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Fisher Investments CEO, Forbes Columnist and Bestselling Author,
Ken Fisher

Ken Fisher was born on November 29, 1950 in San Francisco, California. Ken Fisher is the third and youngest son of Philip A. Fisher, renowned investor and author of the classic investing book, Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, which remains relevant and in print to this day. He is the only industry professional his father ever professionally trained, having worked for his father in the early 1970s. Ken Fisher founded his own firm, Fisher Investments as a sole proprietorship in 1979. Ken Fisher currently ranks among America’s wealthiest individuals and lives in Woodside, CA atop of Kings Mountain overlooking Half Moon Bay with his wife Sherrilyn. They have three adult sons.

Fisher Investments CEO. Ken Fisher is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Fisher Investments, a multi-billion dollar independent money management firm serving institutional investors and individual investors globally. Fisher Investments markets its services to investors in the UK through its wholly-owned subsidiary Fisher Wealth Management and also has a joint-venture affiliate, Grüner Fisher Investments GmbH, which serves investors in Germany. Click here for Fisher Investments' company profile on Hoovers.

Financial Columnist. While operating as CEO of Fisher Investments, Ken Fisher has also written the monthly "Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes for the last 24+ years, which makes him the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history. He also currently writes a monthly column for Handelsblatt, Germany’s leading daily. From 2000-2006, Ken Fisher wrote a monthly column for Bloomberg Money magazine, a former personal finance magazine for European investors.

Bestselling Author. Ken Fisher has authored five books, including the 1984 bestseller, Super Stocks, as well as numerous other articles and scholarly research papers, including research in the emerging field of behavioral finance. His fifth book, The Ten Roads to Riches, is now available from John Wiley & Sons. Learn more about books written by Ken Fisher.

Market Forecaster. CXO Advisory Group, an independent 3rd party, assesses the accuracy of publicly available forecasts regarding the future direction of the US stock market. See why Ken Fisher is a top-ranked forecaster among his peers: Ken Fisher's forecasting history

Publications
The Ten Roads to Riches Don’t miss Ken’s latest book!
This New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller is available at bookstores everywhere! Get your copy of The Ten Roads to Riches today!
Forbes Ken Fisher's Forbes columns
Ken Fisher has written the monthly "Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes for the last 24+ years, making him the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history.
Access Ken Fisher's columns at Forbes.com.
Only Three Questions That Count Ken Fisher’s 2006 investment book
In his fourth book, Ken Fisher shows investors how to challenge conventional wisdom and improve results. Get your copy of The Only Three Questions That Count.

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