I hope you are verifying your potential investments a little bit better that your historical facts.
Right now you are popularizing one of the myths about Rothschild family.
Maybe read a very good HISTORICAL book about them?
https://www.amazon.com/House-Rothschild-Niall-Ferguson/dp/0140240845
For lazy people: Rothschilds created their fortune by accumulation of capital, extreme focus and discipline. They were best at supplying money (loans) for most European governments and aristocrats.
Waterloo was essentially a loss for them — they were first to know about outcome in London but it was useful only for damage control.
Keep in mind that wars was good for business — wars are expensive and you need a lot of hard money at hand. Guess who was the best at supplying it?
Want to know more? Read Ferguson’s book!
