Jim Rogers

@Businessman, Timeline and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jim Rogers is an American business magnate who chairs Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc American Oxford University Business People Libra Celebrities James Beeland “Jim” Rogers, Jr. is a Singapore based business magnate of American origin. Regarded by the business world as a brilliant investor, Rogers is also an author and financial commentator. He co-founded the global investment partnership, Quantum Fund, along with George Soros, another equally brilliant businessman. He also created the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI) and is the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. The astute businessman displayed his business acumen from an early age. He was just five years old when he started his own “business” of selling peanuts! He studies economics, philosophy and politics at the Oxford University and joined the investment bank Arnhold and S. Bleichroder where he would meet his future business collaborator, George Soros. Even though he was very skilled at investing and managing money, he was not obsessed only with making money. There is a lot more to this interesting personality—he had a longstanding dream of motorcycling all over the world which he fulfilled during the period 1990-92. He is also a prolific writer and contributes frequently to ‘The Washington Post’, ‘The New York Times’, ‘Forbes’, ‘Fortune’ and ‘The Wall Street Journal’. One of his other interests is teaching and he has served as a professor of finance at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

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Birthday: October 19, 1942 Nationality: American Famous: Businessman, Oxford University, Business People Spouses: Paige Parker Known as: James Beeland Rogers Jr. Childrens: Beeland Anderson, Hilton Augusta (nicknamed Happy) Universities: Oxford University Balliol College Oxford Information Detail Birthday October 19, 1942 Nationality American Famous Businessman, Oxford University, Business People Spouses Paige Parker Known as James Beeland Rogers Jr. Childrens Beeland Anderson, Hilton Augusta (nicknamed Happy) Universities Oxford University Balliol College Oxford Notable Alumnis Oxford University Birth Place Baltimore, Maryland, USA Height 173cm Gender Male Net Worth $300 million as of Apr 15,2017 Sun Sign Libra Born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA Famous as American businessman

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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He has been married thrice. His first marriage was to Lois Biener in 1966. The couple divorced after three years. His second marriage to Jennifer Skolnick in 1974 was also short-lived. Unsplash Personal Life

He is currently married to Paige Parker, a much younger woman. The couple has two children. Unsplash Personal Life

Jim Rogers was born in Maryland and spent his childhood in Alabama. His father, James Beeland Rogers was a plant manager at a chemical factory. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Young Jim displayed a knack for business early on—his first endeavor included selling peanuts and picking up empty bottles left behind by fans at baseball games. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After his schooling he went to Yale University from where he graduated with a degree in history in 1964. He then went to Balliol College, Oxford University to pursue a second BA degree. He earned his degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1966. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He joined the investment bank Arnhold and S. Bleichroder in 1970. Here he met George Soros with whom he would later enter into business ventures. Unsplash Career

Both the men left the bank in 1973 to found the investment fund, Quantum Fund.Over the next few years their business prospered. It was one of the few hedge funds in the country at that time and was highly successful. Unsplash Career

Rogers was very passionate about the investment market and through his tireless efforts he made Quantum Fund one of the first truly International Funds. He decided to retire in 1980, at the age of 37, to pursue his other passions. He began to manage his own money and started investing in commodities and stocks all over the world. Unsplash Career

He loved riding motorcycles and spent time traveling around the world. During his trips abroad, he learnt a lot about how the stock markets function in different countries and was able to invest his portfolios in a wise manner. Unsplash Career

His worldly knowledge about stocks and success in the investment business earned him credibility as an economist. He served as the moderator of WCBS’ ‘The Dreyfus Roundtable’ and FNN’s ‘The Profit Motive with Jim Rogers’ in 1989 and 1990. Unsplash Career

He co-founded the Quantum Group of Funds, a privately owned hedge funds based in Netherlands with fellow businessman George Soros. The fund was very successful and paid back Rogers enough money to pursue his other passions. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 19, 1942
Nationality	American
Famous	Businessman, Oxford University, Business People
Spouses	Paige Parker
Known as	James Beeland Rogers Jr.
Childrens	Beeland Anderson, Hilton Augusta (nicknamed Happy)
Universities	Oxford University Balliol College Oxford
Notable Alumnis	Oxford University
Birth Place	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Height	173cm
Gender	Male
Net Worth	$300 million as of Apr 15,2017
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Famous as	American businessman

Jim Rogers

American

Oct 19, 1942

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Baltimore, Maryland, USA