The Making of a Market Guru

Ken Fisher has written the monthly ?Portfolio Strategy" for Forbes magazine for the last 25 years, which makes him the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history. A lot has happened in 25 years. 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. Ken Fisher is founder and CEO of Fisher Investments, an independent money management firm managing over $35 billion (as of Dec. 31/09) for individuals and institutions. And, Fisher has written the monthly "Portfolio Strategy" column for Forbes magazine for the last twenty-five years—since 1984—making him, so far, the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine’s history. During this time, he’s seen 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 an insightful look at Fisher’s prolific career over the years and discover the high-profile market calls he’s made so far in these monthly columns. At times engaging and timely, at others revealing and informative, 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—highlighting key points that deserve 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 doesn’t—and some very surprising things that do impact markets that few are aware of. 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. If you take the time to read this unique, historic compilation, you’ll be taking your first steps to understanding how to become your own market guru.

Ken Fisher has written the monthly Portfolio Strategy" for Forbes magazine for the last 25 years, which makes him the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history. A lot has happened in 25 years. From the stock market crash in 1987, when the Dow Jones index plummeted 22.6 percentthe largest-ever one-day fall in the United States to the momentous bear market in the early 2000's to the dot-com boom and subsequent crash and the 2008 market meltdown. Ken Fisher saw it all happen and analyzed the changes in the market in his informative, intriguing column. This book looks back at Ken's prolific career of columns and also includes new commentary and reflection on what's changed, what's stayed the same, where we went wrong, where we went right, and, most importantly, what it all means for investors today. This unique compilation is a slice of history for today's turbulent financial market. Much of his advice still rings true today. Pick up this book and learn from Ken's wisdom firsthand.