Austin Hatley is an experienced financial writer and contributor to StreetAuthority Insider. An accountant by training, Austin has spent copious amounts of time analyzing the financial statements of public companies as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Before joining StreetAuthority, he also worked as an economic researcher for a local development agency and a business development analyst for an alternative energy company. Austin holds a degree in economics from the University of Texas and he's currently completing his master's in accounting at Texas State University. When he isn't following the markets, Austin enjoys playing golf and watching football.

Analyst Articles

Marijuana needs to be legalized… At least that’s what the editorial board at the New York Times thinks. On July 27, the newspaper published an op-ed titled “Repeal Prohibition, Again.” In the piece, the board provided a laundry list of reasons the United States government should make pot… Read More

Editor’s Note: This article is one of our favorite “hall of fame” articles,... Read More

Editor’s Note: This article is one of our favorite “hall of fame” articles, originally published January 13, 2014. In this piece, Austin Hatley explains how Profitable... Read More

1982 was a great year to become a U.S. bond investor. At the time, energy prices were high and the... Read More

1982 was a great year to become a U.S. bond investor. At the time, energy prices were high and the economy was in shambles. To make matters worse, the U.S. adopted a tight monetary policy due to high... Read More