7 Renowned Investors of All Time
6. Jim Rogers
"Do not buy the hype from Wall St. and the press that stocks always go up. There are long periods when stocks do nothing and other investments are better."
Co-founder and Investor with George Soros of investment fund “Quantum Fund”, Jim Rogers in an out of the ordinary economist. His studies and analysis are frequently published on few renowned publications and journals like Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Financial Times, and Washington Post. Born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Demopolis, Alabama, Rogers started his business career at the age of 5 by selling peanuts and collecting empty bottles that people left behind at baseball games.
Rogers got his first employment in Wall Street, at Dominick & Dominick, after graduating with a bachelor's degree in History from Yale University in 1964.
7. Rakesh Jhunhunwala
"They say, 'Money is the root cause of all evil'. But I think that every rose comes with a thorn. Money is a cause of dispute, evil and causes a lot of problems but in the end, it is something one should desire. Money means wealth, and wealth means power."
Living his childhood in Mumbai, India where his father was posted as an income tax officer, Rakesh Jhunhunwala graduated from Sydenham College. After graduation he enrolled in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Soon after completing his studies he got into investing on full time basis. Starting his career in 1985, Rakesh soon earned a profit of 
0.5 million in 1986 when he sold 5,000 shares of Tata Tea at a price of 143 which he had bought for 43 a share just 3 months back. He considers Radha Kishan Damani as his guru. At present Jhunjhunwala is the Chairman of Aptech and Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. Recently he has Co-Produced a movie called “English Vinglish”.
