Jim Rogers

Entrepreneur

Jim Rogers was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States on October 19th, 1942 and is the Entrepreneur. At the age of 81, Jim Rogers biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
October 19, 1942
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Age
81 years old
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Networth
$300 Million
Profession
Businessperson, Economist, Entrepreneur, Financier, Non-fiction Writer
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Jim Rogers Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Education
Balliol College, Oxford (B.A.), Yale University (B.A.)
Jim Rogers Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Lois Biener (m. 1966–69), Jennifer Skolnik (m. 1974–77), Paige Parker (m. 2000)
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2
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Jim Rogers Career

In 1964, Rogers joined Dominick & Dominick LLC on Wall Street, where he first learned about stocks and bonds. From 1966 to 1968, Rogers was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

In 1970, Rogers joined investment bank Arnhold and S. Bleichroder, where he worked with George Soros.

In 1973, Soros and Rogers both left and founded the Quantum Fund. From 1973 to 1980, the portfolio gained 4,200% while the S&P advanced about 47%. The Quantum Fund was one of the first truly global funds. In 1980, Rogers decided to "retire" and traveled on a motorcycle around the world. He has since been a guest professor of finance at the Columbia Business School.

In 1985, he said the Vienna Exchange had high potential of being a bull market.

In 1989 and 1990, Rogers was the moderator of WCBS' The Dreyfus Roundtable and FNN's The Profit Motive with Jim Rogers. From 1990 to 1992, he traveled through China again and around the world on motorcycle, covering over 100,000 miles (160,000 km) across six continents. His journey was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. He tells of his adventures and worldwide investments in the bestseller Investment Biker.

In 1998, Rogers founded the Rogers International Commodity Index. In 2007, the index and its three sub-indices were linked to exchange-traded notes under the banner ELEMENTS. The notes track the total return of the indices as an accessible way to invest in the index. Rogers is an outspoken advocate of agriculture investments.

Between January 1, 1999, and January 5, 2002, Rogers went on another Guinness-recognized journey through 116 countries, covering 245,000 kilometers with his wife Paige Parker in a custom-made Mercedes. The trip began in Iceland, which was about to celebrate the millennial anniversary of Leif Eriksson's first trip to America. On January 5, 2002, the couple returned to their New York home on Riverside Drive. He wrote Adventure Capitalist following this around-the-world adventure.

On his return in 2002, Rogers became a regular guest on Fox News' Cavuto on Business and other financial TV shows. In 2005, Rogers wrote Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World's Best Market, in which Rogers quotes a Financial Analysts Journal academic paper co-authored by Yale School of Management professor, Geert Rouwenhorst, entitled Facts and Fantasies about Commodity Futures.

In December 2007, Rogers sold his mansion in New York City for about $16 million and moved to Singapore. Rogers said he moved because now is a groundbreaking time for investment potential in Asian markets. His daughters speak fluent Mandarin to prepare them for the future. He said, "If you were smart in 1807, you moved to London, if you were smart in 1907, you moved to New York City, and if you are smart in 2007, you move to Asia."

In a CNBC interview with Maria Bartiromo broadcast on May 5, 2008, Rogers said people in China are extremely motivated and driven, and that he wants to be in that type of environment so his daughters are motivated and driven. He added that this is how America and Europe used to be. He chose not to move to Chinese cities like Hong Kong or Shanghai due to high pollution potentially causing health problems for his family. However, he remains skeptical of India's future, saying in 2001, "India as we know it will not survive another 30 or 40 years".

In 2008, Rogers endorsed Ron Paul, a Republican congressman, for president of the United States.

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