Jim Rogers On China, Technology & COVID

 Jim Rogers speaks about China, global trade, technology and how things will work out post-COVID. A must listen video interview.

"At the moment you know there are problems between the United States and China. Whenever in history politicians have problems they blame foreigners and the Americans are blaming China right now!" 

-- Jim Rogers, American investor

Books Written By Self-Made Billionaires

Here’s  a list of nine books written by self-made billionaires. They share ideas and concepts to help you succeed in business and in life.

Some of the books on the list are,

• “Principles: Life and Work”, by Ray Dalio
• “Shoe Dog: A Memoir By the Creator of Nike”, by Phil Knight
• “Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy”, by Bill Gates
• “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”, by Sheryl Sandberg
• “How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It”, by Mark Cuban
• “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future”, by Peter Thiel

You can read the complete article on CNBC.com, 9 books written by self-made billionaires to help you succeed in business and in life

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin

 

COVID: Politicians Are Overreacting

On the newswires right now:

SCOTLAND BANS PEOPLE FROM VISITING OTHER PEOPLE'S HOMES

We’ve had worldwide epidemics before but never before have politicians reacted the wrong way.


"In 2009 we had the H1N1 virus in America. Well, they didn't close McDonald's, they didn't close the airports. This time for whatever reason politicians, academics and journalists seem to have overreacted and said we have to close the whole world.

We've had many epidemics and never before have we closed the whole world. So in my view, they made mistakes and that's what has made this so horrible." - Jim Rogers, September 2020

Ray Dalio Sets Up Tent Offices In The Woods

This is an interesting move to protect workers from COVID:

"Ray Dalio's Bridgewater hedge fund has set up tents in the woods near its headquarters so traders and other staffers can breathe fresh air while they work during the pandemic": Hedge fund Bridgewater set up tent offices in the woods to beat COVID-19

Gold Will Continue To Do Well

I expect gold to continue to make new highs; silver is down about 45 per cent from its all-time high. I would expect silver to make all-time high too, before this is over. Silver is certainly cheaper than gold on a historic basis. I would expect both to continue to do well, because the world is going to have problems in the next few years.

Investing: India Is Hot!

There is so much money being printed nearly everywhere and spent. So it has got to go somewhere. Emerging markets were also beaten down a lot. So we are seeing them rally. Look at what is happening in India. Everyone is investing there now. It is hot!

Precious Metals: Silver Will Make An All-Time High Too

I expect gold to continue to make new highs; silver is down about 45 per cent from its all-time high. I would expect silver to make all-time high too.

Related trading instruments and tickers: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV)

Investing: I Do Not Remember A Time Like This

 

Highlights:

- How COVID has changed investing

- Countries have overreacted when they closed their economies

- Japanese monetary policy

- Declining population plus debt is an explosive combo for Japan 

COVID: Closing Economies Was A Mistake

We’ve had worldwide epidemics before but never before have politicians reacted the wrong way.

In 2009 we had the H1N1 virus in America. Well, they didn't close McDonald's, they didn't close the airports. This time for whatever reason politicians, academics and journalists seem to have overreacted and said we have to close the whole world.

We've had many epidemics and never before have we closed the whole world. So in my view, they made mistakes and that's what has made this so horrible.

Todays Thoughts: Psychology of Money, Successful People and Wine

A few great thoughts from Twitter,

"The most successful people are not dogmatic and recognize that a better idea or new information today can be reason enough to change your approach."

-- Mark Cuban, entrepreneur

"The 10 Minute Rule: You put the red wine in the fridge 10 minutes before you open it. You take the white wine out of the fridge 10 minutes before you open it."

-- J.C. Parets, technical analyst

And a review of “The Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel.

Be Audacious

"Be audacious. There is always a best possible path. Your job is to find it and have the courage to follow it. What you think is attainable is just a function of what you know at the moment. Once you start your pursuit you will learn a lot, especially if you triangulate with others; paths you never saw before will emerge."

 Ray Dalio, September 2020

Gold Will Go Higher

Q: Berkshire Hathaway recently made a 500 million dollar investment in Barrick Gold. Any views on that?

A: I don't own any gold shares at the moment. I prefer the real stuff. But if I'm right, if they're right, the price of gold and silver precious metals is going to go higher.

Video: Interview With Bloor Street Capital

 

Topics: 

- investing with George Soros

- incredible returns are possible, there are always plenty of opportunities

- some things are overvalued right now

- shorting asset bubbles is very difficult

Real Estate: Dramatic Changes Going On Right Now

A lot of kinds of real estate are going through dramatic changes right now. Offices, commercial real estate, shopping centers... a lot of kinds of real estate are going through dramatic changes right now.

You could go to Canada or Australia, there are many places where you can go and buy property. I wouldn't buy property in Sydney, I might buy it in the outback in Australia.

We have been doing home delivery for 10 years but now it's accelerating. Getting food delivered at home and other things delivered at home... That's one of the problems for real estate as i said before. There's not so much need for all these shopping centers and department stores anymore. so all of this is changing and it's accelerating.

Commodities Are Cheap, Bonds Are In A Bubble!

I'm looking at all asset classes in all countries and commodities seem to be the cheapest

asset class in the world right now. Certainly not government bonds. Government bonds are a bubble.

I look at assets and I see government bonds are the most overpriced in the world and agriculture is probably the cheapest in the world right now.

Marc Faber: Peak Activity Will Not Come Back For Years

 

Dr. Faber says that the economy will not recover for years. 

Marc shares his thoughts about the economic recovery and how long will it take for economies to get back to peak activity. 

Other topics:

- the effectiveness of MMT. 

- Keynesian economics.

How Will The U.S. Pay This Enormous Debt?

In previous economic hard times companies that people never thought could go bankrupt collapsed don't think it cannot happen it has happened and it will happen again. 

Six months ago the United States was the largest debtor nation in the history of the world. We never had any other country been so deep into debt. Since then the U.S. has increased its debt by trillions with a T, trillions more. 

If you give me a few trillion dollars I will show you a very, very good time. We will all have a wonderful time with a few trillion dollars but somebody eventually has to pay the price because somebody has to worry about paying it back.