Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Jim Rogers New Commodity Fund in China

Jim Rogers and the Macquarie Funds

Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers has teamed up with Australia’s Macquarie Funds group to promote two of Rogers’ favorite investment sectors: China and agriculture. The new commodity index fund named Macquarie and Rogers China Agriculture Index, operates differently than current competitive heavyweights that invest in agriculture commodities in Asia.

What is different is Rogers’ fund concentrates on current and future actual food consumption, while other funds track the food production side of the commodity sector.

Marcquarie and Rogers are starting to heavily promote the new commodity fund as their performance in December of about 11 percent gives them some history to base their future projections on.

While the grain and overall food markets fell in the latter part of 2008, Rogers still looks at agricultural goods as the one major commodity market that can be counted on to rise significantly over the next 5 to 10 years.

Article source http://ezinearticles.com

China claims world fastest train

China claims world's fastest train

Dec. 28: China launches what it claims is the world's fastest train that travels at an average speed of 217 mph. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

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Macau vs Las Vegas China vs USA

Macau: It's Just Like Vegas Except Business Is Booming

America continues to crawl out of recession. The U.S. economy is growing at a snails pace, 2.2% annually, while China's emerging economy is expected to grow at 8% (if you believe their government figures.)

The difference is perhaps best exemplified when comparing America's gaming paradise, Las Vegas, to China's in Macau. source Techticker

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Who is Jim Rogers ?

James "Jim" Rogers was born in Oct. 19, 1942 and grew up in Demopolis, Alabama .Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendry investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%. They ran what is considered to be one of the first truly global macro hedge funds. . In 1964 he got his first job on Wall Street at Dominick & Dominick in the summer between high school and Yale University, that's how he got his first experience with stocks and bonds. He immediately fell in love with the job. After Oxford, he returned to the U.S. and joined the army in 1970 he returned to Wall Street, working again with Dominick & Dominick. That same year he joined Arnold S. Bleichroeder, where he met George Soros, and together founded the Quantum Fund. This has opened a new era of global macrotrading and inspired numerous imitations and spin-offs. In the book "Money Masters of Our Time," Jim Rogers writes about that time "the most important thing in my life was work. I did not do anything until I had completed my work." To emphasize this professional ethic , it is good to remember that he did not made any holiday for ten years. In 1980, Jim Rogers has decided to "retire" at 37 years. Since then he has spent much of his time traveling and supporting the causes of philanthropic and taking on many high profile roles in the media. However, he continues to be an active investor and media commentator

Mr. Jim Rogers is Independent Director at Xylem, Inc., a Member-American Section at Société de Chimie Industrielle, a Member-Executive Committee at Sequoyah Corp., a Member at The Business Roundtable, and a Member-Executive Committee Sequoyah Council at Boy Scouts of America.

He is on the Board of Directors at Xylem, Inc. and LORD Corp.

Mr. Rogers was previously employed as a Member by American Chemistry Council, Inc., President by United Way of Greater Kingsport, Executive Chairman by Eastman Chemical Co., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Eastman Ventures, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President by Building Materials Corp. of America, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President by GAF Corp., Executive Vice President-Finance by International Specialty Products, Inc., Treasurer by Amphenol Corp., Vice President-Finance by Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, and Naval Aviator by United States Navy.

He also served on the board at Genencor International, Inc.

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.