Jim Rogers
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Rogers in Madrid during an interview in 2010
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| Born |
James Beeland Rogers, Jr. October 19, 1942 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater |
Balliol College, Oxford (B.A.) Yale University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. Co-founder of the Quantum Fund |
| Spouse(s) | Lois Biener (m. 1966-69) Jennifer Skolnick (m. 1974-77) Paige Parker (m. 2000) |
| Children | Hilton Augusta Parker Rogers (Daughter)(b. 2003) Beeland Anderson Parker Rogers (Daughter)(b. 2008) |
| Website | www.jimrogers.com |
James Beeland "Jim" Rogers, Jr. (born October 19, 1942) is an American businessman, investor, financial commentator and author. He is currently based in Singapore. Rogers is the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. He was the co-founder of the Quantum Fund and creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI).
Rogers does not consider himself a member of any school of economic thought, but has acknowledged that his views best fit the label of Austrian School of economics.
Rogers was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in Demopolis, Alabama.
In 1964, Rogers graduated with a bachelor's degree in History from Yale University. He got his first job on Wall Street, at Dominick & Dominick.
In 1966, Rogers then acquired a second BA degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, as a member of Balliol College. He was the coxswain in 1966 for Oxford's victory in The Boat Race.
In 1964, Rogers joined Dominick & Dominick LLC on Wall Street, where he first learned about stocks and bonds.
From 1966 to 1968, Rogers served as a draftee in the US Army for military service during the Vietnam War.
In 1970, Rogers joined investment bank Arnhold and S. Bleichroder, where he worked with George Soros.
In 1973, Soros and Rogers both left and founded the Quantum Fund. From 1970 to 1980, the portfolio gained 4200% while the S&P advanced about 47%. The Quantum Fund was one of the first truly international funds.
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