The Making of a Market Guru: Forbes Presents 25 Years of Ken Fisher
Ken Fisher has had an illustrious career. He is the founder and CEO of Fisher Investments, an independent money management firm managing over $35 billion for individuals and institutions. And, Fisher has written the monthly "Portfolio Strategy" column for Forbes magazine for the last 25 years, making him, so far, the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history. During this time, he's witnessed everything from the stock market crash of 1987 and the great bull markets of the 1980s and 1990s to the Tech bubble of 2000 and the global market meltdown of 2008.Now, with The Making of a Market Guru, you'll gain  insight into Fisher's prolific career and discover the high-profile market calls he's made so far in his monthly columns. Engaging and informative, as well as revealing and timely, this book is a sweeping look at a recent and eventful slice of stock market history. You'll read about what's changed, but you'll be more amazed by what hasn't. And you'll see investing wisdom that still applies, now and for the foreseeable future, from a quarter-century of Fisher's concise and witty market wisdom.Preceding Fisher's columns for each year are a few pages of commentary, putting them in historic context, pointing out areas that are still salient and others where Fisher's perspective has changed over the years, and highlighting key points deserving extra attention.Chapter by chapter, this book offers practical investment advice from a leading market voice, while:Looking at Fisher's market analysisover the years and providing an industry insider's view of major, and not-so-major, market eventsExamining how Fisher called three of the last four bear marketsShowing that what many commonly think impacts markets frequently doesn't—and sometimes, what few suspect can have major market implicationsAnd much moreThe more things change, the more they stay the same—at least when it comes to investing. Andseeing history through the eyes of a market guru can help improve your overall investment endeavors today. Take the time to read this unique, historicalcompilation, and you could be taking the first steps to becoming your own market guru.