吉姆·羅傑斯，投資界的傳奇人物，國際著名投資大師，巴菲特評價其“對市場大趨勢的把握無人能及”。羅傑斯1942年齣生於美國亞拉巴馬州，5歲開始做第一筆生意（在棒球場撿瓶子賣錢）。獲得奬學金上耶魯大學，畢業後，到牛津大學貝列爾學院深造，在那裏作為賽艇隊的舵手，他創造瞭自己的第一個吉尼斯紀錄。1970年，他和索羅斯共同創立全球聞名的量子基金，其投資迴報率高達4200％，而同期標準普爾指數的增長還不到47％。

他10年內賺夠一生花用的財富，此時，羅傑斯決定退休，時年37歲，但是他並沒有賦閑在傢。羅傑斯繼續管理自己的投資組閤，同時在哥倫比亞大學商學院研究生院做教授，並擔任WCBS電視颱《杜瑞福斯圓桌會議》（The Drevfus Roundtable）與金融新聞網FNN《獲利動機》（The Profit Motive）兩個節目的主持人。與此同時，他開始實施自己生的夢想：駕駛摩托車環遊世界，期間跨越瞭六大洲，行程超過10萬英裏，創造瞭他的第二項吉尼斯紀錄。後來他以這一經曆為依據，創作瞭第一本書《投資騎土》（1994年齣版）。

從1999年到2002年的韆禧大探險是他的第三項吉尼斯紀錄，他攜帶妻子佩奇，跨越瞭116個國傢（其中大約有15個國傢仍然處於內戰之中），行程15.2萬英裏。他的第二本書《風險投資傢環球遊記》，記錄瞭這一不可思議的冒險之旅。

60歲之後喜獲的兩個韆金是他最新的探險和樂趣泉源。目前，他和妻女定居新加坡，除瞭為媒體撰稿外，還到世界各地巡迴演講。

He’s the swashbuckling world traveler and legendary investor who made his fortune before he was forty. Now the bestselling author of A Bull in China, Hot Commodities , and Adventure Capitalist shares a heartfelt, indispensable guide for his daughters (and all young investors) to find success and happiness. In A Gift to My Children , Jim Rogers offers advice with his trademark candor and confidence, but this time he adds paternal compassion, protectiveness, and love. Rogers reveals how to learn from his triumphs and mistakes in order to achieve a prosperous, well-lived life. For example:

• Trust your own judgment: Rogers sensed China’s true potential way back in the 1980s, at a time when most analysts were highly skeptical of its prospects for growth.

• Focus on what you like: Rogers was five when he started collecting empty bottles at baseball games instead of playing.

• Be persistent: Coming to Yale from rural Alabama, and in over his head, Rogers never stopped studying and wound up with a scholarship to Oxford.

• See the world: In 1990, Rogers traveled through six continents by motorcycle, gaining a global perspective and learning how to evaluate prospects in rapidly developing countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

• Nothing is really new: anything deemed “innovative” or “unprecedented” is usually just overhyped, as in the case of the Internet or TV, airplanes, and railroads before it

• And not a bit off the subject, and very important: Boys will need you more than you’ll need them!

Wise and warm, accessible and inspiring, A Gift to My Children is a great gift for all those just starting to invest in their futures.

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