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{{Short description|American economist}}
'''Douglas R. Casey''' is the founder and chairman of ], a provider of paid subscription ] services espousing ] viewpoints as the justification for the purchase of highly speculative ], precious metals, and other investments. Casey publishes the monthly investment ] '']'' and also "The Casey Report."
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'''Douglas Robert Casey'''<ref name=PeeBOdS /> (born May 5, 1946<ref name=PeeBOdS /> in Chicago, Illinois) is an ] writer, ], and the founder and chairman of Casey Research.<ref name="karats" /> He describes himself as an ]<ref name=nyt /> influenced by the works of writer and philosopher ].


==Early life and education==
Casey graduated from ] in 1968.<ref></ref>
Casey graduated from ] in 1968.<ref name=nyt /><ref name="Forbes"/> He was raised ], but later became an ].<ref>July 13, 2013 ] ] interview with Doug Casey at Freedomfest 2013, held at ].</ref><ref>Sien, 2015. 22:00 min. in</ref>


He is the son of Eugene B. Casey, a multimillionaire real estate developer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|first=Jerry|last=Knight|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1980/08/25/doomsayer-casey-i-believe-in-buying-when-theres-blood-in-the-streets/6f7be69b-e162-4066-a589-5d1054d2182f|title=Doomsayer Casey: 'I Believe in Buying When There's Blood in the Streets'|date=August 25, 1980|newspaper=]}}</ref>
Casey contributes his opinions to various websites such as '']''<ref>,http://www.wnd.com/author/dcasey/</ref>'']'' <ref>http://www.lewrockwell.com/author/doug-casey/</ref> the ] print publication ].


==Career==
Casey supported ]'s run for president in 2008.<ref>{{YouTube|CC-ZxzYneOQ|FreedomFest 2007:The BIG Debate}}</ref> In 2009 he gave a speech titled ''My Misadventures in the Third World'' in which he outlined plans to ] a small country and take it public on the ].<ref></ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.escapeartist.com/efam27/Haiti.html | title=Turning Haiti Into A Tropical Paradise | accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref>
Casey's 1979 book ''Crisis Investing'' was number one on ] in 1980 for 29 consecutive weeks. It was the best-selling financial book of 1980 with 438,640 copies sold.<ref name=wp /><ref name=va />


Casey has a wine and residential sporting estate project called Estancia de Cafayate in ], ].<ref name="nyt" />
He states the bankruptcy of America is inevitable and implied by the true liabilities of the general government which he estimates is upwards of $100 trillion when all ] bank deposits and other off-budget items are included.<ref> Lyster, Lauren. (18 January 2013). "America Should Declare Bankruptcy:Doug Casey". Daily Ticker(Yahoo Finance). Retrieved 19 January 2013. http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/america-declare-bankruptcy-doug-casey-124119100.html</ref>


Casey has recommended investing in gold.<ref name="karats" /><ref name=":0" />
In 2012 he published ''Totally Incorrect: Conversations with Doug Casey''.<ref></ref>


===Casey Research===
Casey has described ], to which he formerly adhered, as "a cannibalistic death-cult," and ] and ] as ].<ref>{{YouTube|ryD5lqRM-Tw}}</ref>
Casey Research publishes a financial ] from an ] anarcho-capitalist perspective which advises on the purchase of ], ]s, and other investments.<ref name="Forbes" />


===Views and approach===
==Books==
Casey describes himself as a ]. He applies this view to investment, economic interpretations, and government.
* ''The International Man'' (1978). Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-932496-09-6

* ''Crisis Investing''. (1979). Hardcover: ISBN 0-936906-00-6. Paperback: ISBN 0-671-42678-8.
He has said, "You've got to be a ] today. It's no longer possible to work hard and save your money and get ahead in life."<ref name=":0" />
* ''Crisis Investing for the Rest of the 90s'' (1993). Paperback: ISBN 0-8065-1612-7.

* ''Totally Incorrect: Conversations with Doug Casey'' (2012). Paperback: ISBN 0-988-28513-4.
Casey has been critical of an ].<ref>{{cite web|first=Louis|last=James|url=https://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/doug-casey-inconvenient-truths-us-foreign-policy/|title=Doug Casey on the Inconvenient Truths of US Foreign Policy|date=November 14, 2012|accessdate=August 2, 2019|work=Casey Research}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/doug-casey-on-what-happens-after-the-next-war/|title=Doug Casey on What Happens After the Next War|date=June 7, 2019|accessdate=August 2, 2019|work=Investment Watch}}</ref>
* ''Right on the Money'' (2013). Paperback: ISBN 978-1-118-85622-2.

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=Strategic Investing |publisher= |year=1982 |isbn=9780671438869 |author-mask=2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=The International Man |publisher= |year=1976 |isbn=9780932496096 |author-mask=2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=Crisis Investing: Opportunities and Profits in the Coming Great Depression |publisher= |year=1979 |isbn=9780936906003 |author-mask=2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=Crisis Investing for the Rest of the 90s |publisher= |year=1993 |isbn=9780806516127 |author-mask=2}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doug Casey' Books |url=http://highgroundseries.com/ |website=High Ground Series - A collection of books by Doug Casey}}</ref>
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=Totally Incorrect: Conversations with Doug Casey |publisher= |year=2012 |isbn=9780988285132 |author-mask=2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=Right on the Money |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2013 |isbn=9781118856222 |author-mask=2}}<ref name="wiley" />
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=Speculator | others=With John Hunt| publisher=High Ground Novels |year=2016 |isbn=9780985933258 |author-mask=2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=Drug Lord | others=With John Hunt| publisher=High Ground Novels |year=2017 |isbn=9781947449077 |author-mask=2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Doug |title=Assassin | others=With John Hunt| publisher=High Ground Novels |year=2020 |isbn=9781947449091 |author-mask=2}}


==References== ==References==
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<ref name=PeeBOdS>{{cite web |title=Publicado en el Boletín Oficial de Salta Nº 19807 el día 23/06/2016 |url=http://boletinoficialsalta.gob.ar/NewDetalleAvisosAdministrativos.php?orden_pub=100054472 |website=Boletín Oficial – Provincia de Salta |accessdate=26 May 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190526045835/http://boletinoficialsalta.gob.ar/NewDetalleAvisosAdministrativos.php?orden_pub=100054472 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>


<ref name=va>{{cite web|title=Doug Casey|url=http://www.voiceamerica.com/guest/19569/doug-casey|publisher=Voice America|accessdate=March 28, 2015}}</ref>
==External links==

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<ref name=wp>{{cite news | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/reading/what-americans-used-to-read.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107042744/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/reading/what-americans-used-to-read.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 7, 2012 | title=What Americans used to read | newspaper=] | date=June 10, 2010 | accessdate=March 23, 2015 | author=Strauss, Valerie}}</ref>
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<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|title=Projects Draw Attention to Argentine Countryside|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/greathomesanddestinations/26iht-reargen.html|work=New York Times|date=February 25, 2010|accessdate=March 28, 2015|last1=Foster|first1=Nick}}</ref>
* at ]

<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kitconews/2011/05/11/doug-casey-government-policies-distort-markets-printing-more-money-to-mean-inflation/ | title=Doug Casey: Government Policies Distort Markets; 'Printing More Money' To Mean Inflation | work=].com | date=May 11, 2011 | accessdate=March 23, 2015 | author=Sykora, Allen}}</ref>

<ref name="karats">{{cite web | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/markets/2009-02-18-karats-invest-gold_N.htm | title=Investors are grabbing for dangled karats | work=] | date=February 19, 2009 | accessdate=March 23, 2015 | author=Waggoner, John}}</ref>

<ref name=wiley>, Wiley.com.</ref>


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American economist

Doug Casey
BornDouglas Robert Casey
(1946-05-05) May 5, 1946 (age 78)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
Alma materGeorgetown University
RelativesEugene B. Casey (father)

Douglas Robert Casey (born May 5, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer, speculator, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research. He describes himself as an anarcho-capitalist influenced by the works of writer and philosopher Ayn Rand.

Early life and education

Casey graduated from Georgetown University in 1968. He was raised Roman Catholic, but later became an atheist.

He is the son of Eugene B. Casey, a multimillionaire real estate developer.

Career

Casey's 1979 book Crisis Investing was number one on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 1980 for 29 consecutive weeks. It was the best-selling financial book of 1980 with 438,640 copies sold.

Casey has a wine and residential sporting estate project called Estancia de Cafayate in Salta Province, Argentina.

Casey has recommended investing in gold.

Casey Research

Casey Research publishes a financial newsletter from an Austrian School anarcho-capitalist perspective which advises on the purchase of microcap stocks, precious metals, and other investments.

Views and approach

Casey describes himself as a contrarian. He applies this view to investment, economic interpretations, and government.

He has said, "You've got to be a speculator today. It's no longer possible to work hard and save your money and get ahead in life."

Casey has been critical of an interventionist foreign policy.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Publicado en el Boletín Oficial de Salta Nº 19807 el día 23/06/2016". Boletín Oficial – Provincia de Salta. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Waggoner, John (February 19, 2009). "Investors are grabbing for dangled karats". USA Today. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Foster, Nick (February 25, 2010). "Projects Draw Attention to Argentine Countryside". New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Sykora, Allen (May 11, 2011). "Doug Casey: Government Policies Distort Markets; 'Printing More Money' To Mean Inflation". Forbes.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  5. July 13, 2013 C-SPAN2 Book TV interview with Doug Casey at Freedomfest 2013, held at Las Vegas.
  6. Sien, 2015. 22:00 min. in
  7. ^ Knight, Jerry (August 25, 1980). "Doomsayer Casey: 'I Believe in Buying When There's Blood in the Streets'". The Washington Post.
  8. Strauss, Valerie (June 10, 2010). "What Americans used to read". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  9. "Doug Casey". Voice America. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  10. James, Louis (November 14, 2012). "Doug Casey on the Inconvenient Truths of US Foreign Policy". Casey Research. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  11. "Doug Casey on What Happens After the Next War". Investment Watch. June 7, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  12. "Doug Casey' Books". High Ground Series - A collection of books by Doug Casey.
  13. "Right on the Money: Doug Casey on Economics, Investing, and the Ways of the Real World with Louis James", Wiley.com.

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