Jim Rogers

James Biland Rogers Jr. (James Beeland Rogers, Jr.) - American investor, was a co-founder of the Quantum Foundation, is a college professor, author, economic commentator, and creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (SAY). Jim Rogers was born 19 October 1942 in baltimore, Maryland. Studied at Yale University, and then at Oxford, where did you study politics, philosophy and economics. In summer 1964 of the year, working for Dominick & Dominick, Jim Rogers really got carried away with what was happening on Wall Street and "plunged headlong" into the life of the financial world. It was here that he returned after graduating from Oxford and serving in the army.. In the early 1970s., having gained experience at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Jim Rogers co-founded Quantum Fund – global investment partnerships. During the next 10 years, the value of the Quantum Fund portfolio has increased by more than 4200%, while the growth of the Standard&Poor’s 500 during this period amounted to approximately 47 %. Aged 37 years old Jim Rogers decided to leave the foundation. He currently manages his own portfolio, teaches finance at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and is a regular commentator and columnist for various media.