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Alejandro Zamorano Escriche

La manera más amena de aprender sobre economía, política e inversión: dar la vuelta al mundo con Jim Rogers

Revisado en España el 18 de febrero de 2013

Estamos ante un libro magnífico que combina dos características fundamentales, es tan ameno como una novela y tan didáctico como un libro de ensayo. El legendario inversor Jim Rogers se propone dar la vuelta al mundo en moto a comienzos de los 90 siendo testigo presencial del derrumbe del sistema comunista en Europa del Este y la Unión Soviética, del auge de China tras las reformas por libre mercado de Deng Xiapoing, atraviesa guerras civiles en África, es secuestrado en el Congo y está a punto de morir en el Sáhara, describe los contrastes entre países latinoamericanos y la decadencia en ciernes de los EEUU ... y comienza y acaba su viaje de varios años en un pueblito irlandés más al oeste del país, siendo testigo una amable señora encargada de correos.
Mientras viaja por los más diversos países nos describe sobre el terreno las consecuencias sociales y económicas de los sistema políticos imperantes en cada lugar desde su punto de vista práctico de inversor: La creciente prosperidad palpable de países con políticas pro libre mercado como Chile, Botswana, Nueva Zelanda ... frente a la miseria material imperante en países autoritarios con políticas intervencionistas o abiertamente comunistas como la Rusia soviética, Argelia, el Congo...Y todo ello mientras va invirtiendo su dinero por las bolsas de valores de aquellos países en cuyo potencial cree.

En definitiva, con este libro se aprende sobre historia, geografía, filosofía política, economía, inversión, costumbres y tradiciones y , especialmente, sobre las claves de la riqueza y la pobreza en el mundo. Y todo ello mientras te adentras en moto por las autopistas europeas, la tundra siberiana o la jungla del amazonas. Sin duda una lectura imprescindible que no podrás dejar de leer.

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Inspirador

Revisado en España el 16 de marzo de 2018

a pesar q el libro tiene años y describe un mundo q dejo de exisistir, este libro es un regalo que nos da Jim Rogers

Revisado en España el 29 de noviembre de 2018

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Buena entrega, el producto esta bien.

CoDi

Revisado en España el 7 de junio de 2015

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cheshire13

Fantastic read....

Reseñado en Suecia el 1 de febrero de 2023

It does not disappoint...entertaining amd eye-opening

Carioca56

Borders Are For Crossing

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 26 de marzo de 2012

Jim Rogers rides his BMW motorcycle around the world with a hot babe, who also straddles hers, and lives to tell the tale.

While Rogers is clearly an expert on stock buying, he has a lot to learn when it comes to geography. He goes out on a limb when he suggests that the Galapagos Islands were populated by a seismic sea wave, caused by a large earthquake in South America, that carried people out there in boats. If he knew anything about seismic sea waves he would know that they are undetectable to the average human, until, that is, they reach land. He tells us that Tihuanaco, the ruins of a pre-Columbian civilization in modern day Bolivia, is both "on top of the altiplano" and "covered in thick jungle." Which, Mr. Rogers. You can only choose one, for never the twain shall meet.

There are also lots of tips on how to take motorcycles across international borders, in case you ever come to that stage, or how to scope out a country for "investment potential," before it even has so much as a stock market. He gives lots of tax advice, favoring taxing consumption over investments and savings. My favorite quote: "Someday the world will come to its senses and legalize drugs." He rails againts the Catholic church and how it slaughtered millions of indiginous Americans in the name of "Christ. And he correctly points out that the conquistadors of South America were not the heroes portrayed in history books, but better yet, "thugs." Mere human beings might even be a better term, capable of all that is great, and horrible, in Man.

He also decries government subsidies, especially agricultural ones such as the US sugar subsidy. He again and again points out that the greatest economies--Japan, Germany, Singapore to name a few--"don't tax savings."

The great capitalist that he is, Rogers spends a lot of time anylyzing Russia, and the former Soviet sphere, where he decries the lack of consumer choice in places such as Moscow, where there were perhaps "3 or 4 places where one could actually sit down and have a cup of coffee." Later, he mentions that people in Siberia had never ever "seen a flyswatter" and speculates on how much money could be made introducing them.

But while Rogers is clearly always looking to develop, looking to make a buck, including bringing lots and lots of "tourists" to Antarctica, he also devotes several pages to wildlife viewing. He fails to address the issue of how he can reconcile his love of wild places, while promoting development of those same "wild places" at the same time.

While Rogers is clearly a freemarket kind of guy, one could call him a neo-libertarian as he professes his faith in mankind and the free market (he marvels at engineering projects such as Itaipu dam on Brazil/Paraguay border and goes on about the "universal genious of man"), at the same time, and fortuantely so, he decries the heavy handed approach the USA has historically diplomatically wielded, and understands why many Latinos in the Southwest still consider themselves as living in parts of Mexico, and not Texas, New Mexico, Arizona or California.

Favorite quotes on America: "We sue at the first glitch," and "Our doctors are drowning in paperwork."

Deranged Frenchmen wielding knives, Sahara panoramas, corrupt African officials, shady currency traders, the wide open vistas of Siberia, pounding surf of the Pacific, the seething jungles of equatorial Africa, snowcapped Andes, lamas, and much, much more.

There are even a couple of appendices, one for the equipment they brought along, another for the places they stayed along the way.

Four stars. Rick says chack it out.

