1970s
Ken Fisher is professionally trained by his father, Philip Fisher, the widely acclaimed investor and money manager.
Early 1970s
1970s
Ken Fisher engages in a wide array of investment activities, including M&A consultancy in the then-emerging intersection of technology, custom research and portfolio management.
Late 1970s
Ken Fisher’s theoretical work pioneers a tool known as the Price-to-Sales Ratio, now a core element of modern financial curriculum.
Fisher Asset Management, LLC (“FAM”) is established as a sole proprietorship in the US.
1979
1980s
FAM pioneers a new school of equity style management: US small cap value equity.
Early 1980s
Ken Fisher becomes the “Portfolio Strategy” columnist for Forbes magazine. The column runs from 1984 through 2016, making Ken the longest continuously running columnist in Forbes’ publishing history of over a century.
1984
Ken Fisher writes his first book Super Stocks.
1984
FAM contributes to the breakthrough definition of six distinct investment styles.
Mid-1980s
1990s
FAM creates new institutional strategies, including “Global Total Return”.
Early 1990s
Ken Fisher writes his third book: 100 Minds That Made the Market.
1993
Firm assets under management reach $1 billion for the first time.
1993
FAM’s US Private Client Group is formalized exclusively for high-net-worth individuals.
1995
2000s
Fisher Investments Europe Limited is established in the United Kingdom. The first UK office opens in London.
2000
Firm assets under management reach $25 billion for the first time.
2004
Ken Fisher writes his critically acclaimed fourth book: The Only Three Questions That Count.
2006
FAM enters a joint venture, Grüner Fisher Investments, later transitioning to Fisher Investments GmbH. The first Germany office opens.
2007-2008
2010s
Firm assets under management reach $50 billion for the first time.
2013
FAM celebrates its 40th year as an investment firm.
2019
Ken Fisher writes the acclaimed financial book The Wall Street Waltz.
1987
The Fisher Creek Campus in Camas, Washington is completed.
2011
FAM expands in Europe and starts serving private clients in Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden.
2013-2015
1994
FAM moves to the Skyline Boulevard office in Woodside, California.
FAM is first registered to do business in Canada.
2000
The San Mateo, California office opens.
2005
FAM expands to the Middle East; opens branch office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
2014
Fisher Investments GmbH expands in Austria and Switzerland.
2015
Fisher Investments Australasia Pty Ltd. is founded to serve clients considered wholesale under Australian law. The first Australia office opens in Sydney.
2013
Fisher Investments Japan Limited is founded to serve institutional clients. The Tokyo, Japan office opens.
The Plano, Texas office opens.
Fisher Investments Ireland Limited and Fisher Investments Luxembourg, Sàrl are founded. The Dublin and Luxembourg offices open.
2019
2020s
The Canary Wharf, London office opens.
2020
The Tampa, Florida office opens.
2020
The San Francisco, Heredia office opens in Costa Rica.
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2013
FAM launches 401(k) Solutions.
Firm assets under management reach $200 billion for the first time and serve over 100,000 clients globally.
2021
Ken Fisher writes The Ten Roads to Riches.
2008
Ken Fisher writes How to Smell a Rat.
2009
Ken Fisher writes Debunkery.
2010
Ken Fisher writes Markets Never Forget (But People Do).
2011
Ken Fisher writes Plan Your Prosperity.
2012
Ken Fisher writes The Little Book of Market Myths.
2013
Ken Fisher writes Beat the Crowd.
2015
Firm assets under management reach $100 billion for the first time.
2018
Damian Ornani becomes CEO.
2016
Ken Fisher is included on Investment Advisor’s Thirty for Thirty list of the 30 most influential individuals in and around the investment management profession over the last three decades.
2010
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Ken Fisher starts writing monthly investment columns in Germany’s Focus Money
2007
Throughout the 2010s, Ken Fisher starts writing monthly native language investment columns in Netherlands’ De Telegraaf, Spain’s elEconomista, Denmark’s Børsen, Austria’s Trend, China’s Caixin, Belgium’s La Libre, France’s L’Opinion, Italy’s Il Sole 24 Ore, South Korea’s Chosun Weekly Biz, Taiwan’s Business Weekly, and the Hong Kong Economic Journal.
2010s
Ken Fisher adds monthly columns in Japan’s Diamond Weekly; and Singapore’s The Business Times
2021
Ken starts writing columns for the UK’s Daily Telegraph.
2023
2015
2017
2022
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Fisher Investments Arabia is founded to serve clients in Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh, Saudi Arabia office opens.
2024
Firm assets under management reach $300 billion for the first time.
2024
Ken adds monthly columns in Saudi Arabia’s Al Eqtisadiah; Israel’s Calcalist; Mexico’s El Financiero; Argentina's Infobae; Sweden’s Privata Affärer.
2024
Sale of 401(k) Solutions
2024
Fisher Investments New Zealand is founded to serve clients considered wholesale under New Zealand and Australian laws.
2025
Fisher Investments Australasia Pty Ltd. begins serving institutional clients in New Zealand.
2019
Ken Fisher adds monthly columns in the US’ New York Post; Canada’s The Globe and Mail; and the United Arab Emirates’ The National.
2022
Fisher Investments Singapore Pte. Ltd. is founded to serve accredited investors in Singapore.
2025
Ken Fisher adds monthly columns in Australia’s The Australian Financial Review; Ireland’s The Irish Independent; and Portugal’s Jornal de Negócios.
2025