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Ken Fisher has written six books, including four bestsellers: How to Smell a Rat (2009), The Ten Roads to Riches (2008), The Only Three Questions that Count (2006), and Super Stocks (1984). In his books, Ken Fisher seeks to bring content that is educational, entertaining, and profitable to investors of all levels. Ken Fisher is working on future books under the Fisher Investments Press publishing imprint in partnership with John Wiley & Sons. In addition to English, Ken's books have been translated into Chinese, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, and Thai, reaching of 2/3 of global GDP.**


How to Smell a Rat How to Smell a Rat:
The Five Signs of Financial Fraud

by Ken Fisher
John Wiley & Sons (2009)

Description: In Ken Fisher's latest New York Times bestseller, How to Smell a Rat, he details five key signs of financial fraud. By identifying these signs and explaining how you can spot them too, Ken hopes to help investors avoid getting caught in the next financial scam.

Published August 3, 2009, available at bookstores everywhere.

Please visit the official book website for more information on How to Smell a Rat


10 Roads to Riches The Ten Roads to Riches:
The Ways the Wealthy Got There and How You Can Too!

by Ken Fisher
John Wiley & Sons (2008)

Description: As a long-time money manager, Ken Fisher has gained unique insight into how people accumulate their wealth. In his New York Times bestseller, The Ten Roads to Riches, Ken Fisher details some of these paths to wealth and explains how anyone can follow their own road to riches.

Please visit the official book website for more information on The Ten Roads to Riches


Super Stocks The Only Three Questions That Count:
Investing by Knowing What Others Don't

by Ken Fisher
John Wiley & Sons (2006)

Description: Readers of New York Times Best Seller The Only Three Questions That Count will be shocked to find much of the basis for their investing decisions are based on provably false mythology. Ken Fisher, long time Forbes columnist and Chairman and CEO of Fisher Investments, for the first time shares the methodology he has used to great success managing money for his own clients. By treating investing a science, instead of a craft, Fisher debunks many of the investing world’s most pervasive and egregious myths. Moreover, he demonstrates an actionable scientific method investors can adopt immediately to increase their success rate, beginning today.

Please visit the official book website for more information on The Only Three Questions that Count


Super Stocks Super Stocks
The Book That's Changing the Way Investors Think
by Ken Fisher
Republished by McGraw-Hill in September 2007
(First published by Dow Jones-Irwin in 1984)

Description: Super Stocks introduces unique and powerful, yet easily understood new methods for valuing stocks and analyzing and predicting future profit margins. Fisher shows investors how to use innovative techniques and fundamental business analysis to spot Wall Street bargains and how to successfully research a company before parting with your money.


The Wall Street Waltz The Wall Street Waltz
90 Visual Perspectives: Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends
by Ken Fisher
Re-released from John Wiley & Sons under the Fisher Investment Series in November 2007
(First published by Contemporary Books in 1987)

Description: Much of what happens in the financial world today has been played over in history many times before and has been captured in the cycles and trends of financial charts created over time. Understanding the movements within these charts provides a clear perspective of today's markets and can aid you in your investment decisions tomorrow. Fisher has assembled 90 of the most revealing and provocative financial charts ever assembled in one volume. Fisher provides what he calls a visualisation in which he analyzes each chart according to its origin, historical significance, and most importantly, its relevance to today's market.


100 Minds That Made the Market 100 Minds That Made the Market
by Ken Fisher
Re-released from John Wiley & Sons under the Fisher Investment Series in August 2007
(First published by Pacific Publishing Group in 1991)

Description: In this book Ken Fisher delivers cameo biographies of his favorite 100 pioneers of American financial history. Whether little known names, or famous figures like Jo Kennedy (who many folks forget was the first head of the Securities and Exchange Commission), Fisher digs through the detail. He describes their business careers, their personal lives, their contributions to our money markets - plus the key financial lessons to be learned from their lives.




Fisher Investments Press Books

Following Ken Fisher’s long-standing focus on investment education, his firm also produces a number of books in partnership with John Wiley & Sons, including investing sector guides from the Fisher Investments on series, and other titles by Fisher Investments analysts. For more information on these books and Fisher Investments Press, please visit www.fisher-investments-press.com.

Fisher Investments on Technology Fisher Investments on Technology
by Fisher Investments, Brendan Erne, Andrew Teufel
John Wiley & Sons (2010)


Official book website: Fisher Investments on Technology

Description: Fisher Investments on Technology explores the complex Technology sector. The guide outlines the challenges and opportunities of investing in Technology and provides strategies for investors to meet their goals.




Fisher Investments on Emerging Markets Fisher Investments on Emerging Markets
by Fisher Investments, Austin Fraser
John Wiley & Sons (2009)


Official book website: Fisher Investments on Emerging Markets

Description: Fisher Investments on Emerging Markets is a guide to the Emerging Markets for investors of all levels. The guide provides insight into various regions around the world in addition to outlining the intrinsic pitfalls of investing in Emerging Markets.




Fisher Investments on Industrials Fisher Investments on Industrials
by Fisher Investments, Andrew Teufel, Matt Schrader
John Wiley & Sons (2009)


Official book website: Fisher Investments on Industrials

Description: There are many countries and sub-industries within the complex global Industrial sector—Fisher Investments on Industrials helps investors of all levels understand how these components fit together, while detailing the numerous fundamentals, drivers, attributes and potential investing challenges inherent to the sector.



Fisher Investments on Consumer Staples Fisher Investments on Consumer Staples
by Fisher Investments, Andrew Teufel, Michael Cannivet
John Wiley & Sons (2009)


Official book website: Fisher Investments on Consumer Staples

Description: Fisher Investments on Consumer Staples is the third investment sector guide from Fisher Investments Press. It explores this important sector, providing insight into familiar products we consume every day.



Fisher Investments on Energy Fisher Investments on Energy
by Fisher Investments, Andrew Teufel, Aaron Azelton
John Wiley & Sons (2009)


Official book website: Fisher Investments on Energy

Description: This guide from Fisher Investments Press takes investors deep into the increasingly important Energy sector, with investing insight and industry information.



Fisher Investments on Materials Fisher Investments on Materials
by Fisher Investments, Andrew Teufel, Brad Pyles
John Wiley & Sons (2009)


Official book website: Fisher Investments on Materials

Description: Fisher Investments on Materials was written with the goal of helping investors make better informed decisions with regard to Materials sector investing. This book explains sector-specific drivers and challenges, with the backdrop of Fisher Investments’ top-down investing methodology.



20/20 Money 20/20 Money: See the Markets Clearly and Invest Better Than the Pros
by Michael J. Hanson
John Wiley & Sons (2009)


Official book website: 20/20 Money, from Fisher Investments Press

Description: 20/20 Money, from Fisher Investments Press, is a helpful tool for any investor looking for their edge. This book provides the resources for investors to help them think clearly about their investing choices and understand the true nature of the stock market.



Own The World: How Smart Investors Create Global Portfolios Own The World: How Smart Investors Create Global Portfolios
by Aaron Anderson
John Wiley & Sons (2009)


Official book website: Own The World, from Fisher Investments Press

Description: In today’s investing universe, it’s important to understand the potential opportunities created by maintaining a global portfolio. Own The World helps to dispel the myths surrounding global investing and aids investors by identifying common obstacles and answering key questions.



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**Based on countries' official languages and GDP reported by the IMF, as of 12/31/2009.