1. Jim Rogers is the chairman of Beeland Interests, Inc Jim Rogers was the co-founder of the Quantum Fund and Soros Fund Management.
21 Facts About Jim Rogers
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Jim Rogers was the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index.
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Jim Rogers was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Demopolis, Alabama.
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In 1970, Rogers joined investment bank Arnhold and S Bleichroder, where he worked with George Soros.
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In 1973, Soros and Jim Rogers both left and founded the Quantum Fund.
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In 1980, Jim Rogers decided to "retire" and traveled on a motorcycle around the world.
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Jim Rogers has since been a guest professor of finance at the Columbia Business School.
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Jim Rogers's journey was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Jim Rogers tells of his adventures and worldwide investments in the bestseller Investment Biker.
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Between January 1,1999, and January 5,2002, Jim Rogers went on another Guinness-recognized journey through 116 countries, covering 245,000 kilometers with his wife Paige Parker in a custom-made Mercedes.
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On his return in 2002, Jim Rogers became a regular guest on Fox News' Cavuto on Business and other financial TV shows.
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In December 2007, Jim Rogers sold his mansion in New York City for about $16 million and moved to Singapore.
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Jim Rogers said he moved because it was a groundbreaking time for investment potential in Asian markets.
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Jim Rogers's daughters speak fluent Mandarin to prepare them for the future.
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Jim Rogers added that this is how America and Europe used to be.
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Jim Rogers chose not to move to Chinese cities like Hong Kong or Shanghai due to high pollution potentially causing health problems for his family.
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In 2008, Jim Rogers endorsed Ron Paul, a Republican congressman, for president of the United States.
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Jim Rogers married Paige Parker in 2000; they have two daughters.
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In September 2012 Jim Rogers was appointed by VTB Capital as an advisor to the agricultural division of its global private equity unit.
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In February 2013 Jim Rogers joined the board of advisors of the Coalition to Reduce Spending.
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On November 4,2010, speaking at Balliol College, Oxford, Jim Rogers urged students to scrap career plans for Wall Street or the city, London's financial district, and to study agriculture and mining instead.