Singapore Has The Best Education In The World

Singapore has the best education in the world, the best healthcare, the best everything. I think that the best gift that I can give two children born in 2003 and 2008 is to know Asia and to speak Mandarin. - in MSN Malaysia 

Related: iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (ETF) (NYSE:EWS)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Commodities: Until The Supply Comes We Are Not Going To Have An End To The Bull Market

All these guys are delaying or suspending or cancelling new supply which is bullish. Until the supply comes we're not going to have an end to the bull market and, certainly in agriculture, my goodness, inventories are near historic lows, we have serious shortages of everything in agriculture developing, including farmers. - in Mineweb

Related ETFs: PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA), United States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO), iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN (BAL), ELEMENTS Rogers Intl Commodity Index - Agriculture Total Return ETN (RJA), SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

My Chinese Shares Are For My Children

Short Summary: In this excerpt from CNBC Asia's "Squawk Box," investor Jim Rogers says he's keeping his investments in China despite a slowdown for that country's economy.

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Commodities: The Bull Market Will Continue

The bull market will continue until a lot of supply comes on stream and the problems since 2008 ensure not a lot of supply is coming on stream. - in Investment Watch

Related: United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE:USO), SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE:GLD), iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE:SLV), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE:DBA)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

ETF`s Are Convenient For Commodities

Exchange traded products are convenient for commodities. I always buy exchange traded products and it's terrific. - in the Alts Virtual Summit, ETFtrends

Related: iShares Silver ETF (SLV), SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Considering Russia For The First Time

I have been a pure skeptic of the Soviet Union and Russia since it broke up but I am starting to my own astonishment to look more favorably and question my own views on Russia. I am not a big investor...I am not an investor yet but I am starting to consider it for the first time in my life. - in CNBC 

Related ETFs: Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

The Election Is Irrelevant

As far as I’m concerned, the election is irrelevant. One happens to be from Boston and one from Chicago, and whoever wins, their friends are going to do well, but other than that America is not going to do well. There’s very little difference in any of these guys. None of them understands the problem. These are the guys that got us into trouble. You expect them to get us out? - in The Fiscal Times

Related: SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Gold: I Won`t Argue With Human Stupidity

Short Summary: In this excerpt from CNBC Asia's Squawk Box, investor Jim Rogers explains why he owns gold even though some people see it as a "relic" of an earlier age with little intrinsic value.

Related: SPDR Gold ETF (GLD), IShares Silver ETF (SLV)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

A Win-Win Situation

My view is if the world economy gets better, I’m going to make money in commodities because of the shortages that are developing and getting worse. And if the world economy doesn’t get better, then they’re going to print money. It’s the wrong thing to do but that’s all they know. They’re not very smart people.

So they’re going to print more money, and when they do, historically you’ve always protected yourself – and made money – by owning real assets. - in MSN Money 

Related: SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE:GLD), iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE:SLV), iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE:BAL), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE:DBA)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Printing Money Has Never Solved Anyone’s Problems

Printing money has never solved anyone’s problems. Maybe sometimes in the short term printing money has alleviated the situation, but anybody who has studied history or economics knows that printing money in the longer term doesn’t work. Maybe this time it’s different, but I doubt it. - in The Fiscal Times

Related ETFs: iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treasury Bond (ETF) (NYSE:TLT), ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Trea (ETF) (NYSE:TBT), iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond (ETF) (NYSE:IEF), SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

It`s Easier To Get Rich In Asia

It's easier to get rich in Asia than it is in America now. The wind is in your face. The United States is the largest debtor nation in the history of the world. - in CNN

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Agriculture Is Still Cheaper Than Other Commodities

On a historic basis, agriculture is still cheaper than others. - in MSN Money

Related: ELEMENTS Rogers Intl Commodity Index - Agriculture Total Return ETN (NYSE:RJA), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE:DBA)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Video: If You Really, Really, Really Want to Get Rich ...

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

China Is Growing And The Rest Of The World Is Declining

I haven’t sold any of my assets in China. My Chinese shares are for my children. Yes, there are problems in China, sure. But I assure you, if there are problems in China, the rest of us have serious problems, too.

I don’t know if China will grow 7 percent. Why can’t they grow 2 or 3 percent? Two percent is more than fine. The rest of the world is declining. - in CNBC

Related: iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSE:FXI)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

China Is Easing Too Soon

I think they’re a mistake and there’s still inflation in China. Yes, the property bubble has popped and prices have started coming down but not enough in my view.

The most recent statistics show that Chinese property market is starting to recover. Well, that’s not the way you kill a real estate bubble. You don’t let it recover after six months of declines. You stay tight.

China has given in two or three times in the past few years when they have tried to pop the bubble. Things start declining, they get nervous, they loosen up again and it gets worse. I would stay tough. - in CNBC

Related Instruments: iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSE:FXI), Aluminum Corp of China (ACH), China Mobile Ltd. ADR (NYSE:CHL)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Video: How To Protect Yourself From Debased Currencies

Related: iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE:SLV), SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE:GLD), United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE:USO), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE:DBA)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

CNBC Video: Considering Russia As An Investment

"I am starting to consider Russia as an investment for the first time in my life."

Related: Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

In the Mid-Sixties Wall Street Was A Wasteland

When I went to Wall Street in the mid 60`s, it was a wasteland. I tell you, nobody went there. - in a recent video interview 

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

More People Study Public Relations Than Study Agriculture

Nearly every year, the world always has a problem somewhere with weather or something, since the beginning of time, and I suspect we will continue to.

