100 Minds That Made the Market [Hardcover]

Kenneth L. Fisher (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0931133017 | ISBN-13: 978-0931133015 | Publication Date: August 1991 | Edition: First Edition

Introducing the new Fisher Investment Series, comprised of engaging and informative titles written by renowned money manager and bestselling author Ken Fisher. This series offers essential insights 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 an important role in shaping today's financial markets. Now, in 100 Minds That Made the Market, Ken Fisher delivers cameo biographies of these pioneers of American financial history. From Joe Kennedy's "sexcapades" to Jesse Livermore's suicide, this book details the drama, the dirt, and the financial principles of an amazingly inventive group of financial minds. Fisher digs deep to uncover the careers, personal lives, and contributions of these individuals, and leads you through the lessons that can be learned from each one. Here you have 100 of the best teachers -- some you already know, some you will feel you know, and some you may not have previously discovered -- whose experiences will undoubtedly enhance your understanding of the markets.

With a few pages dedicated to each person, 100 Minds That Made the Market quickly captures the essence of the people and ideas that have influenced the evolution of the financial industry.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Fisher (Wall Street Waltz, Contemporary Bks., 1987), the author of the "Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes magazine, here presents a collection of brief (three- to four-page) biographies of individuals who made notable contributions to American finance. Fisher's list of 100 embraces both the successes and the failures, with Chapter 7 devoted to "Crooks, Scandals, and Scalawags." Fisher opted to include only deceased figures, and all but a handful are Americans. Many of them (e.g., Vanderbilt, Morgan, Gould) will be familiar to all readers; others (such as Evangeline Adams, a fortune-teller who made market predictions for rich and famous clients) are less prominent but more entertaining to read about. This informative book achieves its stated purpose of being "fun." Recommended for libraries with large popular business collections; less suitable for reference purposes.
Mark McCullough, Ohio Northern Univ. Lib., Ada
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

“…trawl through the biographies of those who have made the markets move for some of the right – and wrong – reasons.” (FT's Investment Adviser, Monday 18th February 2008) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 470 pages
• Publisher: Business Classics; First Edition edition (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931133017
• ISBN-13: 978-0931133015
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,507,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ken Fisher: CEO of Fisher Investments

Ken Fisher is founder, Chairman and CEO of Fisher Investments, an independent money management firm managing tens of billions of dollars. Fisher Investments serves large pension plans, endowments, and foundations globally. The Fisher Investments Private Client Group serves tens of thousands of high net worth individuals and is often characterized by third parties as one of the world's largest independent registered investment advisors serving high net worth individuals.

Ken Fisher: Forbes Columnist

Ken Fisher is best known for his over 25 years as Forbes' Portfolio Strategy columnist--the fourth longest running columnist in Forbes history. Third-party research firm, CXO Advisory Group's "Guru Grades" ranks Fisher as one of the most accurate stock market forecasters over recent years.*

Ken Fisher: Bestselling Author

Ken Fisher has written seven books on investing and personal finance, three of which were New York Times bestsellers. His 2010 book, Debunkery (John Wiley & Sons) is available now. His 2009 book, How to Smell a Rat (John Wiley & Sons) was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller. His 2008 book The Ten Roads to Riches (John Wiley & Sons) made New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Business Week bestseller lists. His 2006 book The Only Three Questions That Count (John Wiley & Sons) made New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week bestseller lists. Other books include 1984's Super Stocks, 1987's The Wall Street Waltz, and 1993's 100 Minds That Made the Market. Ken Fisher's books have been translated into 9 languages, reaching over two-thirds of global GDP.**

Fisher Investments Press

Ken Fisher's firm, Fisher Investments, embarked on a publishing imprint with John Wiley & Sons in 2007, focusing on investing-related topics. Titles published under the imprint, Fisher Investments Press, so far include 20/20 Money and Own the World and the Fisher Investments On series, which focuses on standard investing sectors and other categories. Titles published so far include Fisher Investments on Energy, Fisher Investments on Materials, Fisher Investments on Industrials, Fisher Investments on Consumer Staples, and Fisher Investments on Emerging Markets.

Other Ken Fisher Contributions

Ken Fisher has been published, interviewed and/or been written about in many major American, British, Canadian, German and Swiss finance or business periodicals. Fisher has been on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans and the Forbes Global Billionaire lists since 2005. Ken Fisher is also on Investment Advisor magazine's prestigious IA-30 list of the 30 most influential people in and around money management over the last 30 years.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read for those interested in financial history, January 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Minds That Made the Market (Hardcover)

100 great biographies of the most influential personalities that affect the markets even today. If you're interested in how our markets developed from it's chaotic beginning this is a great book. I particularly enjoyed the section on crooks and scams. It's amazing some of the things people will do.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent short biographies, November 12, 2005

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bokreeader "Harvey" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100 Minds That Made the Market (Hardcover)

This is a great book for reading the short bios of the financial history makers. I just picked and chose the people I was interested in reading about.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too brief and tabloid that do investors and traders no good at all, May 3, 2009

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ServantofGod - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100 Minds That Made the Market (Fisher Investments Press) (Paperback)

I didnt expect to learn much from a book that summarizes a great mind in only three to four pages. However, I also didnt expect the author, or editors employed by the successful fund manager/author/columnist to adopt that tabloid style to drill into the personal life rather than the investing/trading/business success of each. For e.g. on Benjamin Graham, "Meanwhile, Graham was also busy bustling between his homes in La Jolla, California and Provence, France, where he ultimately died in the company of his long time French mistress, whom he'd courted away from his son!" I had not read through the whole book, but similar "insulting style" was applied on Bernard Baruch, Jesse Livermore and William Gann, of which I had studied before. If you read to sharpen your edge, I strongly recommend you to put your valuable time and money somewhere else.