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Investment Advisor Magazine Names Fisher Investments CEO to the IA 25 List of Most Influential People in the Investment Advisory Universe
Woodside, Ca. (PRWEB) May 9, 2008 -- Fisher Investments, an independent global money management firm, today
announced that Investment Advisor (IA) Magazine has named CEO Ken Fisher as one of the top 25 most influential
people in the investment advisory universe. In the latest IA 25, Ken Fisher states Fisher Investments is a likely
acquirer of RIA assets in 2008 and beyond. The firm recently completed the acquisition of substantially all of
the assets of EconoStrat Advisory Corp., which was a registered investment adviser firm located in Bloomfield
Hills, Michigan. Fisher plans to explore additional strategic acquisitions that fit with the firm's "overall
scheme." In the latest rankings, IA also cites Fisher's unique marketing tactics and growth strategy as factors
in the decision to include him in the 2008 IA 25.
"One reason for our success is that we are not afraid to test new ideas in our pursuit of excellence. For example,
I believe Fisher Investments was the first money management firm to utilize direct marketing through Internet,
radio, print and TV to contact prospective clients, a tactic that has contributed dramatically to the growth of
our client base and has enabled us to focus on the business of money management," said Fisher. "We continuously
develop new technologies and consider innovative investment theories that allow us to offer our clients
unparalleled expertise and access amid increasing demand for our services."
About Ken Fisher
Ken Fisher is a financial columnist, best-selling author and CEO of Fisher Investments. He writes the prestigious
"Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes magazine, where his 23-year tenure of high profile stock picks makes him
the fourth longest running columnist in Forbes' 90+ year history. Fisher is currently ranked #281 on the 2008 Forbes
400 list of richest Americans. Fisher's theoretical work in the early 1970s pioneered a tool known as the Price
to Sales Ratio, now a core element of modern financial curriculum. In the 1980s, he and Fisher Investments'
research team popularized a school of equity style management called domestic small cap value equity, now a
major category for institutional and retail investors. The firm has since expanded its research and management
expertise into a wide array of style-based strategies. Fisher's recent research focuses on the emerging field
of behavioral finance, working with Dr. Meir Statman of Santa Clara University. http://www.kennethfisher.com.
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, 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 of high net worth individuals.
Fisher Investments is a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940. http://www.fi.com
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