About
Douglas Casey
The International
Man
|
|
 |
| Doug Casey has visited
more countries than anyone I know. He goes to the most far-flung reaches
imaginable. What does he look for? 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. He publishes what
he learns in his newsletter, "The
International Speculator." 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. Doug Casey is also the founder
of the Eris Society -
Eris is the Greek goddess of discord, whose golden apple was marked, "to
the fairest" (Kalliste). The squabble over this apple created the jealousy
that led to the Trojan War. We have adopted that name to describe a group
of free thinkers who meet once a year to discuss the arts and sciences,
philosophy and theology and any other subject which may lead us to the
world of ideas beyond our workaday lives. |
|
| Casey
graduated from Georgetown University in 1968, where he was a classmate
of Bill Clinton. He's probably best known for his books: The International
Man (Alexandria House, 1976) sold over 50,000 copies in the US, and
became the best-selling book of all time in what was then Rhodesia. Crisis
Investing (Harper&Row, 1979) became the largest selling financial
book in history, sitting at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for
29 weeks. It accurately forecast the boom in precious metals, and the high
interest rates of subsequent years. Strategic Investing (Simon&Shuster,
1982) received the largest advance ever for a financial book. It accurately
forecast the 1980's stock market boom, and lower precious metals prices.
On the New Yok Times bestseller list for 7 weeks. |
 .
Escape
From America Magazine
Magazine Index 
Subscriptions are Free |
|
|
His most recent book is Crisis
Investing For the 90s (Birch Lane, 1993)
Since 1979 he's written a monthly newsletter,
"The
International Speculator" ($145 p.a., 21,000 subscribers).
Casey typically gives about ten speeches
a year, and has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including Donahue,
Letterman, Regis Philbin, Charlie Rose, Merv Griffin, NBC News, and CNN.
His first TV appearance, however, was in 1964 when he was the captain of
the "It's Academic" team for Marmion Military Academy. He's been the subject
of articles in People, US, Time, Forbes, The Washington Post, and numerous
other publications.
He sat on the Board of Governors
of Washington College (1782) from 1992 to1997. He is currently a trustee
of Northwood University, the Eugene B. Casey Foundation, the Liberty Foundation,
the Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education, and the Fully
Informed Jury Foundation.
He is active in venture capital, mainly
in mining and telecommunications. He serves as a director to Executive
Security International and Heartland Capital, and an advisor to Kenneth
J. Gerbino &Co (Beverly Hills, CA), Day Assets (Annapolis, MD), and
Passport Financial (Petaluma, CA).
Casey has lived in seven countries, and
visited over 150, most several times. His main sport is polo, but has been
active in skydiving, martial arts, scuba, auto racing, and competitive
shooting in the past.
|
