Rogers International Commodity Index

• So you Want to be Rich? Buy a Tractor!

  By Pierre De Vitton - November 1, 2012 | Tickers: RJI, RJA, SANW, TSCO

  Investment legend Jim Rogers is right on the money: the future is in farming. I agree. Not that I plan to go into farming myself (you have to get up at 5am every day, not my cup of tea). But I've looked into Jim Rogers' views -after all, anybody who has made a $300 million fortune in the stock market the way Rogers has, if he says anything I more »

• Investing in Cuba: Canada Colludes with Vampires & Zombies (part 2)

  By Nick Slepko - October 4, 2012 | Tickers: CVX, RJI, S, TOT

  [continued from part 1]

  In 2007, nickel and cobalt derived from Sherritt International’s (TSX: S) Moa Joint Venture with Cuba accounted for around 60% of the company’s revenue.  Since then, Sherritt has diversified into Canada’s largest coal producer.  Over the last few years, coal went from the company’s smallest portion of revenue (7%) to its primary source in 2011 (53%) – and while Cuba still accounts for more »

• HSBC & Jim Rogers – The Siegfried & Roy of the Asian Tigers (part 2)

  By Nick Slepko - June 25, 2012 | Tickers: HSBA, HBC, RJI

  [continued from part 1]

  The three most promising frontier Asian economies – Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia – remain difficult investments for the average American limited to US-listed publicly traded instruments.  Yet, all three economies have private American and Chinese capital and political interests conspiring to provide for the trio’s successful futures.  Moreover, the Asian trinity possess adequate leadership (with functional levels of corruption) that continue to demonstrate that they know more »

• HSBC & Jim Rogers – The Siegfried & Roy of the Asian Tigers

  By Nick Slepko - June 21, 2012 | Tickers: ASEA, HSBA, HBC, RJI, RJA

  The global banking group HSBC (LSE: HSBA)(NYSE: HBC) may be the single best stock for investors interested in emerging Asia (or even emerging Everywhere).  However, for those wanting to avoid the headache of worrying about specific companies being able to execute (and less inclined to study the Dark Arts of BFSI accounting) – or for Americans legally denied the right to invest in some Asian economies by the US government more »

• Interview with Jim Rogers: Adventure Capitalist, Commodities King, Sugar Daddy..., part 5

  By Nick Slepko - January 23, 2012 | Tickers: RJI

  [Continued from part 4.]

  Slepko: You have been consistently bearish on Russia for a range of reasons (and even predict that the former Soviet Union’s 15 parts will further fracture into 100 or more nations by century’s end). However, doesn’t your bullishness on China lead you to conclude that Russia will benefit from its commodities going to China? You have said in the past that Russian oil more »

• Interview with Jim Rogers: Adventure Capitalist, Commodities King, Sugar Daddy..., part 4

  By Nick Slepko - January 23, 2012 | Tickers: RJI

  [Continued from part 3.]

  Jim Rogers is a popular travel writer because he is not a silly, unwashed Leftist backpacker, but at the same time he is not a corporate professional that travels in a Potemkin bubble. Rogers checks the strength of the country’s basic institutions such as the rule of law, consequences for corruption, and a legal system that facilitates ethical corporate behavior. He also regularly implores others more »

• Interview with Jim Rogers: Adventure Capitalist, Commodities King, Sugar Daddy..., part 3

  By Nick Slepko - January 23, 2012 | Tickers: BAC, GM, RJI

  [Continued from part 2.]

  Slepko: In Adventure Capitalist [2003], you wrote that the most certain way on earth to make money is to set up a private for-profit school in China. Do you still hold that view? [After the Rogers International Commodities Index (NYSEMKT: RJI)], what is the second most certain way?

  Rogers: Well, I doubt I said “the” most certain, but I probably said “a” certain. (There’s no more »

• Interview with Jim Rogers: Adventure Capitalist, Commodities King, Sugar Daddy..., part 2

  By Nick Slepko - January 22, 2012 | Tickers: RJN, RJI, RJA

  [Continued from part 1.]

  Slepko: Over the years you have noted that the number of stock and bond mutual funds is enormous (in the last couple decades going from 30,000 to 70,000), compared to the miniscule commodity mutual fund options (going from 4 to 50). However, you have said that once the commodity mutual funds are in the thousands it will be time to get out. Do you more »

• Interview with Jim Rogers: Adventure Capitalist, Commodities King, Sugar Daddy..., part 1

  By Nick Slepko - January 22, 2012 | Tickers: RJZ, CAT, DE, K, RJI

  An international investing legend says farming, not finance is the future

  Jim Rogers is the world’s favorite contrarian investor. Famously relocating his family to Singapore to position them at the crossroads of the future, he was also the yin to former partner George Soros’ yang. His success and unique combination of Southern charm and New York assertiveness has led the media to grant him more titles and nicknames than more »