'I'm not buying, not selling either': Jim Rogers on gold, buying silver & lessons from Indian women
Rogers said silver rallied more because it had fallen more. At the same time, gold was already making all-time high levels a few months ago, he noted.
- Oct 13, 2025,
- Updated Oct 13, 2025 3:14 PM IST
Commodity Guru Jim Rogers said he owns both gold and silver but he has no intension to sell either. In an interview to Business Today, Rogers said he never tries to time the market and, that at the prevailing levels, he has no intension to buy either of the two precious metals. Rogers admitted he bought silver in the recent run-up in the commodity price.
The author of ‘Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets' said he has never sold his gold and silver and advised people to start owning small quantities of gold and silver at some point, even as he feels now is not the right time to buy them. If the gold and silver prices go down from here, Rogers said he would love to buy further quantities. Rogers said his approach to investing in commodities is that when they are down, and when nobody wants them, he tends to buy them more. "I don't ever want to sell my gold and silver. I want my children to have them someday," Rogers told Business Today in a special interview.
On the recent rally in silver, Rogers said silver rallied more because it had fallen more. At the same time, gold was already making all-time high levels a few months ago, he noted.
"I'm not very smart. But I know if something is down, I would rather buy it than something at a new high. But I own both, I am not selling either," Rogers said.
Most governments are printing large money and are in huge debt. The US is the largest debtor nation in history, Rogers said adding that when most countries are de-basing their currencies, owning gold is usually the best way to protect self.
"Economists will stay don't waste your time. I won't care. Go down to the Indian market and you will see Indian women buying gold silver and they have been doing for centuries. I learnt and I hope I am smart enough to buy more if they go down," Rogers said.
Rogers said when gold and silver are down and people say they do not want to invest in the two previous metals that is usually the best time to buy.
Rogers said he still has some equity exposure to China, but has sold most of its other portfolio. He said most stock markets performed extremely strong in the past few weeks. "When everything is going up, at least for me, that is the time to sell," Rogers said.
Commodity Guru Jim Rogers said he owns both gold and silver but he has no intension to sell either. In an interview to Business Today, Rogers said he never tries to time the market and, that at the prevailing levels, he has no intension to buy either of the two precious metals. Rogers admitted he bought silver in the recent run-up in the commodity price.
The author of ‘Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets' said he has never sold his gold and silver and advised people to start owning small quantities of gold and silver at some point, even as he feels now is not the right time to buy them. If the gold and silver prices go down from here, Rogers said he would love to buy further quantities. Rogers said his approach to investing in commodities is that when they are down, and when nobody wants them, he tends to buy them more. "I don't ever want to sell my gold and silver. I want my children to have them someday," Rogers told Business Today in a special interview.
On the recent rally in silver, Rogers said silver rallied more because it had fallen more. At the same time, gold was already making all-time high levels a few months ago, he noted.
"I'm not very smart. But I know if something is down, I would rather buy it than something at a new high. But I own both, I am not selling either," Rogers said.
Most governments are printing large money and are in huge debt. The US is the largest debtor nation in history, Rogers said adding that when most countries are de-basing their currencies, owning gold is usually the best way to protect self.
"Economists will stay don't waste your time. I won't care. Go down to the Indian market and you will see Indian women buying gold silver and they have been doing for centuries. I learnt and I hope I am smart enough to buy more if they go down," Rogers said.
Rogers said when gold and silver are down and people say they do not want to invest in the two previous metals that is usually the best time to buy.
Rogers said he still has some equity exposure to China, but has sold most of its other portfolio. He said most stock markets performed extremely strong in the past few weeks. "When everything is going up, at least for me, that is the time to sell," Rogers said.