Author: Philip A. Fisher

PHILIP A. FISHER (1907-2004) began his career as asecurities analyst in 1928 and founded Fisher & Company, aninvestment counseling business, in 1931. He is known as one of thepioneers of modern investment theory. After writing this book, Fisher taught at Stanford as one of only three to ever teach the Graduate School of Business Investment Management course. His otherwritings include investment classics such as Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, Conservative Investors Sleep Well, and Developingan Investment Philosophy. KEN FISHER is best known for his prestigious “Portfolio Strategy” column in Forbes magazine, where his twenty-three-yeartenure of high-profile calls makes him the fourth longest-runningcolumnist in Forbes”s ninety-year history. Ken is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fisher Investments, a multi-product moneymanagement firm with over $40 billion under management. His successhas ranked him #297 on the 2006 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. He is a regular in the media and has appeared in mostmajor American finance or business periodicals. Fisher alsorecently authored the New York Times bestseller The Only Three Questions That Count, also published by Wiley.