He is chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc.. He is also a former leader of the Quantum Fund and is also the founder of Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI).Rogers is a vocal supporter of free markets.
BiographyRogers was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Demopolis, Alabama.Dia starting a business at the age of five years by selling peanuts tanah.Dia also take empty bottles left by spectators at a baseball stadium. He got his first job on Wall Street, at Dominick & Dominick, after graduating with a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1964. Rogers then got his BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford University in 1966.In 1970, Rogers joined the firm Arnhold and S. Bleichroder. In 1973, Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros. Over the next 10 years, a managed portfolio increased 4200% while the S & P rose 47%. Quantum Fund is a major international financial company first ever.In 1980, Rogers decided to "retire", and spent most of his time to travel by motorcycle around the world. Since then, he has been a visiting professor at the field of study finance at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business.In 1989 and 1990, Rogers is the moderator of the seminar of The Dreyfus Roundtable and FNN's The Profit Motive.Dari 1990 to 1992, he traveled throughout the world, including China, with a motorcycle, more than 100,000 miles (160,000 km) in six continent, and the action is masuik Rogers to the Guinness Book of World Records. He tells the story of adventure and investments around the world in Investment Biker, a best-selling investment books. In 1998, Rogers founded the Rogers International Commodity Index. Rogers is an outspoken advocate of agricultural investment and, in addition to Rogers Commodity Index, which is involved with two companies namely Agrifirma based in Brazil, and Agcapita Farmland Investment Partnership based in Canada.
Between January 1, 1999 and January 5, 2002, Rogers and his wife, Paige Parker entered in the Guinness World Record for doing a world tour of the 116 countries that reached 245 000 kilometer.Perjalanan started from Iceland and then end the trip in New York City. Adventure Capitalist He wrote a book about the adventures around the world. Currently best-selling book.After returning in 2002, Rogers became a regular guest on Cavuto Fox News that airs every Saturday. In 2005, Rogers wrote a book Hot KomoditiHow Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World's Best Market.Dalam this book, Rogers quotes a financial analyst article Yale School of Management, Geert Rouwenhorst, entitled Facts and Fantasies about Commodity Futures. Rogers argues this paper shows that commodities investment is one of the best investments from time to time, which is a concept somewhat at odds with conventional investment thinking.In December 2007, Rogers was selling homes in New York City, worth 16 million USD and moved to Singapore. The reason the move is to work on the investment potential in Asian markets. Rogers's first daughter is now being taught in Mandarin to prepare her for the future. He told his daughter: "If you were smart in 1807 you moved to London, if you were smart in 1907 you moved to New York City, and if you are smart in 2007, then you can move to Asia." In a CNBC interview with Maria Bartiromo broadcast on May 5, 2008, Rogers said that people in China are very motivated and driven to advance in all types of environments, and he wanted his children are also motivated and encouraged. He also stated that this is an America that Asia and Europe first. He chose not to move to Chinese cities like Hong Kong or Shanghai due to the high levels of environmental pollution causes health problems for her family's will, he chose Singapore. She also recommends investing in some smaller markets in Asia such as Sri Lanka border and Cambodia, and currently serves as an advisor Leopard Capital's Leopard of Sri Lanka Fund.Namun, he did not fully believe full potential of Asian markets, where he remained skeptical about the future of India. "India as we know it will not last another 30 or 40 years".Rogers has two daughters from his wife Paige Parker.Hilton Augusta (nicknamed Happy) was born in 2003, and their two daughters Beeland Anderson in 2008. His latest book, A Gift To My Children (Gift To My Children), is instructive in her daughter's life as well as a suitable investment advice to support the education of children. The book was released in 2009.
On 4 November 2010, Balliol College at Oxford University, he encourages students to seek career opportunities on Wall Street or in London's financial district. The place where the futures market that's supposed to start a career where there are commodities, raw materials, natural resources. Do not go to Harvard Business School. If you want to make a fortune and come back and donate large sums of money, can not get with an MBA.
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