Articles by Doug Casey  A List of Articles Written by Doug Casey Three Stealth Uranium Investments Three Stealth Uranium Investments - It’s not 1998 anymore. In that year, Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey first recommended a then little-known commodity: uranium. The metal was trading in the single digits, with few except nuclear engineers and ivory tower academics paying any attention to it.  Fast forward to 2007. Uranium prices have exploded nearly tenfold to $85/lb, and appear poised to go even higher as growing global demand for nuclear power taxes an already tight supply of yellowcake. In 1998 there were less than 10 publicly traded companies exploring for uranium. Today—by many estimates—there are hundreds. The Gold Price-Fixing Conspiracy GATA’s interest, Chris says, is in “public policy with regard to the rigging—or ‘regulation,’ if you prefer to be polite—of the currency markets, and specifically gold, by the central banks.  “And we don’t have to speculate on what they’re doing, because they’ve confessed in several ways. Of course, it’s not like they’ve gone out of their way to let people know what they’re up to. They don’t go around to the major news organizations and ask them to understand it. But if you look reasonably carefully, you can find these confessions in the public record in various places.” - The Gold Price-Fixing Conspiracy Creative Stock Scams Creative Stock Scams ~ Stock scams have been around since, well, probably about five minutes after the invention of stocks. Over the years, their variety has been limited only by the collective ingenuity of the scammers. The internet has made the scammers job easier so beware, the old saw - if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is - is as applicable as ever. From Doug Casey's What We Now Know Senior Market Strategist Precious Metals: The Speculation of a Lifetime Precious Metals: The Speculation of a Lifetime - You rarely get hurt paying less for an asset than it is worth… and just because no one seems to want it at the moment doesn’t mean it’s worthless.  Risk and reward are linked. While not all risky ventures hold the promise of high returns (e.g., sending money to a Nigerian bank in the hope of receiving a fortune is all risk and no potential return), all investments offering high returns carry higher risk.  Crisis at Cigar Lake: Time to Back Up the Truck on Uranium Stocks? Ever since I got onto the uranium story back in 1998, I have remained a steadfast believer that yellow cake was headed north of $100. The rationale for that projection is as clear to me today as it was back then. Simply, nuclear power is the cleanest, safest, cheapest and most abundant source of mass energy on the planet. Yet, thanks to environmental alarmists, almost universally ignorant of science and technology, egged on by an arm-waving priest class, both new uranium mines and nuclear reactors can take upwards of 20 years to bring on line. As a result, uranium has been in a worsening supply deficit since 1989.  The Housing Bubble Revisited The Housing Bubble Revisited ~ If there has been any doubt that a housing bubble really exists, recent news should have changed that. In early July, word got out that trailers in a mobile home park in Malibu were selling for over $1 million. Well, granted, it’s not your ordinary trailer park—scenically located at Point Dume and close enough to the houses of the stars that you can wave Barbara Streisand goodnight. - only one out of two families in the country can now afford an average dwelling. In superheated markets, the situation is far worse: a mere 17% of California families can afford that same house.  From Doug Casey's "What We Now Know" Doug Casey is a highly respected author, publisher and professional investor who graduated from Georgetown University in 1968 as a classmate of Bill Clinton. He didn't inhale, either. Doug literally wrote the book on profiting from periods of economic turmoil: his book "Crisis Investing" became the best-selling financial book in history, remaining #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for a then-record 29 weeks... Then Doug broke the record with his next book, "Strategic Investing", by receiving the largest advance ever paid for a financial book. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including Donahue, Letterman, Charlie Rose, NBC News, and CNN and been featured in numerous periodicals including People, US, Time, Forbes, the Washington Post, and many others.  Doug, who divides his time between homes in Aspen, Colorado and Wellington, New Zealand, has written a newsletter and alert service for sophisticated investors for over 20 years and is in demand as a featured speaker by conferences around the world. In addition to serving as a trustee on the Board of Governors of Washington College, Doug has been a director and advisor to nine different financial corporations. Doug is widely respected as one of the preeminent authorities on "rational speculation", especially in the high-potential natural resource sector. Doug Casey has visited more countries than anyone I know. He goes to the most far-flung reaches imaginable. What does he look for? Investments, real estate, bargains, possibilities, surprises, opportunities, ideas, adventure.  