February 22, 2012

Jim Rogers would put all of his money into Myanmar, if he could

Jim Rogers would put all of his money into Myanmar, if he could because the country is opening up to foreign investors and trade. Myanmar's economic development looks like China in the early 1980. There are plenty good long-term investment opporunities and the politicians know what to do to attract capital. The future is bright for Myanmar and investments into it, especially related to farmland and agriculture.

Jim Rogers is an great investor, author and respected financial commentaror. He is a regular guest on different TV programs like these of Barron's, FT, Wall Street Journal, New York TImes, Fortune and CNBC. Rogers is the president of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests.

James Beeland Rogers is an American investor and author. He is currently based in Singapore. Rogers is the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. He was the co-founder of the Quantum Fund with George Soros. During the next 10 years, the portfolio gained 4200%, while the S&P 500 rose less than 50%. Rogers then decided to retire – at age 37. He is the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI).

In 1990-1992, Jim Rogers fulfilled his lifelong dream: motorcycling 100,000 miles across six continents, a feat that landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records. As a private investor, he constantly analyzed the countries through which he traveled for investment ideas.

Jim Rogers is well known in the investment arena as a prophet with hundreds accurate views on economic and investment events.