Showing posts with label Jim Rogers on Tech Tick. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Jim Rogers on Tech Tick. Show all posts

Friday, March 18, 2011

Jim Rogers Bullish on US Dollar

Mar 17, 2011 Yahoo Techticker Interview with famed Investor Jim Rogers about the US Dollar ...:

Jim Rogers : well I am actually thinking about buying US Dollar , We're at a moment of truth for the dollar, there are a lot good news for the dollar you have the middle east erupting , supposed good news for the dollar ,all these people are supposed to be fleeing to the US Dollar for safety but it is not happening , when you start seeing good news for something and then it goes down it is usually the sign you better get out fast , "I am thinking of buying it because if doesn't keep going down then it will have a big rally , if it goes down 3% or 4% from here, I would have to sell and get out and hope I'm still solvent."

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Jim Rogers Abolish the FED we do not need the FED

Jim Rogers on Tech Tick 10 December 2009 , Abolish the FED!

Jim Rogers wants agrees that the FED should be audited , The FED should make its balance sheets public , wha t do they have to hide ? asks Jimmy Rogers .Abolish the FED we do not need the FED added Jim Rogers , the FED is making our lives miserable . the FED's zero rates interests policy is likely to continue on 2010 , America had 3 central banks in its history the first two have disapeared explains Jim Rogers ,
"Papering over the problem is not going to solve America's problem," Jim Rogers said. "The idea you can solve a problem of too much debt and too much consumption with more consumption and more debt defies belief. I cannot believe that grownups would stand there and say that."

Jim Rogers president of Rogers Holdings and creator of Jim Rogers Commodity Index , is George Soros former partner and co-founder of the Quantum Fund, and a truly legendary international investor who helped generate a 4,200% total return over a 10-year period .Jim Rogers is always bullish on Asia Commodities Agricultural Products gold and silver

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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.