Jim Rogers simply shares the views of what tens of thousands already know and knew when Jim Rogers knew it. He is just a celebrity who is a spokesman for the unknowns. The fact someone doesn't know what Jim Rogers knows only tells me, they didn't know bird-shit from honey in the first place.
Cutten: Exactly. Excellent post. I'm in total agreement. Very well said. I see Landis bashing Rogers for no apparent reason in a variety of posts, without ever having posted a single fact. You know, I'm completely convinced from having listened to this guy, read what he had to say, for let's say 30+ years, that he definitely trades his own account. He goes into various detail about that in some of his writings. He was one of the originals guys to do Global investing, traveling to countries all over the world, and where he saw one he liked, buying shares in all the stocks listed on the exchange, and then holding them. Taught investments for a while at Columbia. On the Barron's year end panel for years. This guy is a widely known respected investor. The investment I like is the house in New York that he bought out of foreclosure for $100K, that he recently sold for $15 million+. I also remember his short in Intel back in the 90s. He was way wrong on that one. He's had others. but he has had a lot more right than wrong over the years. And when he is right, he's very right. Marketing. This guy is a lousy marketer. Give me a break. OldTrader