Kenneth Fisher is an investment manager, author, and financial thinker of this generation. In 2010, he was recognized as one of the top 30 most influential individuals in the investment industry over the last 30 years. In 2011, he was recognized by Investment Advisor magazines IA 25 list of the most influential people in the advisor community.1
His prestigious Forbes "Portfolio Strategy" column ran from 1984 to 2017, making Ken the longest continuously running columnist in the magazine’s history. He is also a regular contributor to multiple publications, including the New York Post in the United States; the Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom; Australia’s most read newspaper, The Australian; Denmark’s leading business newspaper, Børsen; Ireland’s The Business Post; Singapore’s The Business Times; Taiwan’s Business Weekly; Caixin—often called the “Bloomberg of China”; South Korea’s largest business paper, Chosun Weekly Biz; the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, De Telegraaf; Japan’s Diamond Weekly; Spain’s largest business website and newspaper, elEconomista; Germany’s Focus Money; Canada’s most read newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Switzerland’s leading business paper, Handelszeitung; the Hong Kong Economic Journal; Italy’s third largest newspaper and number one business paper, Il Sole 24 Ore; France’s L’Opinion; Belgium’s La Libre; the United Arab Emirates’ The National; and Austria’s Trend..
Ken Fisher has written 11 books, including 4New York Times bestsellers, 2006's The Only Three Questions That Count (revised in 2012), 2008's The Ten Roads to Riches, 2009's How to Smell a Rat, 2010's Debunkery. His latest book is Beat The Crowd published in 2015. In 1984, his Super Stocks was that year’s best-selling stock market book. Others include 1987's The Wall Street Waltz and 1993's 100 Minds That Made the Market, both re-released by John Wiley & Sons in 2007. In addition to English, Ken Fisher's books have been translated into Chinese, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, and Thai, reaching of 3/4 of global GDP.2
Ken Fisher is the founder and Executive Chairman of Fisher Investments, an independent, fee-only investment adviser with $265 billion under management.3 Fisher Investments maintains four principal business units, Fisher Investments Institutional Group, Fisher Investments Private Client Group, Fisher Investments 401(k) Solutions Group and Fisher Investments International Group, which serve a global client base of diverse investors. The clients of Fisher Investments and its affiliates include over 150 large institutions and over 100.000 high net worth individuals.4 As a leading independent investment management firm, Fisher Investments participates in global equity and fixed income markets.
Ken Fisher's hobbies include the history of Kings Mountain, California and 19th century redwood lumbering history.
Praise for books by Kenneth Fisher as well as praise for Mr. Fisher himself:
"Much of Fisher's success is due to his career-long practice of challenging the conventional wisdom of investing." - Mary Scott, Research Magazine (from "Befriending Your Brain," Research Magazine, February 2007)
1Ken Fisher, Fisher Investments: The Extended 2011 IA25 Profile
2 Based on countries' official languages and GDP reported by the IMF, as of April 2013
3 As of 3/31/2024. Includes Fisher Investments and its subsidiaries.
4 As of 3/31/2024. Includes Fisher Investments and its subsidiaries.
