Jim Rogers-top ten investment quotes
Most of my thoughts, you couldn´t print.
Jim Rogers
Those who can not adjust to change will be swept aside by it. Those who recognize change and react accordingly will benefit.¨
Jim Rogers
People are too quick to accept conventional wisdom, because it sounds basically true and it tends to be reinforced by both their peers and opinion leaders, many of whome have never looked at whether the facts support the received wisdom. It’s a basic fact of life that many things “everybody knows” turn out to be wrong.
Jim Rogers
If anybody laughs at your idea, view it as a sign of potential success!
Jim Rogers
It should be written down as an axiom that you always invest against the central banks. When the central banks try to prop up a currency, go the other way.
Jim Rogers
Get inside information from the president and you will probably lose half your money. If you get it from the chairman of the board, you will lose all your money.
Jim Rogers
Do not buy the hype from Wall Street and the press that stocks always go up. There are long periods when stocks do nothing and other investments are better.
Jim Rogers
If the world economy gets better, commodities are going to make a fortune. If the world economy does not get better, commodities are the place to be because they are going to print more money, and that’s how you protect yourself.
Jim Rogers
Whenever I buy or sell something, I always try to make sure I’m not going to lose any money first. If there is very good value, then I’m probably not going to lose much money even if I’m wrong.
Jim Rogers
Good investing is really just common sense. But it is astonishing how few people have common sense – how many people can look at the exact same scenario, the exact same facts and not see what is going to happen. Ninety percent of them will focus on the same thing, but the good investor- or trader- will see something else. The ability to get away from conventional wisdom is not very common.
Jim Rogers
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