The Making of a Market Guru: Forbes Presents 25 Years of Ken Fisher Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

From the rear cover

Now, with The Making of a Market Guru, you'll gain insight into Fisher's prolific career and discover the high-profile market calls he's made so far in his monthly columns. Engaging and informative, as well as revealing and timely, this book is a sweeping look at a recent and eventful slice of stock market history. You'll read about what's changed, but you'll be more amazed by what hasn't. And you'll see investing wisdom that still applies, now and for the foreseeable future, from a quarter-century of Fisher's concise and witty market wisdom.

Preceding Fisher's columns for each year are a few pages of commentary, putting them in historic context, pointing out areas that are still salient and others where Fisher's perspective has changed over the years, and highlighting key points deserving extra attention.

• Looking at Fisher's market analysis over the years and providing an industry insider's view of major, and not-so-major, market events
• Examining how Fisher called three of the last four bear markets
• Showing that what many commonly think impacts markets frequently doesn't--and sometimes, what few suspect can have major market implications
• And much more

The more things change, the more they stay the same--at least when it comes to investing. And seeing history through the eyes of a market guru can help improve your overall investment endeavors today. Take the time to read this unique, historical compilation, and you could be taking the first steps to becoming your own market guru.

From the jacket flap

Now, with The Making of a Market Guru, you'll gain insight into Fisher's prolific career and discover the high-profile market calls he's made so far in his monthly columns. Engaging and informative, as well as revealing and timely, this book is a sweeping look at a recent and eventful slice of stock market history. You'll read about what's changed, but you'll be more amazed by what hasn't. And you'll see investing wisdom that still applies, now and for the foreseeable future, from a quarter-century of Fisher's concise and witty market wisdom.

Preceding Fisher's columns for each year are a few pages of commentary, putting them in historic context, pointing out areas that are still salient and others where Fisher's perspective has changed over the years, and highlighting key points deserving extra attention.

• Looking at Fisher's market analysis over the years and providing an industry insider's view of major, and not-so-major, market events
• Examining how Fisher called three of the last four bear markets
• Showing that what many commonly think impacts markets frequently doesn't--and sometimes, what few suspect can have major market implications
• And much more

The more things change, the more they stay the same--at least when it comes to investing. And seeing history through the eyes of a market guru can help improve your overall investment endeavors today. Take the time to read this unique, historical compilation, and you could be taking the first steps to becoming your own market guru.