His latest pronouncement September 25, 2012 I Have Started Reassessing My View On Russia I have been terribly skeptical and downright negative on the Soviet Union and Russia for the past 40 or 50 years, but in the past few weeks and months Iâve started reassessing my view on Russia. - in the APEC CEO Summit, Vladivostok, Russia
He now works for a Russian government controlled bank. http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/09/19/jim-rogers-joins-russias-vtb-capital-as-agricultural-advisor/
. October 1, 2012 SouthAmerica: Brazil has been about the same size for over 200 years - Only Uruguay got independent from Brazil in 1828. Uruguay used to be called Provincia Cisplatina and was part of Brazil. Jim Rogers On The Robert Wenzel Show â September 30, 2012 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HZq-rJz3bq4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> .
In the video he simply said short equities. Yes, he did make money in Fannie and the banks but to be short the market, as the video implies, would result in financial ruin. As far as proof, it's derived by inference.
. October 5, 2012 SouthAmerica: Marc Faber vs. Jim Rogers Conversation CNBC 10-4-2012 <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cWX7BUwefxs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> .
Rogers not on Singapore's top 40 riches (net worth $mil): http://www.forbes.com/singapore-billionaires/list/#p_1_s_a0_ 1 $9,200 Ng Robert & Philip 2 $6,700 Khoo family 3 $4,700 Wee Cho Yaw 4 $4,000 Kwee brothers 5 $2,900 Richard Chandler 6 $2,400 Kwek Leng Beng & family 7 $2,300 Kuok Khoon Hong 8 $2,200 Eduardo Saverin 9 $1,700 Peter Lim 10 $1,600 Ong Beng Seng & Christina Ong 11 $1,500 Raj Kumar & Kishin RK 12 $1,400 Zhong Sheng Jian 13 $1,350 Lee Seng Wee 14 $1,300 Sam Goi 15 $1,250 Koh Wee Meng 16 $1,050 Lim Oon Kuin 17 $970 Tang Wee Kit 18 $965 Lien family 19 $910 Asok Kumar Hiranandani 20 $855 Tan Boy Tee