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Kenneth Fisher
Kenneth Lawrence Fisher (born November 29, 1950) is an American billionaire investment analyst, author, and the founder and executive chairman of Fisher Investments, a fee-only financial adviser. Fisher's Forbes "Portfolio Strategy" column ran from 1984 to 2017, making him the longest continuously running columnist in the magazine's history. Fisher is now known for writing monthly, native language columns in international outlets. Fisher has authored eleven books on investing, and research papers in the field of behavioral finance. In 2010, he was included in Investment Advisor magazine's "30 for 30" list of the 30 most influential people in the investment advisory business over the last 30 years. As of August 2024, his net worth was estimated at $11.2 billion.
Kenneth Fisher was born in San Francisco, California, the son of influential stock investor Philip A. Fisher. Fisher was raised in San Mateo, California. As a 13-year-old, he earned $1.20 an hour picking fruit, sawing and fertilizing. He dropped out of high school and went to Cal Poly Humboldt to study forestry, and graduated with an associate degree in economics in 1972. Humboldt State recognized Fisher with its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007. In 2015, Fisher was appointed to the board of advisors of the Forbes School of Business at Ashford University.
Over the past few decades, Fisher helped Fisher Investments become one of the largest independent money managers in the world.
In 2007, Fisher and Thomas Grüner founded Grüner Fisher Investments in Germany.
Starting Fisher Investments in 1979 with just $250, Ken grew Fisher Investments to over $275 billion in assets under management by 2024.
Fisher is founder and chairman of Fisher Investments, an independent money management firm. He founded the firm in 1979, incorporated in 1986, and was CEO until July 2016, when he was succeeded by long-time employee Damian Ornani. Fisher remains active as the firm's executive chairman and co-chief investment officer.
In June 2024, Fisher Investments announced Advent International and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority agreed to purchase a minority stake in the company worth between $2.5 billion and $3 billion. The deal valued Fisher Investments at about $13 billion and was the first outside investment in the company. After the transaction closes, Ken Fisher is reported to retain majority beneficial ownership and more than 70% of the voting shares following the sale, which is expected to be completed in 2024.
Fisher's theoretical work identifying and testing the price-to-sales ratio (PSR) is detailed in his 1984 Dow Jones book, Super Stocks. James O'Shaughnessy credits Fisher with being the first to define and use the PSR as a forecasting tool. In Fisher's 2006 book, The Only Three Questions That Count, he states that the PSR is widely used and known, and no longer as useful as an indicator for undervalued stocks.
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Kenneth Fisher
Kenneth Lawrence Fisher (born November 29, 1950) is an American billionaire investment analyst, author, and the founder and executive chairman of Fisher Investments, a fee-only financial adviser. Fisher's Forbes "Portfolio Strategy" column ran from 1984 to 2017, making him the longest continuously running columnist in the magazine's history. Fisher is now known for writing monthly, native language columns in international outlets. Fisher has authored eleven books on investing, and research papers in the field of behavioral finance. In 2010, he was included in Investment Advisor magazine's "30 for 30" list of the 30 most influential people in the investment advisory business over the last 30 years. As of August 2024, his net worth was estimated at $11.2 billion.
Kenneth Fisher was born in San Francisco, California, the son of influential stock investor Philip A. Fisher. Fisher was raised in San Mateo, California. As a 13-year-old, he earned $1.20 an hour picking fruit, sawing and fertilizing. He dropped out of high school and went to Cal Poly Humboldt to study forestry, and graduated with an associate degree in economics in 1972. Humboldt State recognized Fisher with its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007. In 2015, Fisher was appointed to the board of advisors of the Forbes School of Business at Ashford University.
Over the past few decades, Fisher helped Fisher Investments become one of the largest independent money managers in the world.
In 2007, Fisher and Thomas Grüner founded Grüner Fisher Investments in Germany.
Starting Fisher Investments in 1979 with just $250, Ken grew Fisher Investments to over $275 billion in assets under management by 2024.
Fisher is founder and chairman of Fisher Investments, an independent money management firm. He founded the firm in 1979, incorporated in 1986, and was CEO until July 2016, when he was succeeded by long-time employee Damian Ornani. Fisher remains active as the firm's executive chairman and co-chief investment officer.
In June 2024, Fisher Investments announced Advent International and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority agreed to purchase a minority stake in the company worth between $2.5 billion and $3 billion. The deal valued Fisher Investments at about $13 billion and was the first outside investment in the company. After the transaction closes, Ken Fisher is reported to retain majority beneficial ownership and more than 70% of the voting shares following the sale, which is expected to be completed in 2024.
Fisher's theoretical work identifying and testing the price-to-sales ratio (PSR) is detailed in his 1984 Dow Jones book, Super Stocks. James O'Shaughnessy credits Fisher with being the first to define and use the PSR as a forecasting tool. In Fisher's 2006 book, The Only Three Questions That Count, he states that the PSR is widely used and known, and no longer as useful as an indicator for undervalued stocks.