Ken Fisher
Founder, Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Investment Officer
About Ken Fisher
Ken Fisher founded Fisher Investments in 1979, which is now a $211-plus billion1 investment adviser and money management firm serving large institutions, high net worth individuals and small business retirement plans globally. By most standards, it is the world’s largest pure â40 Act Investment Adviser. He was CEO for 37 years and now serves as Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer.
Ken’s prestigious Forbes “Portfolio Strategy” column ran monthly for 32 1/2 years until 12/31/2016, making Ken the longest continuously running columnist in the magazine’s history.
He writes monthly, native language columns in major media organs around the world, including the New York Post in the United States; the Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom; Australiaâs most read newspaper, The Australian; Denmarkâs leading business newspaper, Børsen; Singaporeâs The Business Times; Taiwanâs Business Weekly; Caixinâoften called the âBloomberg of Chinaâ; South Koreaâs largest business paper, Chosun Mint; the Netherlandsâ largest newspaper, De Telegraaf; Japanâs Diamond Weekly; Spainâs largest business website and newspaper, elEconomista; Germanyâs Focus Money; Canadaâs most read newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Switzerlandâs leading business paper, Handelszeitung; the Hong Kong Economic Journal; Italyâs third largest newspaper and number one business paper, Il Sole 24 Ore; Franceâs LâOpinion; Belgiumâs La Libre; the United Arab Emiratesâ The National; and Austriaâs Trend. He also appears regularly on financial and news media segments globallyâincluding Fox News, Fox Business, Sky News (UK and Australia), Bloomberg (Canada and Asia) and CNN Internationalâand is active on social media.
Ken has written 11 books, including 4 New York Times bestsellers. His 1970s’ theoretical work pioneered an investment analysis tool called the Price-to-Sales Ratio, now part of financial core curriculum. His credits span a multitude of professional and scholarly journals. He is a recipient of the Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Award for outstanding research in the Journal of Portfolio Management.
Ken is ranked #150 on the 2022 Forbes 400 list of Richest Americans and #365 on the 2023 list of Global Billionaires. He and his wife, Sherrilyn, have three adult sons and live in Dallas, TX.
1As of 6/30/2023. Includes Fisher Investments and its subsidiaries.
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