Fusion MarketSite was fortunate to interview
Jim Rogers, co-founder
of the Quantum Fund with George Soros. Legendary investor, author and
world traveler, Jim is one of the world’s most admired and respected
investors in the agriculture, metals and mining, and energy sectors.
Rogers
and Soros founded the Quantum Fund in 1973; the portfolio gained 4200%
over the following 10 years. In 1980, Rogers decided to “retire” and
spent some time traveling on a motorcycle around the world, the first of
many sabbaticals. From 1990 – 1992, Rogers traveled over 100,000
miles on his motorcycle across six continents, a trip which ended up in
the
Guinness Book of World Records. Rogers presciently launched
the Rogers International Commodities Index in 1998, in advance of the
decade-long rally in commodities. He and his wife Paige Parker left on
another journey, in a custom-made Mercedes, January 1, 1999, covering
245,000 kilometers and 116 countries over the ensuing 3 years.
In December 2007, Rogers moved to..
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