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Book SynopsisKen Fisher is founder and CEO of Fisher Investments, an independent money management firm managing over $35 billion (as of Dec. 31/09) for individuals and institutions. And, Fisher has written the monthly Portfolio Strategy column for
Forbes magazine for the last twenty-five yearssince 1984making him, so far, the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history. During this time, he's seen everything from the stock market crash of 1987 and the great bull markets of the 1980s and 1990s to the Tech bubble of 2000 and the global market meltdown of 2008.
Now, with The Making of a Market Guru, you'll gain an insightful look at Fisher's prolific career over the years and discover the high-profile market calls he's made so far in these monthly columns. At times engaging and timely, at others revealing and informative, 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 w
Table of Contents
Introduction vii
1984—A Not So Orwellian Year 1
1985—A 30% Yawner 13
1986—Global-dy Gook 33
1987—Crash! 55
1988—Ear to the Ground 75
1989—The End is Nigh 99
1990—A Sneaky Bear Market 123
1991—Unbelievable Bull 145
1992—Times, They Were a Changin’ 167
1993—A Taxing Year 185
1994—The Calm Before the Storm 203
1995—List After Bullish List 221
1996—The Nifty Nineties 239
1997—Rational Exuberance 255
1998—Rubles, Corrections, and More Bull 271
1999—IPOs, Y2K, Nasdaq, Oh My! 285
2000—Tech Bubbles Over 301
2001—Bear Market! 319
2002—Triple Bottom Blues 339
2003—Buy on the Cannons 357
2004—If 375
2005—Giving It Time 393
2006—Celebrity Market Indicators 407
2007—Another Broken Record 421
2008—The Unbubble 437
2009—25 Years and Counting 451
Notes 465
Acknowledgments 469
About the Author 471
Index 473
