The Making of a Market Guru: Forbes Presents 25 Years of Ken Fisher - Rilegato

Anderson, Aaron

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ISBN 10: 0470285427 ISBN 13: 9780470285428

Casa editrice: Wiley, 2010

Riassunto

Looks at the financial analysis of Forbes columnist Ken Fisher over a period of 25 years, examining what's changed, what's stayed the same, where Fisher went wrong, where he went right and what it all means for investors today.

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AARON ANDERSON is a Capital Markets Research Analyst who holds BS degrees in geophysics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and applied economics from the University of San Francisco. His first book, Own the World, was published in 2009 by John Wiley & Sons. He writes a regular column for MarketMinder.com titled "The Global View." Aaron, his wife, Kim, and daughter, Olivia, reside in Danville, Callifornia.

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.

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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 analysis over the years and providing an industry insider's view of major, and not-so-major, market events
• Examining how Fisher called three of the last four bear markets
• Showing that what many commonly think impacts markets frequently doesn't—and sometimes, what few suspect can have major market implications
• And much more

The more things change, the more they stay the same—at least when it comes to investing. And seeing history through the eyes of a market guru can help improve your overall investment endeavors today. Take the time to read this unique, historical compilation, and you could be taking the first steps to becoming your own market guru.

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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 implications

And much more

The 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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wiley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0470285427
• ISBN 13: 9780470285428
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 504
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile