The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives : Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends [Hardcover]

Kenneth L. Fisher (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Business Classics (July 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931133041
• ISBN-13: 978-0931133046
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,498,483 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

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this for anyone interested in markets., April 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives : Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends (Hardcover)

I first read Ken Fisher's book in 1987, unfortunately for me, after the stock market crash. Had I read it before the crash of 1987 I think I would have sold out.

His book clearly gave the warning signals about the high valuations of stocks in that era. I love this book for its simplicity and powerful demonstrations of market history that I have recommended it to many people who want to learn more about markets.

I have this book prominently displayed in my collection of books about the markets.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding reference source for financial market history, June 29, 1998

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This review is from: The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives : Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends (Hardcover)

Mr. Fisher does a very good job of expounding on financial markets, measurements, and traditional wisdom, often iconoclastically. Many excellecnt long term charts, and references to little known economists whose ideas have been over-looked by mainstream academics.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wall Street Waltz gives the perspective of history, May 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wall Street Waltz: 90 Visual Perspectives : Illustrated Lessons from Financial Cycles and Trends (Hardcover)

Perfect antidote to "what will the market do." According to this book, over the last 200 years, long ups and have been followed by long downs. Makes sense. EPS needs time to "catch up" to over pricing (overheating or whatever).

So, if 200 year trends come to fruition, NASDAQ and the DOW will hit their 2000 peaks in about 2016 to 2018. However, remember, the long term trend is still up. It just got ahead of itself a bit (800% growth from 1983 to 2000 was too much). Hang on and the market shows this.

Great book. No axes to grind.