best selling author Doug Casey created the International Speculator newsletter
I have followed Doug Casey and the famous Doug Casey speculation picks since the early eighties. He has both a great record and marvelous insights into investing and speculation.
Several years ago I asked Doug to create a course for Bastiat Free University, not one based on his best selling books, but a course based on what books most influenced his success. The result was a fine master's course called "The Foundations of a Free Society."
I don't receive anything for giving you information about Doug, but many have obviously profited from his insights. In fact I don't know and don't care if he has an affiliate program; his eccentric wisdom has helped me, it has helped others, I'm reasonably sure it can help you also.
The International Speculator news letter is just the tip of an iceberg for the versatile Doug Casey. It is however a quality learning experience for those that follow its advice and wisdom. (of course there is a risk free trial offer)
Take a look at the Doug Casey Biography.
Have any of Doug Casey's Books influenced you?
They are all out of print but it is worth finding used copies.
My favorite Douglas R. Casey book is the most difficult to find, The International Man - a decade or two ago I paid over a hundred dollars for a copy on the used book market; it was worth it. I would love to have Doug update it. You might also want to try Jim Rogers' best selling Adventure Capitalist or other books to get a more current world view.
Much of what I have written in Speculation Rules owes a debt to the nonconformist views Doug Casey has presented. A valuable byproduct of his books and news letters has been the opportunity to view the world from a different perspective. I may not always agree with him, but his positions are consistently well thought out and intelligently presented.
Doug is an international man and a renaissance person - He is a good example of the great things that can be accomplished by a well informed generalist. His versatility speaks well for avoiding the suffocating specialization into which the fading industrial age society forces its subjects.
Due to his success in the turbulent resources industry, I consider Doug Casey a jack of all trades, a master of one.
Doug may not talk about becoming a Sovereign Individual, but he seems to live the dream. Having traveled the world from hot spots to blighted countries he also has a lot of the perpetual tourist in him.
Books Recommended By Doug Casey
You can find Doug's books used at Amazon, but these are some of the Books he values that he has said helped build his insights and success.
While preparing his Master's Course for Bastiat Free University Doug suggested the following books as personally influential and useful to others seeking their own success and understanding
Doug did not include his own books in the curriculum of his master's course at BFU.
Use these books to help develop your own philosophy of success.
Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
"... The best economic intro I'm familiar with" - Doug Casey
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Amazon Price: $10.04 (as of 01/07/2010) 
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The Virtue of Selfishness (Signet)
"... FOR A GOOD PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNING." - Doug Casey
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Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 01/07/2010)
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Crisis Investing
Start looking for Doug Casey's best selling books here, they are all currently out of print.
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Let us know if you have had memorable encounters with Doug Casey.
Study Doug for a while, his suggestions are well thought out and presented.
Doug Casey was at FreedomFest 2007 July of 2007. He is frequently a speaker at investment conferences, go give him a listen.
Not everything Doug Casey says is right, not all of his picks work out, but overall he has had a very positive influence on thoughtful and inquiring minds, and on their investment accounts.
In fact you will find in Doug's investment philosophy that he expects some failure - he just expects his successes to be big enough to overwhelm those mis-steps.
No one can have great success without being willing to experience failure. This is just one more lesson worth learning from Doug Casey.
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- Lauren Boyd Lauren Boyd Jul 27, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
- Got a kick out of reading that you paid over $100 for a used copy of The International Man. I have several hard copies (along with Casey's other books) stored in a box in the basement. As a long-ago 20-year-old who worked with Doug and Bob Kephart to publish these books, I guess I had better hold onto them. Lots of memories....
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- duvallweb duvallweb May 17, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
- Very good lens I have always liked Doug Casey and believe he has a great business sense. Keep
up the good work! 5*
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- BFuniv.com BFuniv.com Feb 19, 2009 @ 10:42 pm | in reply to kevin
- Doug's best selling book on Crises Investing was followed by another popular book, Crises Investing For The Rest Of The 90's. He must have done something right to get repeat readers.
Where Doug Casey's books and newsletters have greatest value is in their arguments and understandings of economics. Casey points out opportunity and dangers that lie ahead - it is up to us to decide if and when we pull the trading trigger. As I've said, he tends to be too early at entering and exiting positions - that can be very smart.
If you can find his 90's book, take a look at either of his suggested portfolio approaches in chapter 7 - both would still be serving you well. Both should offer some protection in the crises times we now find ourselves in.
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- kevin kevin Feb 19, 2009 @ 9:39 pm
- Are you kidding me??? This guy totally was out to lunch in his Crisis Investing book around 1980.
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- Graten Graten Nov 19, 2007 @ 10:54 pm
- I had a long conversation with Doug in Denver recently (2007). He is very funny (though He doesn't try to be). He is a mindful man with a big heart but he also has no patience for stupidity, apathy, or ignorance. Get smart stop voting and start preparing. Read Casey and Bill Bonner. Tune out Hannity
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It's time we opened this discussion to the internet.
Not everyone is a fan of Doug Casey.
Doug Casey takes stands - many of them unpopular.
Doug Casey makes claims of high returns - that brings anger from those that can't see a forest for the trees.
I Trust Doug, but I'm sure there are others that don't. Rather than my picking a video about Doug Casey, we will let YouTube pick a current video based on his name. These videos will change as Youtube finds new ones.
Occasionally we may even get to hear from Douglas Casey himself.
Compare and contrast what you hear with what you have already learned.
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