At last count he has visited almost 200 countries and lived in seven. It would difficult to find anyone who knows more about international investments & international living than Doug. His book, The International Man was instrumental in inspiring this website. What makes Doug unique is that he goes far from the beaten track. He looks at African nations that no one else would consider, he travels to remote locations and looks at real estate. "We accurately predicted the current crises making headlines today. But more importantly, we've shown our readers how to successfully position a portfolio to profit from each catastrophe - as it unfolds." - - Doug Casey Those that follow Doug's advice end up making money.  His advice is on the edge of adventure and entails ideas and tips that no one else has bothered to consider. His courage has brought him a large following of investors and expats that follow Doug around the world, in print and in profit. . Investing In China: The 21 Century Powerhouse Investing In China: The 21 Century Powerhouse - Investing In China - By Doug Casey - "Most Americans are provincial. If they travel anywhere, it's likely to be to Western Europe; the Orient (forget about Africa and South America) is pretty much Terra Incognita. The distinctions between the different countries and cultures in the Orient -which are as least as great as those in Europe - escape most of them." One of the leading investment consultants in the world, Doug Casey is well known as an authority on international investments.  Casey has lived in seven countries, Casey has lived in seven countries, and visited over 150 ~ most several times. In this article on China Doug talks about the current investment climate in China and discusses, Shanghai, which he calls The Blade Runner City, Beijing,  Democracy & Freedom, State & Party, Falun Gong, Societal differences, and why the future in China is better than just good.  This article is a must for anyone concerned with the future, with investments, with the way the world is changing and what those changes mean to us. Currency Regime Change Currency Regime Change - There is a major change coming that will catch most investors by surprise: the end of the U.S. dollar as the de-facto world reserve currency. Play it right and you can make life-changing returns. Sept./06 Doug Casey Does Some Talking Advice On Everything From Gold To Philosophy - Including An eBay Marriage Offer and a List Of Doug's Upcoming Speaking Engagements - "The way to make money investing, as Warren Buffett has demonstrated, is to put your money into great businesses for the long term, not lousy businesses in hope of getting lucky. You cannot, therefore, "invest" in mining stocks; it is only possible to speculate in them." Doug Casey in Cuba Doug Casey in Cuba - The guru of offshore and international living provides some reminiscence & analysis of the changes in Cuba over the past five years - he knows his stuff. Doug Casey on China, New Zealand and the Rest of the World Doug Casey on China, New Zealand and the Rest of the World - Thailand is actually the safest and surest way to play the boom in China, as well. As the Chinese middle class grows, they’ll travel. And they’ll pile into Thailand, as a first choice foreign destination, simply because it’s such a delightful place. The price of land is going to go much higher. As an investment, beachfront land here has been a standout, going up about ten times in the last decade alone. It’s not absolutely cheap any more; an acre of beachfront on Koh Samui will run about $200,000, minimum. Of course, that’s still cheap relative to what you pay in Hawaii, or Florida, or California. And it’s far more desirable, in my opinion. You’ll find the costs of food, construction, and servants are a tiny fraction of what they would be in the States. And although you can easily get absolutely anything you want, the lifestyle is far more laid back. By Doug Casey Investing In China: The 21 Century Powerhouse Investing In China -By Doug Casey - "Most Americans are provincial. If they travel anywhere, it's likely to be to Western Europe; the Orient (forget about Africa and South America) is pretty much Terra Incognita. The distinctions between the different countries and cultures in the Orient -which are as least as great as those in Europe - escape most of them." One of the leading investment consultants in the world, Doug Casey is well known as an authority on international investments.  Casey has lived in seven countries, Casey has lived in seven countries, and visited over 150 ~ most several times. In this article on China Doug talks about the current investment climate in China and discusses, Shanghai, which he calls The Blade Runner City, Beijing,  Democracy & Freedom, State & Party, Falun Gong, Societal differences, and why the future in China is better than just good.  