1 April 2008

Fisher Investments Announces MarketMinder.com

New web site helps investors better understand if market events are bearish or bullish and why

WOODSIDE, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Fisher Investments today announced the official launch of MarketMinder, a website offering financial news aggregation, end-of-day market wrap-ups, commentary on market events, and ongoing education on global capital markets and economies. The site is updated daily, offering clients and non-clients with Fisher Investments' interpretations on the day's global headlines, identifying market misperceptions and providing unique perspectives on global capital markets.

MarketMinder is a brainchild of Fisher Investments, a global money management firm with a staff of over 50 researchers who scour over 100 sources on a daily basis to identify the most relevant financial news. The site also offers daily commentary and articles regarding the current state of the markets along with providing links to third-party content.

First developed in 2007, MarketMinder was originally intended to be an in- house communication tool to share proprietary research and market views internally. Eventually, it developed into a tool to communicate market commentary and education to the general public. In addition to the research team, MarketMinder has regular columnists who contribute to the site's articles regarding market behavior, investor behavior and other financially relevant news.

"Our goal is to help investors understand whether current financial news is bearish or bullish, and why," explained Andrew Teufel, Director of Research for the firm and the site's Editor-in-Chief. "Unlike many other financial news sources, the website features articles written by money managers for investors.

"Fisher Investments has a long history of challenging conventional wisdom and media hype, and the purpose of this website is no different," Teufel continued. "We aim to provide investors with a different view regarding the market and to make the information easily accessible. We did not create the site to promote financial products."

"For these reasons," he said, "we do not charge any fees nor require users to register or log-in to access the material."

For additional information, or to read the most recent MarketMinder articles, please visit www.marketminder.com.

About MarketMinder

MarketMinder is a unique web site designed to help investors better understand if market events are bearish or bullish and why. Operated by Fisher Investments' with the support of its 50+ person research staff, MarketMinder scours over 100 periodicals, blogs, and other sources each business day to identify the most relevant financial news. Investors can also find global market wrap-ups, proprietary articles on timely topics, and ongoing education. The web site is designed to help investors stay current, think ahead, avoid media myths and ultimately become better investors.

About Fisher Investments

Fisher Investments is an independent, global money management firm headquartered in Woodside, CA. The firm was first founded in 1979 as a sole proprietorship by Ken Fisher, later incorporated in the state of California in 1986, and then reorganized as a Delaware limited liability company. Fisher Investments currently manages billions across two principal business units - Fisher Investments Institutional Group and Fisher Investments Private Client Group. These units serve diverse groups of global clients including corporate, public and multi-employer pension funds, foundations and endowments, insurance companies, healthcare organizations, governments, and thousands high net worth individuals. Fisher Investments is a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

NOTES TO EDITORS


FISHER INVESTMENTS EUROPE LTD and FISHER INVESTMENTS


For a copy of Fisher Wealth Management’s comprehensive Markets Commentary report, visit www.fisherwm.co.uk or call 0845 458 1194.

Fisher Wealth Management is the operating name of Fisher Investments Europe Limited which is registered in England and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. (Company number 3850593. Registered office: 16 Curzon Street, London W1J 5HP). Investment management services offered by the Company in the United Kingdom are provided by Fisher Investments.

San Francisco-based Fisher Investments is a discretionary, fee-based investment manager and adviser, established in the USA and regulated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The protections of the UK regulatory system, including the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, do not apply in relation to its services. The Company provides a variety of wealth management strategies and services to high net worth individuals and institutions, throughout North America and the United Kingdom.

With its founder’s industry history going back over 30 years, Fisher Investments has built a reputation of experience and innovation. From engineering the Price-to-Sales Ratio, to pioneering the identification of the Small Cap Value asset class, to recent developments in behavioural finance, Fisher Investments has continued to develop capital markets investment technologies for the purpose of providing excess return relative to benchmarks.

Ken Fisher's ‘Portfolio Strategy’ column in Forbes magazine, which he has been writing for the last 20+ years, is at www.fi.com/forbes.

The past is not necessarily a guide to future performance. The value of investments and the income from them will fluctuate with world stock markets and international currency exchange rates.


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