Fisher's Forbes "Portfolio Strategy" column ran from 1984 to 2017, making him the longest continuously-running columnist in the magazine's history.
[1] He dropped out of high school and went to Cal Poly Humboldt to study forestry, and graduated with an associate degree in economics in 1972.
After the transaction closes, Ken Fisher is reported to retain majority beneficial ownership and more than 70% of the voting shares following the sale, which is expected to be completed in 2024.
[19] Fisher's theoretical work identifying and testing the price-to-sales ratio (PSR) is detailed in his 1984 Dow Jones book, Super Stocks.
[20] In Fisher's 2006 book, The Only Three Questions That Count, he states that the PSR is widely used and known, and no longer as useful as an indicator for undervalued stocks.
[3] Fisher has authored eleven investing books, six of which were national best sellers:[1] The Only Three Questions That Still Count, The Ten Roads to Riches, How to Smell a Rat, and Debunkery were all New York Times bestsellers.
[31] In the 2024 presidential campaign cycle, FEC records show Fisher did not contribute to Trump, Joe Biden or Kamala Harris, but gave to others, including Republican and Democratic candidates, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.[32][33] In October 2019, Fisher was criticized for references he made during a fireside chat at an industry conference sponsored by Tiburon Strategic Advisors.
[34][35] Bloomberg initially reported that Fisher made references to genitalia and likened winning money-management clients to "trying to get into a girls' pants."
[36] In February 2020, Bloomberg clarified their reporting and wrote that Fisher cautioned against using financial planning as a way to sign up new clients and compared it to approaching a woman at a bar.
A recording made at the Tiburon conference, obtained by CNBC and referenced by Bloomberg, captures Fisher saying "you wouldn't go up to a woman in a bar and ask what's in your pants.
Fisher Investments Chief Executive Damian Ornani wrote a memo to employees stating: “Ken's comments were wrong.” He said the firm was taking steps to address diversity and inclusion within the organization itself.