John W. Rogers, Jr. Quotes

John W. Rogers, Jr. — American Businessman born on March 31, 1958,

John Washington Rogers, Jr. is an investor who founded Ariel Capital Managementin 1983. He is chairman and CEO of the company, which is the United States' largest minority-run mutual fund firm. He has been a regular contributor to Forbes magazine for most of the last decade. Active in the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, Rogers was a leader of the 2009 Inauguration committee... (wikipedia)

My mom was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School, in 1946. She had leadership roles in the law, in government and the corporate world. She was a great role model in that she felt anything was possible.

Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.

Become that rare person where people know that your word is your bond and you're going to do exactly what you say you're going to do.

I really did believe that the most successful investments were the ones that you could own for the long run.

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.

John W. Rogers, Jr. Quotes

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