the great investors of history - by Rohan Kanti

The merchant banking houses of Rothschild, Baring, Hambros, and Warburg are responsible for financing the foundation of western civilization but are shrouded in mystery. They built nations, financed wars then peace, and scaled trade across centuries (1700-1900). They would go through dire crises and come out richer. They were the greatest investors of their time. However, little is known about what made a great merchant banker. This was knowledge lost to history but found in Joseph Wechsberg’s “The Merchant Bankers” (1966), the book on which this post is based. “There are six great powers in Europe: England, France, Russia, Austria, Prussia, and the Baring Brothers” - Duc De Richelieu “Money is the god of our times, and Rothschild is his prophet” - Heinrich Heine Above all other traits, two peculiar ones stood out in making a great merchant banker: a deep understanding of humans and integrity. Merchant banking was an art not a science. They solved problems, gave advice, and provided th

The merchant banking houses of Rothschild, Baring, Hambros, and Warburg are responsible for financing the foundation of western civilization but are shrouded in mystery. They built nations, financed wars then peace, and scaled trade across centuries (1700-1900). They would go through dire crises and come out richer. They were the greatest investors of their time. However, little is known about what made a great merchant banker. This was knowledge lost to history but found in Joseph Wechsberg’s “The Merchant Bankers” (1966), the book on which this post is based. “There are six great powers in E