By Ken Fisher, USA Today, 09/23/2018
If you haven't heard of ESG investing, you will. Increasingly popular among institutional investors like pension funds, it's going mainstream.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 09/16/2018
You don’t need perfect timing to achieve marvelous returns. Time in the market beats timing the market – almost always.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 09/09/2018
Saturday marks 10 years since Lehman Brothers failed, morphing a stock market correction into global financial panic. What should we learn from it?
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 09/02/2018
Yield isn't everything. Price movements of stocks and bonds matter more. Together, the two constitute total return, which is what really matters.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 08/26/2018
The bull market became the longest ever last Wednesday, stealing the 1990s’ 'longest-ever bull' title. Who to thank? Trump? Fed? What about a bear?
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 08/19/2018
Midterm races are taking shape. So is the likely market impact.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 08/12/2018
Understanding gender differences in investing can help men and women save more for retirement, writes Fisher Investments' Ken FIsher.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 08/05/2018
Virtually all economic commentary on tariffs, both pro and con, is wrong. Here is a simple trick to see through that noise.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 07/29/2018
U.S. stocks are up on a 1-month, 3-month, year-to-date and 1-year basis. And they are a hare’s whisker under all-time highs. How can that be?
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 07/22/2018
Pundits and headlines warn of impending doom from the “yield curve” flattening. OK then. But its specific impact on folks won’t work like those yahoos predict. First, what is the yield curve? Second, who cares? And most important, how and when might it affect you?
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 07/15/2018
Is your family’s dream vacation dragging on? Summer reading can pass the time and empower you. And wherever you are, Amazon delivers lickety-split.
Read MoreUSA Today, 07/08/2018
Is a 401(k) loan a good idea? How can I change my plan's investments? These and other questions are answered.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 07/01/2018
401(k)s are great for saving for retirement. But they’re quirky. Even the most seasoned savers have questions. Here are seven that my firm’s 401(k) division gets asked regularly – with answers.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 06/24/2018
Fears about Social Security surviving rest on myths. Here are four of the biggest – and the reasons why they're overblown.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 06/17/2018
Retirement investing isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. It’s about getting solid but volatile stock market-like returns gradually without much risk.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 06/10/2018
Will rising long-term interest rates impale your future? A poll of financial professionals shows they think rates will keep rising, believing the Federal Reserve’s hikes will push long-term rates up. But that isn’t how it works.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 06/03/2018
I’ve crunched data since long before PCs. Simple fact: Come hell, hill or high water, the Standard & Poor's 500 index has been positive in 87% of the fourth quarters of all midterm election years, ever.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 05/27/2018
Fidelity’s tally of 401(k) millionaires just hit a record high. Yet the Economic Policy Institute warns the median retirement savings for families with wage-earners aged 44 to 49 is $6,200. If that's you, keep your chin up.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 05/20/2018
Oil prices jumped after President Trump scuttled the Iran nuclear deal, pushing gas prices higher. Will they pummel your driving budget this summer and thereafter? My research says no.
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, USA Today, 05/13/2018
Republican Marco Rubio recently got national attention claiming the GOP bungled tax reform. The media missed one crucial point. The Florida senator appears to lack education in economics, economic history or real-world experience. So do so many cradle-to-grave politicos — in both parties.
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