JIM ROGERS BLOG

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Shorting Emerging Markets And Nasdaq Stocks

I am shorting emerging markets, I am shorting Nasdaq stocks right now. That was has been over exploited." - in Bloomberg.com

Related: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (NYSE:EEM) , Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (NYSE:RSX) , iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE:EWZ) , Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Akamai Tech (AKAM), NetFlix (NFLX), Salesforce.com (CRM)

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

Where To Invest

"Firstly, I have started looking at shorting US government bonds. I think they are turning into a real bubble because of this situation in the Middle East. People are flooding into US government bonds, which is a mistake. I have bought a small tractor company in Japan today because they are starting to infuse huge amounts of money in Japan trying to solve their agricultural problems. I am bullish on agriculture, I am bullish on all commodities." - in CNBC TV-18

Related ETFs: ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Trea (ETF) (NYSE:TBT), iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (ETF) (NYSE:TLT), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE:DBA), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

"It's a basic fact of life that many things 'everybody knows' turn out to be wrong."

Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and is a regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

Oil Outlook: Prices, Saudi Arabia & Reserves

Saudi Arabia has been lying about their reserves for decades. Saudi Arabia the last two times said we are going to increase production and they could not increase production.

They told George Bush they would increase production and they could not.Don`t fall for that.

The reason oil is going up is because the world is running out of known reserves of oil. I don`t know what will happen in the Middle East, if it all blows up tomorrow afternoon, it will go there (all time highs) next week. But if it does not, if things calm down, oil will go back down for a while. But the world is running out of known reserves of oil. these are simple facts.

Related stocks: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) , Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), Repsol YPF, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:REP), Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) , Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), ConocoPhillips (COP), United States Oil Fund ETF

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

The Libya Situation Can Get Worse?

"Of course it can get worse. It can turn into a civil war which can rage for a long time. I doubt it will, given the state of the world. But now we are having more and more social unrest, certainly we are going to have a lot of social unrest. The price of food is going up. When food prices go up, people get out agitated and they look for someone to blame." - in CNBC

Related: ELEMENTS Rogers Intl Commodity Index - Agriculture Total Return ETN (NYSE:RJA), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE:DBA), United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE:USO), iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return (NYSE:OIL)

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

The Farmers And The Miners Will Be In Charge For The Next 2 Or 3 Decades

"The City of London and Wall Street are not going to be great places to be in the next two or three decades. It's going to be the people who produce real goods in charge – the farmers and the miners." - in The Telegraph

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

Spain Is Going To Be Bailed Out Eventually

Spain Is Going To Be Bailed Out Eventually

"España y otros países incluido Estados Unidos se enfrentan a una década perdida como consecuencia del despilfarro del pasado. España ha tenido muchos años de fiesta y ahora toca pasar la resaca. Va a necesitar un rescate por parte de algún organismo internacional." - in reeditor.com
Related ETFs: iShares MSCI Spain Index (ETF) (NYSE:EWP), CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE:FXE)

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

How Bull Markets Work

"The way bull markets work throughout history is, they go slowly and then they start rising more and more and the more and more people start jumping in. Then the fundamentals get so exciting it usually turns into a bubble, prices go beyond anybody`s comprehension. And at that point you have a big bubble. Now that`s still several years away.

The supply is so low, inventories worldwide of agricultural products are near historical lows, we are running out of farmers, we are running out of everything. When the supply is under serious duress, demand continuos to grow, this is called a bull market and it will be a bubble before its over." - in The Big Show

Related stocks and ETF`s: John Deere (DE), Mosaic (MOS), Potash (POT), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA), ELEMENTS Rogers Intl Commodity Index - Agriculture Total Return ETN (RJA)

Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

Who is Jim Rogers ?

James "Jim" Rogers was born in Oct. 19, 1942 and grew up in Demopolis, Alabama .Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendry investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%. They ran what is considered to be one of the first truly global macro hedge funds. . In 1964 he got his first job on Wall Street at Dominick & Dominick in the summer between high school and Yale University, that's how he got his first experience with stocks and bonds. He immediately fell in love with the job. After Oxford, he returned to the U.S. and joined the army in 1970 he returned to Wall Street, working again with Dominick & Dominick. That same year he joined Arnold S. Bleichroeder, where he met George Soros, and together founded the Quantum Fund. This has opened a new era of global macrotrading and inspired numerous imitations and spin-offs. In the book "Money Masters of Our Time," Jim Rogers writes about that time "the most important thing in my life was work. I did not do anything until I had completed my work." To emphasize this professional ethic , it is good to remember that he did not made any holiday for ten years. In 1980, Jim Rogers has decided to "retire" at 37 years. Since then he has spent much of his time traveling and supporting the causes of philanthropic and taking on many high profile roles in the media. However, he continues to be an active investor and media commentator

Mr. Jim Rogers is Independent Director at Xylem, Inc., a Member-American Section at Société de Chimie Industrielle, a Member-Executive Committee at Sequoyah Corp., a Member at The Business Roundtable, and a Member-Executive Committee Sequoyah Council at Boy Scouts of America.

He is on the Board of Directors at Xylem, Inc. and LORD Corp.

Mr. Rogers was previously employed as a Member by American Chemistry Council, Inc., President by United Way of Greater Kingsport, Executive Chairman by Eastman Chemical Co., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by Eastman Ventures, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President by Building Materials Corp. of America, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President by GAF Corp., Executive Vice President-Finance by International Specialty Products, Inc., Treasurer by Amphenol Corp., Vice President-Finance by Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, and Naval Aviator by United States Navy.

He also served on the board at Genencor International, Inc.

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.