This article is a must for anyone concerned with the future, with investments, with the way the world is changine and what those changes mean to us. Trouble Ahead for Junior Uranium? Trouble Ahead for Junior Uranium? - As Casey readers know, I’ve been bullish on uranium for almost eight years now. And despite the fact that uranium has more than tripled, I continue to like it today almost as much as when I was a lone voice in the woods. April/06 Looking At Chile As A Place To Live & Invest Chile As A Place To Live & Invest - From the Best of Doug Casey series, an article on Chile. ~ "Buy real estate. When I visited Chile in 1980, 1 spent some time with a wealthy local at his house in one of Santiago's most fashionable suburbs. The house was typical of those owned by the upper classes in a Third World country; large, lots of handcarved fittings and furniture, swimming pool, tennis court, extensive landscaping, etc. At the time, it was worth about $25,000; today it's worth well over $1,000,000." Looking At Real Estate In Bangkok, Bali & The Philippines Looking At Real Estate In Bangkok, Bali & The Philippines - I then went to Bangkok, a hot and crowded place, but my favorite city in this part of the world, probably even ahead of Hong Kong. Poor planning got me there in the middle of the Thai New Year, which meant everything was shut down for a week, and I didn't get a chance to see a lot of property. On the other hand, the whole city goes wild with a water festival; you walk down any street and after five minutes you're completely soaked from squirt guns and buckets of water thrown at you, day or night. It's great fun. Bangkok reminds me of L.A. without the social problems. If you're thinking of living in the Orient for a while, this is the place. - Doug Casey looks for real estate in the Orient. Looking at Russia Investing in Russia - By Douglas Casey. Doug Casey needs no introduction, he is one of the most astute expatriate investors in the world. In this article he turns his attention to Russia and gives seasoned advice. A Short Course In Clearing Customs A Short Course In Clearing Customs - by Doug Casey "I probably enter and leave the U.S. about two dozen times a year. By far the most unpleasant part of traveling  --- more than the delays, the endless hours in a flying cigar tube, the irregular schedules it entails  --- is going through customs and immigration. The people working for these agencies are about the bottom of the barrel." Cape Properties: Exotic and a Bargain Cape Properties: Exotic and a Bargain - I've come to the conclusion that property in South Africa is now among the best bargains in the world, in both absolute and relative terms. On this trip, I stuck to Jo'berg and the Cape; it's a big country and I simply put myself in the hands of my fairly numerous South African relatives. I can't make any recommendations on Jo'burg property because although it's cheap, I can't see the opportunity, and have no personal interest in it. That's not to say parts of Jo'berg aren't quite nice. - Doug Casey on South Africa. Opportunity in Mozambique Opportunity in Mozambique - I stayed mostly with an Afrikaner who had staked out 20 hectares (50 acres) of beautiful beach about an hour out of town; his cost basis is basically zero. The government gave it to him because he committed to develop it for tourism; someday it's going to be worth what prime beach front just outside a city is worth anywhere else in the world. He'll fill his property with Germans and Swedes flying down to beat the European winter while taking advantage of fresh lobster and fish that cost almost nothing. And there aren't just hundreds, but thousands of miles of pristine deserted beach on this country's coast. Plantations In The South Pacific Vanish To Vanuatu - There are perhaps three ways to look at property: As a productive asset, as a speculative holding, or as a lifestyle proposition. I've spent a fair amount of time and money flying around Vanuatu to get a grip on property, and I think it's worth considering, possibly on all three bases.Vanuatu is certainly one of the world’s more beautiful locations. James Michener used it as the model for Bali Hai when he wrote Tales of the South Pacific while he was stationed here during WW II. The French developed numerous copra plantations on the islands over the 100 years up to independence in 1980, and they're still the dominant factor in today's economy. Turning Haiti Into A Tropical Paradise With The Correct Investment Structuring Any Nation Can Excel -...in essence, it's possible to transform a hellhole like Haiti into the kind of place you'd want to move to, no matter where you now live, regardless of other considerations. If there were ever a true free market country, the place would be so overrun with rich people that workers now making $1 a day would be in demand at $15 an hour... Doug Casey has a plan to turn Haiti from a basket case into a tropical paradise - Is this just a pipe dream or is it a possible reality?  