The problem now is it’s going to be more and more difficult to recover because of two things. One, we’ve consumed more than we’ve produced nearly every year over the last decade, so inventories are very low. But more importantly, we’re running out of farmers.

The average age of farmers in America is 58. More people study public relations than study agriculture. We don’t have anybody going into agriculture. Something’s got to happen, such as much higher prices, or we’re not going to have any food at any price…

We’ve got to do something to get farmers back into the field.We produce 200,000 MBAs in the U.S. every year. Some human being has to go into the field. Yeah, things are more automated, but still, somebody has got to get his hands dirty. - in The Fiscal Times

Related: John Deere (DE), Potash (POT), Mosaic (MOS), Agrium USA (AGU)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Invest In Something You Know A Lot About

Investors should be investing in and owning things they know about. If you don’t know what you’re doing or don’t have something you think is going to be a good investment, you should do nothing.

The problem these days is even if you put your money in cash, what kind of cash? Some cash is better than others. But even if you don’t know any better, just put your money in U.S. dollars in the bank and wait until you find something you know a lot about. - excerpt form The Coming Fiscal Catastrophe

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

The Election Is Irrelevant

As far as I’m concerned, the election is irrelevant. One happens to be from Boston and one from Chicago, and whoever wins, their friends are going to do well, but other than that America is not going to do well. There’s very little difference in any of these guys. None of them understands the problem. These are the guys that got us into trouble. You expect them to get us out? - in The FT

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Printing Money Is An Absurd Idea

It’s an absurd idea. Printing money has never solved anyone’s problems. Maybe sometimes in the short term printing money has alleviated the situation, but anybody who has studied history or economics knows that printing money in the longer term doesn’t work. Maybe this time it’s different, but I doubt it. - in The Fiscal Times

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

A Crisis, Semi-Crisis, Or Both

The United States is the largest debtor nation in the history of the world. Our debts are skyrocketing every year and nobody’s doing anything about it. Every country in history that’s gotten into this situation has had a crisis or a semi-crisis, or both. - in The Fiscal Times

Related: SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY), iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treasury Bond (ETF) (NYSE:TLT), ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Trea (ETF) (NYSE:TBT)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

The World Will Continue To Change

“Not one country in existence today has had the same borders and government for as long as two hundred years. The world will continue changing.” - in A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

The Risks Of Currency Debasement

Throughout history governments have tried to debase their currency in the hope that they would somehow get better down the road, but it’s always gotten out of control. The debt has gotten higher, the money printing makes people feel better for a while but in the end its higher inflation, higher interest rates and then you have serious, serious problems.

Once inflation starts rising and gets out of control, it’s very hard to kill it. - transcript from a video interview

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

The Bull Market In Commodities Is Not Over Yet

This bull market in commodities has been going on for 13 years, which is a long time, but I still don't see a major supply. Until supply starts coming in in a big way, you're not going to have the end of the bull market. - in Business Times Singapore

Related: ELEMENTS Rogers Intl Commodity Index - Agriculture Total Return ETN (NYSE:RJA), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE:DBA), United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE:USO), SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE:GLD), iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE:BAL)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Lessons Of History

Every few decades throughout history, we've had periods when the financial types were the masters of the universe, followed by decline, and then when the drawers of water and the hewers of wood, the people who produce goods, were the masters of the universe. - in The Take Away

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Where Young People Should Go

The huge fortunes are going to be made by the producers of real goods, and that's where young people should go, and that's where investors should go. - excerpt from Why More Banking Crises Are on the Way 

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Keys to Success

Jim Rogers' Keys to Success (taken from the titles and sub headings of each chapter of the new book, "A Gift To My Children"):

1. Do not let others do your thinking for you

2. Focus on what you like

3. Good habits for life & investing

4. Common sense? not so common

5. Attention to details is what separates success from failure

6. Let the world be a part of your perspective

7. Learn philosophy & learn to think

8. Learn history

9. Learn languages (make sure Mandarin is one of them)

10. Understand your weaknesses & acknowledge your mistakes

11. Recognize change & embrace it

12. Look to the future

13. “Lady Luck smiles on those who continue their efforts” 

14. Remember that nothing is really new

15. Know when not to do anything

16. Pay attention to what everybody else neglects

17. If anybody laughs at your idea view it as a sign of potential success

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

There's Going To Be A Huge Shift In American Society

There's going to be a huge shift in American society, American culture, in the places where one is going to get rich. The stock brokers are going to be driving taxis. The smart ones will learn to drive tractors so they can work for the smart farmers. The farmers are going to be driving Lamborghinis. I'm telling you. You should start Forbes Farming. - in Forbes

Related: John Deere (DE), Potash (POT), Mosaic (MOS)

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Until Prices Go High Enough, We Are Not Going To Have Any Farmers

Until the prices go high enough and stay high enough long enough, we’re not going to have any farmers. - in Huffington Post 

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Video: Interview In Singapore (in Portuguese)

A recent video interview given to a Brazilian TV channel.

"Only invest in what you really know a lot about." - Jim Rogers


Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

MBA`s vs. Agriculture Graduates

America produced 200,000 MBAs last year and fewer than 10,000 agriculture school graduates. - in Huffington Post

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.