Jim Rogers is a bestselling author, financial commentator and successful international investor. Rogers was a co-founder of the Quantum Fund (considered to be the first truly international fund of its kind) and is the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI).
Jim Rogers graduated from Yale University and has a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University. Jimmy Rogers became a Wall street legend when he and George Soros founded the Quantum Fund.After his career as a hedge fund manager and investor,Jim Rogers now periodically teaches finance at Columbia University, and appears regularly on the CNBC Cable Network.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Getting Rich At A Young Age
"Well, I was already pretty focused, I knew I wanted to buy my freedom at a young age because i grew up without much money and I did not like it. So, I wanted to buy my freedom, so I spent most of my time doing what I loved, which was the stock market, the investments markets, I should say. And when you do what you love and spend a lot of time and energy at it, sometimes you are successful." - in a recent interview, when asked about getting rich at a young age
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