Jim Rogers

1flyfisher · Feb 8, 2011

Where and when was this seminar being held?

Quote from Chuck Krug:

Just came back from attending a seminar with Q&A by Jim Rogers.

ASusilovic · Feb 8, 2011

Quote from Chuck Krug:

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YouÂ´re a lucky guy. I visited him lately in Sinagpore in his private house and he wants 50k for a live performance in SG, 100k oustide SG.

GL+GT ;=)

ASusilovic

Debaser82 · Feb 8, 2011

The average attendance fee for stuff like this is about 500 euro, at least that was the rate when Rogers and Faber came to Western Europe and talk.

I didnt whent though. I know their views from internet and if I want to ask them anything I can just email them.

One last reason I didnt go, places like that are full of suits with their heads in their asses.

Chuck Krug · Feb 9, 2011

He said because farms and farmland were relatively cheap in Africa and South America. Only thing he warned against was the red tape in Africa.

Quote from EON Kid:

TY for the post CK

why would he say farming in Africa or SA, why not anywhere?

ScalperJoe · Feb 9, 2011

Quote from AK100:

He's wrong about learning Mandarin. Maybe if you live/work in China otherwise it's pretty pointless.

English is not going away as the global language of choice. Now, it's hard to be anyone of importance (politician, sports, business etc) without getting by in English.

Rogers moved out of the U.S. partially because he wanted his two daughters to speak Mandarin (and to transfer his assets out of the dollar), as he's stated on Bloomberg several times.

Although it's true that "English is not going away as the global language of choice", there is a reason why elementary schools in the U.S. are starting to teach Mandarin and the demand is growing.

http://www.usariseup.com/feature-stories/american-mandarin-learners-rise

http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridg...chool-to-introduce-Mandarin-immersion-program

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/woodstock/194.htm

Debaser82 · Feb 9, 2011

If you want to do business in Asia (or in China) you better learn their native language because even when they say they speak fluent English...

It's hard to understand a single word of what they say.

intradaybill · Feb 9, 2011

Quote from ScalperJoe:

Rogers moved out of the U.S. partially because he wanted his two daughters to speak Mandarin (and to transfer his assets out of the dollar), as he's stated on Bloomberg several times.

Although it's true that "English is not going away as the global language of choice", there is a reason why elementary schools in the U.S. are starting to teach Mandarin and the demand is growing.

http://www.usariseup.com/feature-stories/american-mandarin-learners-rise

http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridg...chool-to-introduce-Mandarin-immersion-program

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/woodstock/194.htm

The hardest languages in that order:

(1) Arabic
(2) Mandarin
(3) Russian

You cannot learn how to properly speak these languages unless you live in their country, except if you want to keep getting embarrassed constanly. Russian for example has 6 different cases where the ending of the the noun, adjective, pronoun, changes as opposed to English which has none - not talking about singular or plural here, that's another level of difficulty.

I have seen people trying hard to learn Russian, Arabic and Chinese and they give up after the first or second year and the worst of it they forget everything in a month's time.

Save your money.

ProfLogic · Feb 9, 2011

Quote from Chuck Krug:

He said because farms and farmland were relatively cheap in Africa and South America. Only thing he warned against was the red tape in Africa.

Red tape in Africa & gang violence and corruption in South America.

CQNC · Feb 15, 2011

Quote from Chuck Krug:

Just came back from attending a seminar with Q&A by Jim Rogers.
For the interested, I'll summarize it.
His main views were: bond bull market is coming to an end, stocks are range bound for the next decade, commodities in a bull market. He was bearish on the USD, long EURO for a trade and bullish Singapore Dollar and Renminbi.
He also said: move to Asia and learn Mandarin if you want to do business, or go into farming in South America or Africa.
His trading tip was: buy the panic.
He said he was a bad trader himself, but I don't think that's true.
Pretty funny, relaxed guy.

Yep, any guy who started out from zero and ended up a billionaire, living in Singapore with more money than the USA has in it's bank account net, is someone I'm listening to.

Rogers has traders to handle that part, he just does the thinking.

athlonmank8 · Feb 15, 2011

Wow, this was really eye opening stuff.

I know this is a little off-topic, but did you get to shake his hand?

Quote from Debaser82:

I didnt whent though. I know their views from internet and if I want to ask them anything I can just email them.

One last reason I didnt go, places like that are full of suits with their heads in their asses.

I would definitely email them and let them know that