Nathan Mayer Rothschild issued this statement during the Napoleonic Wars:
"Buy at the sound of cannons."
Sure enough, Russia invaded Ukraine after the market had been breaking for weeks in anticipation of the war. That night S&Ps were 100 lower and took off like a rocket to the upside.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Mayer_Rothschild
Nathan Mayer Rothschild (16 September 1777 – 28 July 1836) was an English-German banker, businessman and financier. Born in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, he was the third of the five sons of Gutle (Schnapper) and Mayer Amschel Rothschild, and was of the second generation of the Rothschild banking dynasty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothschild_family
The Rothschild family (/ˈrɒθstʃaɪld/) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, who established his banking business in the 1760s.[2] Unlike most previous court factors, Rothschild managed to bequeath his wealth and established an international banking family through his five sons,[3] who established businesses in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna, and Naples. The family was elevated to noble rank in the Holy Roman Empire and the United Kingdom.[4][5] The family's documented history starts in 16th century Frankfurt; its name is derived from the family house, Rothschild, built by Isaak Elchanan Bacharach in Frankfurt in 1567.
During the 19th century, the Rothschild family possessed the largest private fortune in the world, as well as in modern world history.[6][7][8] The family's wealth declined over the 20th century, and was divided among many descendants.[9] Today, their interests cover a diverse range of fields, including financial services, real estate, mining, energy, agriculture, winemaking, and nonprofits.[10][11] Many examples of the family's rural architecture exist across northwestern Europe.
The Rothschild family has frequently been the subject of conspiracy theories, many of which have antisemitic origins.
metmike: I'm not saying this is true, just posting articles about it.
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/chess-created-the-rothschild-fortune
http://tartajubow.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-rothschilds-and-chess.html
Noteworthy women in chess history are extremely rare: