Among the richest people in the world there are many who belong to famous American clans. But there are people who cannot be called "rulers of the world", but their wealth is also innumerable. How did they achieve material well-being, what did they do for their country? Let's look at the path of one of them - American investor Jim Rogers.
Who is he?
Baltimore has become the birthplace of a man who today is one of the most influential people in the world. Famous investor, traveler, writer. The diversity of his interests is amazing. He is known not only for his breadth of views, but also for his love of travel.
Just a man, family man, father
Yale University USA was the first to graduate from Jim Rogers. He took a course in history. This was his first education, but far from the last. Later, the young man took courses in economics, politics and philosophy at Oxford University.
Rogers has been married three times in his entire life. He has two daughters. The hero of this article not only paid attention to his children, but also dedicated a book that became a bestseller.
Interestingly, Jim Rogers never entered the ranking of the richest people on the planet. He himself explains this not so much by modesty as by his position in life. The investor jokes that his parents forbade him to talk about how much he actually earns. And also Rogers is sure that personal income of any person should not excite anyone, except for his family members.
As an investor
Jim Rogers considers himself a long-term investor and very modestly evaluates his abilities as a short-term trader.
The greatest success can be considered his collaboration in a hedge fund with George Soros. Their collaboration was extremely fruitful. For 10 years of regular work in the financial and stock market, Jim Soros and Rogers have never suffered losses. And this is a unique indicator.
Later, investor successes were not so linear. He admits that he often made mistakes. Therefore, every successful project is particularly admired.
Today, Jim Rogers, having long left Baltimore's hometown and even the United States, lives in Singapore, which is associated with the broad prospects of the Asian market.
Unfortunately, the forecasts of the great trader are far from rosy. Jim Rogers believes the world is on the verge of a global crisis, much worse than the 2008 crisis. According to investor concerns, there have been no such significant changes over the past 100, or even 200 years. In his interview, he suggests the collapse of not only companies, but entire business areas. Jim Rogers does not exclude the possibility of changing borders on the political map of the world. Which is quite possible if you do not stop the aggression of some rulers.
Like a writer
The American investor does not hide his amazing life experience from the public. Moreover, it transfers to the pages of books that are deservedly popular.
This applies not only to investment activities. For example, the material for his debut book, Rogers Jim collected during a record trip on a motorcycle. “Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers” is the name of the book in which the author describes his long trip through the territories of fifty-two countries.
Another interesting work tells of travel. It was published upon returning from a three-year trip and was called “The Final Trip: The Adventures of the Capitalist”. Both wanderings are registered as records and are included in the Guinness Book.
Jim Rogers, whose books reflect his life experience, also dedicated one of them to his own daughters. He published his printed gift, which in the Russian version is called “Make Your Children Successful,” in 2009.
And also a traveler
Rogers Jim is unique in everything. Even going on a trip, he continues his analytical work. A fresh vision of what is happening in other countries becomes for him another source of his investment ideas.
Several of his expeditions were included, as already mentioned, in the Guinness Book. The first recorded record is that he managed to overcome on his motorcycle over 90 thousand kilometers, while visiting 6 continents.
Jim made the second documented achievement, accompanied by his wife. During the three-year trip, the couple traveled over 240 thousand kilometers, visiting more than 100 different countries! And this event was noted in the Guinness Book of Records.
European market
In numerous interviews, the investor speaks rather negatively about the prospects of the European currency. His doubts are connected with political speculation on the issue of various countries leaving the EU. This is not only a hype around Britain, but also separatist sentiments in Spain and France. This one cannot instill confidence and calm.
In his opinion, the ruble is a much more interesting investment area than the euro, despite the abundance of economic and political sanctions.
Attitude to the CIS markets
Jim Rogers today actively supports the investment market in Russia. He pours considerable funds into it and sees the greatest prospects in the development of agriculture. Many plans connect with the planned privatization of state assets.
Rogers’s attitude to the economic situation in Ukraine is not so rosy. Although the investor admits that the country's historically strong agricultural industry can help her this time. The financier does not exclude his investments in the Kazakhstan market.
