Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World's Best Market
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 | Product Details: Paperback 272 pages Release Date: 30 March 2007 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0470510765 Rating:   Sales Rank: 41407 | | Look for similar books by subject: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: Hot Commodities Book! (04 July 2010)Im always interested to hear what Jim Rogers is saying and is book is interesting too. It does what its says on the tin, although 2006 is the latest year he talks about in the book and most commodities have shot up in price since then, but, he says the commodity bull market will last until at least 2015 so there`s still time to make money!- this book is well worth a read. Tedious self-promotion (10 September 2009)I've just finished a Masters in Finance and Commodities. I think Asia is the future of economic growth in the next 20 years. So I thought I'd get on well with Jim Rogers. After reading about 1/3 of his book, which was intended to be light reading on a 14 hour flight, I gave up and read a deep mathematical textbook instead for light relief. His style is like one of those stock selection web pages : "If I told you a secret that could make you lots of money, would you believe me? ... Many others laughed at me, but now I am a millionnaire ... I foresaw a coming boom that would multiply my money tenfold in ten years ....". These are not quotes, but you get the idea. Jim Rogers clearly knows his stuff. His books are actually full of facts and his insight. But the writing style surrounding those facts is so annoying, and there's so much repetition of the same ideas over and over again, that I really can't be bothered to read any more. I bought another of his books at the same time and will be selling it unread. I don't trust this man (01 May 2009)Jim Rogers was George Soros's partner. He is in the opinion of some a disinformationist for the world elite. I don't know but anyone who talks down gold and silver is an idiot or a liar. This book is dull but quite nicely written. This man wants to make himself rich and he has, I am unconvinced that he wants informed competition. Jim Rogers Hot Commodities (20 March 2009)I had never purchased any of Jim Rogers books before, but I am very glad that I purchased this one. It is very easy to read. And even if you were unaware of his track record, it soon becomes clear that he knows what he is talking about. He is able to pass on his whealth of knowledge on this subject to the reader. Not only do you have a greater understanding of commodities, you feel that you will be able to trade them. You have an insight to the world of commodities now and in the future. Even if you are not an investor this is a must read book. Anyone can invest profitably in the world's best markets (27 July 2008)In his book `Hot Commodities", Jim Rogers gives us an account why he thinks investors should stop ignoring commodities as these potentially offer a better rate of return than running after stocks, bonds, real estate, some currencies or timber (that's an interesting one). The first four chapters of the book give you the nuts and bolts of investing in commodities accompanied by plenty of anecdotes from Rogers' own investment activities. Of this first half of the book, chapter 4 is by far the most important. You need to know this information inside out, otherwise there is little point in investing in the futures market. In the second part of the book - chapters five to the end - Rogers explains why China is likely to drive commodity prices in future largely based on where it is going economy-wise and even though there are certain long-term risks with regards to China's political stability, this is unlikely to dent much the country's demand for raw resources. Rogers follows this up with looking at five commodities, namely, oil, gold, lead, sugar and coffee. Some of his thoughts are quite convincing, but at the end of the day you will have to make up your own mind. In fact Rogers mentions on more than one occasion that every investor must do his own research before committing his money. In his conclusion, Rogers again urges the investor to look `deeply' into commodities if only that it should make any investor a better investor even if he only ever invests in stocks and bonds. I also urge you to read the appendix. You will find the information given here quite useful. This book was published in December 2004 but this does not make it history as many of the underlying fundamentals of commodities are little changed. | |
