2018: Best Investing Quotes (Part 1)

Here's a collection of the best investing one-liners from Jim Rogers in 2018 by topic.

On trade wars:

Trump, in his brain, thinks he can win a trade war and that a trade war is good for him. 

Nobody's ever won a trade war, history is very clear about the effects of trade wars.

About crude oil:

Crude oil is in the process of making a complicated bottom.

It will go higher because reserves are declining everywhere in the world except fracking but that bubble the fracking bubble broke.

On commodities:

Sugar, believe it or not, is down something like 80% from its all-time high.

The highest rate of suicide in the UK is in agriculture.

On emerging markets:

Exciting things are happening in Venezuela right now.

Korea is probably going to be the most exciting country in the world once North Korea opens which will and very soon.

About investing in general:

Historically when there's a huge short position in anything it goes up. 

Only invest in what you, yourself know a lot about.



Have a great 2019!

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Podcast: Inside The Markets with Jim Rogers

Inside The Markets, podcast with Jim Rogers (20 min)

Topics: 

- the recent U.S. stock market volatility;
- the U.S. stock market has probably made a complicated top;
- the effect of rising interest rates on real estate, stocks;
- the debt situation is out of control;

Related trading instruments: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Nasdaq 100 Futures;

Video: The Big Story - Venezuela

Real Vision documentary on Venezuela.

Mr. Rogers recently commented on Venezuela's current and future prospects and you can read that article here: Venezuela: Exciting Things Are Happening