Episode 23: Jim Rogers, Legendary Investor & Philanthropist

Jim Rogers is a legendary investor, philanthropist, and author. In 1973, Jim Rogers and George Soros founded one of the most successful hedge funds in history, the Quantum Fund. By 1980, Quantum Fund returned more than 40 times the initial investments (vs ~50% for S&P). Unlike Soros, who continued running the fund, Jim retired from the industry and went on to travel the world, the adventures that he covered in his books. He now lives in Singapore and continues investing his own wealth.

In this interview, we discussed the global economy, the Federal Reserve, Inflation, investing, and Jim's life and career.

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TIMESTAMPS 

01:50 The state of the world economy

03:50 Do we need the Fed

06:10 Thoughts on the inflation

10:40 Investing in Commodities

14:15 Investing in stocks 

16:35 Learning Chinese 

18:55 What can prevent China from becoming the largest economy 

19:40 Learning from Singapore 

21:40 Jim Rogers 

28:30 To the Wall Street 

30:20 Starting Quantum Fund 

33:00 Investment Biker 

36:40 The Second World Trip 

38:00 Botswana 

39:50 Undervalued countries – Uzbekistan 

41:20 Investing in Commodities 

45:35 Gift to children 

49:35 Blitz 

51:20 North Korea