.
Free-market economics: An economic system in which prices and production are mainly coordinated through voluntary exchange. Browne argued that voluntary markets could replace many government functions.