Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Jim Rogers on The Euro China Yuan and G20 - CNN Money 22 June 2010

Jim Rogers on CNNMoney June 22, 2010

Legendary investor Jim Rogers says China is simply continuing a process begun in 2005 to open their economy.Jim Rogers says that The US will get very little virtually nothing from this process what's the US gonna sell to China ?" Jim Rogers asks "not very much" "you know the Japanese Yen has gone up 400% over the past few decades they still have a balance of trade surplus with the United States !" Jim Rogers explains....

Jim Rogers on Bloomberg : Yuan Move Good for China 6/21/10

June 21 -- Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings,says that he continues to buy chinese Yuans although it is not that easy as picking up the phone and buying some australian dollars but "when I can I buy more Renminbi" it is my favorite 9currency0 in the sense that I am pretty sure I am going to make a faire amount of money over the years in this currency ...so...yes ...but it is not my favorite in term of liquidity or being able to do anything with it , but as a long term investor it is one I am most certain of...says legendary investor .....Jim Rogers in Bloomberg

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.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Jim Rogers on The Euro China Yuan and G20 - CNN Money 22 June 2010

Jim Rogers on CNNMoney June 22, 2010

Jim Rogers on Bloomberg : Yuan Move Good for China 6/21/10

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