Street Smarts

Adventures on the Road and in the Markets

By: Jim Rogers

Narrated by: Michael Bybee

Wall Street legend and bestselling author Jim Rogers offers investing insights and economic, political, and social analysis, drawing on lessons and observations from his lifetime in the markets.

Jim Rogers, whose entertaining accounts of his travels around the world--studying the markets from Russia to Singapore from the ground up--has enthralled readers, investors and Wall Street aficionados for decades. In his engaging memoir Street Smarts, Rogers offers pithy commentary from a lifetime of adventure, from his early years growing up a naïve kid in Demopolis, Alabama, to his fledgling career on Wall Street, to his cofounding of the wildly successful Quantum Fund.

In Street Smarts, Rogers takes us through the highlights of his life in the financial markets, from his school days at Yale and Oxford--where despite the fact that he didn’t have enough money to afford the appropriate pair of shoes, he coxed the crew and helped to win the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race as well as the Thames Cup, the first of his three Guiness World Records--to his first heady taste of Wall Street in the mid-1960s, and his years helping to run the most successful hedge fund on Wall Street.

In the course of his new book, Rogers offers often surprising observations on how the world works–-and what trends he sees in the future. The age of Wall Street, Rogers claims, when the finance industry drove 25% of America’s growth, is over. Tomorrow’s economy will be driven by those who make things--food, energy, goods and consumables. He explains why Asia will be the dominant economic force in the twenty-first century, and discusses why America and the European Union are in decline, and what we need to do to right our economy and society.

Critic reviews

"Buy it. We endorse it absolutely and enthusiastically." -Lou Dobbs, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Fox Business Network, February 7, 2013

“More than his outsized wealth and contempt for those in power, though, it is Rogers' knack for outsized fun that makes him seem worth knowing...Street Smarts shines when it conveys that zest.” -USA Today

"Street Smarts" is another great read from one of the most astute global investors of our time. With wisdom, humor, and amusing antidotes, the Investment Biker recounts his life's experiences in a manner that is as entertaining as it is educational. As an added surprise, readers may find his insight on fatherhood even more valuable than his perspective on history, economics, and the financial markets. –Peter D. Schiff; best-selling author, host of the Peter Schiff Radio Show, and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, Inc.

"There are almost no investment geniuses. The only ones I know of are Warren E. Buffett and John C. Bogle and Jim Rogers." –Ben Stein, New York Times

“Jim Rogers makes my head hurt.” –Paul Krugman, New York Times

economics

written well easy-to-understand good look at commodities and why to invest in commodities and also a good look at the Asian market and upcoming profit potentials

Great Marco look at Investing

What made the experience of listening to Street Smarts the most enjoyable?

I like the way Rogers gives a you his ideas on the world and markets. He looks at things with a long term view.

What other book might you compare Street Smarts to and why?

This book is a lot like his other books but more general market advice.

Have you listened to any of Michael Bybee’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I'm not sure.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

This would not make a good film.

Any additional comments?

I wish Jim Rogers had narrated the book.

Unexpectedly brilliant

My mother-in-law recommended this book, so I was naturally a bit skeptical. But it turns out Jim Rogers is not just an excellent investor, but also a brilliant writer. Listed through the book in one breath, will download all his other masterpieces. Thank you.

Roman
CEO, Splento

Highly recommended - Global reach insights

Valuable global markets view from past and future cast vantage points. Tapestry of business and personal insights. In depth storys and perspectives. Well written and narrated - highly recommended read.

excellent

his interviews are always entertaining, but his books are prescient and well articulated. nothing but respect for the man, who is humble enough to admit a mistake, wing view...and reverse it