James mellon born february 1957 is a british businessman and philanthropist. He is also a director of condor gold, fast forward innovations, portage biotech and west african minerals corporation, all publicly listed companies. Jim mellon is a british entrepreneur and philanthropist with interests across a number of industries. These disruptive technologies span the fields of robotics, transportation, the changing internet, life sciences, 3d printing and energy, all of which are. Jim mellon s vision may be optimistic but it s certainly not fanciful. Neat freaks commercial and residential professional cleaning services neat freaks commercial and residential professional cleaning services neat freaks commercial and residential professional cleaning services. He arrived at the right moment and quickly turned a gbp 25,000 stake from his employer into a couple of million. The latest book by multimillionaire investor jim mellon and his writing partner al chalabi. It turns out that all this is just a holo book being read by little jim hawkins. Rich list for several years and is the chairman of fastforward innovations. Jim has coauthored a number of books and developed an investment philosophy which has led him to be recognized as one of the most successful investors of his generation. His mother enters his bedroom and tells him that he should have been asleep an hour ago but he begs her to read the story to him. Jim mellon is an investor helping to rip up that approach and his latest book, juvenescence investing in the age of longevity, offers a. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
By tom winnifrith wednesday 11 january 2017 disclosure. Master investor webinar counting the cost of coronavirus. With their previous books published over the past 9 years, mellon and chalabi have. Essential reading for policymakers and investors alike and anyone looking to get to grips with what will likely be the biggest challenge and opportunity of our generation.
Fast forward years later after freak like me and do you wanna ride and you have a more mature even more self confident woman. As the pace of technological progress intensifies, agile businesses and entrepreneurs are. For this new book, jim and al have spent a year sifting through the. Jim mellon, champagne and the book with no name south. The family are distantly related to the pittsburgh mellon banking dynasty.
The stayin coronavirus world opened like the fast forward of a rose unfolding. The technologies and companies shaping our future kindle edition by mellon, jim, chalabi, al. His new book, fast forward is just out, and weve written about it in the magazine, i. With their previous books published over the past 9 years, mellon and chalabi have established an excellent track record of recognising investment opportunities before they become mainstream, starting with forecasting the great recession in 2008, and identifying gold as an excellent hedge. Mellon has said he financially had a good day after the brexit vote with his trades returning almost 25 percent profit on the year. Jim mellon investing in the age of longevity youtube. After a big break stemming from a timely investment in uramin, a uranium extraction company, the investor has searched far and wide for investments that track the changing world. He has written a book called fast forward with coauthor al chalabi, examining the state of industry, technology and. More recently jim has established himself as a leader in. The fountain of youth will spout money for investors. Fast forward explores the technological breakthroughs of today that will revolutionise the world of tomorrow, as well as an indepth look at the companies behind them. We cover reasons why its a good time to invest in antiaging and rejuvenation biotechnology. Jim mellon al chalabi investor entrepreneurship money investing economics finance fast forward.
As the pace of technological progress intensifies, agile businesses and entrepreneurs. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fast forward. The fountain of youth will spout money for investors life expectancy has doubled in just a few generations, and the trend will continue, jim mellon tells merryn somerset webb. It helps readers unravel the science, offers ideas on potential investment and reveals the views of the key opinion leaders. His father is the former diplomat, sir james mellon, who was high commissioner to ghana 19781983, ambassador to denmark 19831986 and consul general in new york 19861988. Fast forward by jim mellon, 9780993047800, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This includes global financial crisis of 20082009, as foreseen in the first book jim coauthored entitled wake up. Jim mellon is an entrepreneur and investor with interests in several sectors. Jim mellon the super investor shaping master investor show. Billionaire entrepreneur says longevity is the next money.
Dolf brickyard, jim bricker and ken holewcznski sidney mellon, jim bricker, scott saavedra, evan dorkin, alex sheikman jan 1, 1990. The fastforward name was inspired by a book published. Many readers already know about billionaire entrepreneur jim mellon and his interest. With four books under his belt, millionaire investor jim mellon has his bookwriting strategy down pat. Many readers already know about billionaire entrepreneur jim mellon and his interest in rejuvenation biotechnology. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jim mellon books online. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ffwds popularity probably stemmed from the presence of jim mellon on the board. Fast forward is a book that filters this chaotic landscape and identifies the areas that will have the greatest impact to our lives, highlighting investment opportunities along the way. Former hong kong fund manager turned investment guru jim mellon, who travels the globe in. Jim mellon speaking on the mainstage at master investor 2015. The technologies and companies shaping our future 1st by jim mellon, al chalabi isbn. Jim and al, authors of fast forward, cracking the code and of wake up, alert readers of their new book to the amazing science of juvenescence, to the prospects for all of us to live much longer than most people expect, and to the ways in which we can.
Jim and al, authors of fast forward, cracking the code and of wake up, alert the readers of their new book to the amazing science of juvenescence, to the prospects for all of us to live much longer than most people expect, also to the ways in which we can prosper as. For those who do not, we would like to introduce you to him and his exciting work. Jim mellon is investing in the fast forward future looking seriously at the present. Jim and al, authors of fast forward, cracking the code and of wake up, alert the readers of their new book to the amazing science of juvenescence, to the prospects for all of us to live much longer than most people expect, also to the ways in which we can prosper as investors in this new era of longevity. Survive and prosper in the coming economic turmoil, coauthored with al, foresaw the global financial crisis of 200708, while fast forward, also coauthored with al and published in 2015, identified technologies and companies which are reshaping peoples lives. The technologies and companies shaping our future 1st of september 2014. The status quo is being upended across all industries, and in some cases totally new. Equally their main stock picks in fast forward have yielded market busting returns. Jim mellon had his first job in hong kong, where he lived in a windowless apartment whilst getting his first experience in fund management. Fast forward by jim mellon, al chalabi waterstones. It investigates the new technologies and explains how to benefit from the life extending technologies both personally and professionally. A meticulously researched book which provides an outstanding analysis of the current state of the science of longevity. This new book by jim mellon and al chalabi is a laymans guide to longevity.
Covid19 has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, which have now entered bear market territory for the first time since the global financial crisis. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The technologies and companies shaping our future 21nov2014. As the pace of technological progress intensifies, agile businesses and entrepreneurs are discovering new applications that take advantage of faster and cheaper computer processing power. On the quest for the fountain of youth with jim mellon knight frank. Im here today with jim mellon, investor very good investor and author.
He came to the conclusions he draws in his new book, juvenescence, after he immersed himself in. The technologies and companies shaping our future hardcover. Jim s book fast forward is available on amazon or via. James mellon was born in february 1957 in edinburgh, scotland. I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
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