John Rothchild

John Harmon Rothchild (1945–2019) was an American freelance writer specializing in financial matters. He authored or co-authored more than a dozen books on finance and investing, and served as an editor of Washington Monthly as well as a columnist for Time and Fortune.^[1]

After serving in the Peace Corps in Ecuador, Rothchild began his career as a freelance writer at Washington Monthly. Rothchild's early writing had diverse subject, though he later focused primarily on finance.^[2] He published his first book, The Children of the Counterculture, with his wife, Susan Berns Wolf, in 1976. The book discussed the experiences of children raised in communes.^[3] In the 1980s, Rothchild started writing more about finance, publishing Stop Burning Your Money in 1981,^[4] followed by A Fool and His Money in 1988,^[5] and The Bear Book in 1988.^[6] Also in the 1980s, he published Up for Grabs, a book about his experiences in Florida.

In addition to The Children of the Counterculture, Rothchild co-authored several books. In 1990, he published Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River with American journalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas.^[7] He also wrote several books with American investor Peter Lynch, including One Up on Wall Street (1989),^[8]Learn to Earn (1996),^[9] and Beating the Street (2003).^[10]

Rothchild was born in Norfolk, Virginia on May 13, 1945, then grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. He graduated from high school in 1963, after which he earned a bachelor's degree in Latin American affairs from Yale University.^[2]

While working at the 1972 Democratic National Convention, Rothchild met Susan Berns, whom he married four years later. The couple had three children, including American writer Sascha Rothchild.^[2]

Rothchild died from complications related to Alzheimer's disease on December 27, 2019.^[2]

• Rothchild, John; Wolf, Susan Berns (1976). The Children of the Counterculture: How the Life-Style of America's Flower Children Has Affected an Even Younger Generation. Garden City: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-08220-4.^[11]
• Rothchild, John (1981). Stop Burning Your Money: The Intelligent Homeowner's Guide to Household Energy Savings. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-51366-9.
• Rothchild, John (1985). Up for Grabs: A Trip Through Time and Space in the Sunshine State. Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-74176-2.
• Rothchild, John (1988). A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor. Wiley Investment Classics. ISBN 978-0-471-25138-5.^[12]
• Rothchild, John (1988). The Bear Book: Survive and Profit in Ferocious Markets. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-19718-8.
• Lynch, Peter; Rothchild, John (1989). One Up On Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-671-66103-8.

• Douglas, Marjory Stoneman; Rothchild, John (1990). Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River. Pineapple Press. ISBN 978-0-910923-94-1.

• Lynch, Peter; Rothchild, John (1997). Learn to Earn: A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-18003-6.
• Rothchild, John (2000). Going for Broke: How Robert Campeau Bankrupted the Retail Industry, Jolted the Junk Bond Market, and Brought the Booming 80s to a Crashing Halt. Beard Books. ISBN 978-1-893122-61-1.
• Lynch, Peter; Rothchild, John (2003). Beating the Street. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-671-75915-5.^[13]
• Rothchild, John (2003). The Davis Dynasty: Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall Street. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-47441-8.^[14]