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Bruce

Amazing Travels

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 4 de enero de 2014

Jim Rogers' recounting of his around the world motorcycle trip with his girlfriend "Tabitha" (I use quotation marks because I'm guessing that is not her actual name) is a great read. The author tells about most of the countries through which they traveled. His focus is on these key items:
- Road conditions and interesting sites along the way (e.g., Great Wall, Sahara Desert, Trans-Siberian Railroad, Red Square, Congo River, Victoria Falls, etc.);
- Investment climate in most countries;
- World history and politics (his bachelor's degrees in these subjects - Yale and Oxford - are quite apparent and his tales are enlightening);
- Motorcycle maintenance issues he and "Tabitha" encounter
- A very healthy dose of his philosophy of economics: his distaste for socialist or communist (statist) governments and affection for market-based economies;
- Many tales of the challenges of crossing international borders, especially in Asia, Africa, and South America;
- Small amounts of insight into his relationship with "Tabitha." It is pretty clear to me that their relationship is sexual, but it is totally unclear to me if she is Paige Parker to whom he is currently married and who travels with him on a later, more extensive trip around the world (1999-2002);
- The black market for all sorts of purposes, chiefly for currency exchange, but also for gasoline and other expendables.

If you are catching my drift, I felt he tried to cover too much material. Clearly, he is a man of superior intellect, and I suspect he has a great deal to share and he doesn't feel inclined to hold back. The problem for me was just when I was focused on the road conditions in Siberia (or lack of roads), this theme does not carry forward. When you're biking around the world, road conditions would seem to be an imperative topic anywhere that they are problematic. But suddenly, he doesn't mention the roads for quite some time (distance) and you are learning about historic sites, war zones, "Tabitha's" pondering if she should continue the trip, or many other topics.

I do recommend the book (purchased through Amazon--paperback), because I learned so much about so many varied topics. It is also a credit to Rogers that his economic predictions are often spot-on, even viewed with benefit of hindsight some twenty years after he wrote the book.

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Pranav

There is a big world outside Bombay and National Stock Exchange.

Revisado en India el 25 de julio de 2016

Jim Rogers is an Investor in International Stock Markets. He started his career as an Investment Banker along with the equally legendary George Soros, with whom he later founded the Quantum Fund. Investment Biker, his first book, is an account of his World Record holding 100,000 mile Motorcycle ride along with his friend Tabitha Estabrook through Six continents, in a span of 22 months. Along with a commentary on his journey, he gives us golden nuggets on International Investment, Local Cultures, Politics, Economics and The Art of Travel.

The Whole Journey comprises of 4 Legs. The First leg is from Western Europe to Japan through China and back to Europe through Russia. The Second Leg is in Africa from Tunisia to Cape Town. The Third Leg is across Australia and New Zealand. The Final leg is from Tierra del Fuego, the Southern Tip of Argentina, to home in USA. The Riders Jim and Tabitha each have their own Motorcycles to cover this long journey. It is Tabitha’s maiden journey riding the motorcycle by herself.

You have to imagine that when this journey took place (1990 to 1992), World was not that Travel Friendly. China was socialist, USSR was communist and there were no roads in these countries, except for in few cities. Africa was predominantly ruled by Dictators and Religious Extremists. There was, of course, no Mobile phone or internet or even GPS. Apart from this, the journey was a race against time and climate. They had to avoid winter in Siberia, summer in Sahara, rains in the Congo, winter in Argentina etc.

In the travelogue part of the book, Jim Rogers gives us a detailed account of three aspects of each country, namely, Its Economy, Its people and The Infrastructure. As he is an active investor in these countries, we get a first hand account of the trails and tribulations of setting up trading accounts in these countries. He also talks about the Governments actions affecting the nation’s economy and currency, may it be through corruption or sheer lack of understanding of running a country. He further talks about the enterprising nature of people from various countries. Finally he gives us the sights that he sees during the journey which include the roads and buildings etc. or the lack of them.

This book is important from an investor’s perspective because now a days, even when you are investing in a single stock market, companies themselves are going global. Especially in today’s times, the emerging markets are playing a much larger role in both production and consumption. Having a clear idea about various economies is an imperative. With this book, Jim Rogers cautions us with providing the finer things (which the numbers don’t show) that go into Researching a country for investment. This book should be read in the same spirit one would read, Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham. This book does serve as an eye opener to International Markets.

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D. J Najarian

More great lessons from a true explorer--a true patriot--a financial "scientist"

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 24 de agosto de 2008

Despite many comments in other reviews, this book is much, much, more than a travelogue...it is essential reading for all long term investors...moreover, it ought to be essential reading for all government officials who want to keep America great. After traveling around and seeing all these countries, it is hard to see how another human being could have acquired the scope of knowledge that Rogers now possesses...so his wisdom counts! Major lesson from this book include:

1)the major focus of government should be (besides defense, police, fire, etc.) to get out of the way and unleash the desire of the population to chase high return opportunities...but not to protect the population from competition

2)eliminate protectionism and subsides for all industries within the economy...allowing one's industries to take its lumps in the world wide competitive market...otherwise, those industries will not innovate to the degree needed to stay competitive on the world market

3)nothing in society is permanent...the most successful societies adapt to and embrace change and competition...the least successful ones--the ones that end up dying--reach a point of success...then get fat and happy and try to preserve their status at all costs

4)do NOT leave your finances in the hands of others...even Jim Rogers did this...and he had his money stolen out from under him!!

5)stable, long term relationships are invaluable...poor Jim travels around with this "young leggy blonde" (who my mom referred to as a "tart")...who he obviously loves...but who appears to have "hit the road" after the trip...too bad...

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