China: Speculative Frenzy In Commodity Futures

Read the most recent article on how China is trying to cool the trading frenzy in the commodities markets:  Jim Rogers says China right to cool trading frenzy

The new Chinese commodity futures have been heavily traded with average holding periods of just a couple of hours, signs of a speculative frenzy.

Jim Rogers is a legendary investor that co-founded the Quantum Fund and retired at age thirty-seven. He is the author of several investing books and also a renowned financial commentator worldwide famous for his contrarian views on financial markets.

Governments Around The World Are Reducing Their U.S. Treasuries Holdings

Many foreign governments are reducing their holdings of U.S. Treasuries, of U.S. government bonds. That is wise. (iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond ETF (TLT), iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (IEF))

Jim Rogers is a legendary investor that co-founded the Quantum Fund and retired at age thirty-seven. He is the author of several investing books and also a renowned financial commentator worldwide famous for his contrarian views on financial markets.

U.S. Stock market: Most Stocks Are Already Going Down

Most stocks are going down in the United States so the signs are already there. But they are not making headlines, they are not visible but it is already happening. Some parts of the U.S. economy are in recession and in the stock market most stocks have been going down. (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index ETF (IBB), Nasdaq 100 Futures, Apple (AAPL))

Jim Rogers is a legendary investor that co-founded the Quantum Fund and retired at age thirty-seven. He is the author of several investing books and also a renowned financial commentator worldwide famous for his contrarian views on financial markets.

Markets: Paper Currencies, Real Assets & Agricultural Land

As long as paper currencies are being debased, you are going to need real assets. I do not own agricultural land but it might make sense to buy it now and in fact it is one of the few assets that I would consider buying now. (SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA))

Jim Rogers is a legendary investor that co-founded the Quantum Fund and retired at age thirty-seven. He is the author of several investing books and also a renowned financial commentator worldwide famous for his contrarian views on financial markets.

Gold: This Is Not The End Of The Correction

I am not buying gold right now. Gold has rallied four times over the past 3 years, by around fifteen to twenty percent. I am not adding to gold on this run.

Gold bulls will say that the worst is now over but in my view this is not the end of the correction. (SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX))

Jim Rogers is a legendary investor that co-founded the Quantum Fund and retired at age thirty-seven. He is the author of several investing books and also a renowned financial commentator worldwide famous for his contrarian views on financial markets.

The Central Bankers Are Going To Fail

In the end, the central bankers are going to fail because the market has more money than they do. At some point, the market is going to say, we don’t want any more of your paper.

In the meantime, politicians will say, do not worry, we will save you and there will be some market rallies along the way.

But this time it will be too much, and too late. By 2017 there will be disaster everywhere. (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM))

Jim Rogers is a legendary investor that co-founded the Quantum Fund and retired at age thirty-seven. He is the author of several investing books and also a renowned financial commentator worldwide famous for his contrarian views on financial markets.

Next Time We Have A Problem It Is Going To Be Worse Than 2008

We had a problem in 2008 because the debt was very high. Now the debt is much, much higher all over the world. Next time we have a problem it is going to be worse than 2008. You should be very worried, you should be very knowledgeable, and you get prepared.

Jim Rogers is a legendary investor that co-founded the Quantum Fund and retired at age thirty-seven. He is the author of several investing books and also a renowned financial commentator worldwide famous for his contrarian views on financial markets.