Doug Casey's reputation is world renown, his expertise is amazing. . Two Dollars Evaluate the economy of a foreign destination - This article by Casey shows readers a way to evaluate the economy of a foreign destination so as to make certain their accustomed standard of living won't be endangered.  Using Purchasing Power Parity can enable escape artists to compair cost-of-living in various destinations, live more cheaply abroad, and live their dreams now before it's too late.  Using New Zealand as a good example, Casey writes, "The world’s weakest currency since January 1—not counting units issued by Afghanistan, the Congo and surprisingly few other places that are currently in that class—has been the New Zealand dollar. It started down from a recent high of about 70 cents US in 1996, drifting down to about US$.50 this time last year (at which time it became a genuine bargain). Based on PPP, the same meal, the same cab ride, the same work, cost about half what they did in the US. That wouldn’t be surprising in a Third World country, but NZ has pretty much the same standard of living as the US. With a Kiwi dollar buying as much in NZ as a US dollar did in the US, and American could move (or vacation) there for half what it would cost at home. But now that number is 40%. The place is so cheap I feel like I ought to be wearing a mask when I go into a store."  (PAIS) Doug Casey Evaluates The Gypsies, Real Estate, Stock Market & Culture Of Romania The Gypsies, Real Estate, Stock Market & Culture Of Romania - Romania, with brief intervals of respite, has been a hard luck story for most of its history. Unlike a lot of other countries of which that's true, I have a good feeling about the place. But most investors give the country a discount, mainly because they're unfamiliar with it. And, insofar as they are familiar with it, they've heard mostly dated and unfavorable things. That's fine. It's why the opportunity exists. - If anything, property is a better buy than stocks. Bucharest is very cheap by most standards; I'll guess about 25% of Western European levels for equivalent buildings. But that's not what got my attention. The fact is that the country probably has the best farmland in Europe-- flat, deep, rich topsoil in the Danube basin, combined with a fairly mild climate. The Gold Coast - Making Millions In Ghana Making Millions In Ghana - Doug Casey always seems to write stuff that's fun to read.  In this article he has us believing that we can make zillions in Ghana.  As he puts it, "Making a zillion dollars in a country like Ghana is potentially much easier than making it in the U.S. That's because you (the reader) have unique experiences, connections, knowledge, and capital that - while they're commonplace in more advanced countries - go a long way in an less developed countries (like Ghana), where you're automatically a big fish in a little pond." The Less Friendly and More Inquisitive Skies The Less Friendly and More Inquisitive Skies - By Doug Casey - There are many unsavory features about flying today. Crowded airports, packed planes, squalling kids, people dressed like they're coming from the gym (except they're usually too fat for that ever to be the case). The lower class atmosphere surrounding the whole experience is reminiscent of Riding the Dog (taking a Greyhound bus) in years past. It's even worse, since bus travel never subjected passengers to impertinent questions, mandatory x-ray of luggage or a possible strip-search by minimum wage dingbats.  If Hieronymus Bosch was alive today, he'd paint airport scenes. The Most Powerful Bank You’ve Never Heard Of The Most Powerful Bank You’ve Never Heard Of - You know banks like Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, etc. You read about the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), even if you’re not quite sure what they do (not to worry—they’re a little confused, too). And you’re probably aware that the Federal Reserve is neither federal nor a reserve, but a consortium of privately owned banks. Chances are, though, that you’ve never even heard of what is arguably the most powerful financial institution on earth, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). From Doug Casey's "What We Now Know" Mar/06 The Visible Hand From Doug Casey's "What We Now Know" The Visible Hand From Doug Casey's "What We Now Know" - Is the stock market on the level? There are many investors who, comparing their own paltry returns with overall market performance, get a little paranoid about this, and convince themselves that somebody has to be manipulating the thing. However, according to a recent report, they may be onto something, if not quite in the ways that they think. Dishonest brokers, greedy, deceitful CFOs, and their henchmen in crooked accounting agencies have gotten plenty of publicity. But the role that government may play in the stock market is seldom even acknowledged, much less openly discussed. A year ago Sprott Asset Management, a Toronto-based financial services firm, published an exposé of central bank manipulation of gold prices. 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