Fisher 100 Minds That Made the Market

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-17544-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 448 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Fisher Investments Press

Introducing the new Fisher Investment Series, comprised of engagingand informative titles written by renowned money manager andbestselling author Ken Fisher. This series offers essentialinsights into the worlds of investing and finance.
Over the course of nearly two centuries, the innovations, mistakes,and scandals of different market participants have played animportant role in shaping today's financial markets. Now, in 100Minds That Made the Market, Ken Fisher delivers cameobiographies of these pioneers of American financial history. FromJoe Kennedy's "sexcapades" to Jesse Livermore's suicide, this bookdetails the drama, the dirt, and the financial principles of anamazingly inventive group of financial minds. Fisher digs deep touncover the careers, personal lives, and contributions of theseindividuals, and leads you through the lessons that can be learnedfrom each one. Here you have 100 of the best teachers -- some youalready know, some you will feel you know, and some you may nothave previously discovered -- whose experiences will undoubtedlyenhance your understanding of the markets.
With a few pages dedicated to each person, 100 Minds That Madethe Market quickly captures the essence of the people and ideasthat have influenced the evolution of the financial industry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fisher, Kenneth L.

Über Autor(innen)

Ken Fisher is best known for his prestigious "Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes magazine, where his twenty-three-year tenure of high-profile calls makes him the fourth longest-running columnist in Forbes' ninety-year history. Ken is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fisher Investments, a multi-product money management firm with over $40 billion under management. His success has ranked him #297 on the 2006 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. He is a regular in the media and has appeared in most major American finance or business periodicals. Fisher also recently authored the New York Times bestseller The Only Three Questions That Count, also published by Wiley.