My father, Philip Fisher, was the toughest guy I ever knew. An example: He had terrible teeth, yet he got his fillings done without ever using a painkiller. Now, that's tough! Kenneth Fisher fatherfillingfisher Change image and share on social
All equity categories, correctly calculated, create near-identical lifelong returns. They just get there via wildly differing paths. Kenneth Fisher calculatecategorycorrectly Change image and share on social
The upward move at the beginning of a bull market is almost always huge compared with the vacillations late in the bear market. If you try to pick a bottom, you will miss a good part of the action. Kenneth Fisher actionbearbegin Change image and share on social
China frequently confounds stock market prognosticators because it has a penchant for straying markedly from other broad global indexes year-by-year over the decades - even from emerging markets. It's hit or miss. Kenneth Fisher broadchinaconfound share on social
Both cheap value stocks and more glamorous growth stocks can work well in a portfolio - if done right. Kenneth Fisher cheapglamorousgrowth Change image and share on social
Readers regularly ask what can go wrong but almost never what could positively surprise. Kenneth Fisher positivelyreaderregularly Change image and share on social
Originally, I thought Republican. Now I'm an equal opportunity politician-hater. Kenneth Fisher equalhateropportunity Change image and share on social
In the early days, I promoted the idea of spending time in libraries to gain facts that other investors didn't have. Not many people did that kind of research, so it worked. Kenneth Fisher dayearlyfact Change image and share on social
If you're 35, 45, or even 55 - you have a very long time horizon - 40 years or vastly more. That is you, and/or your spouse, are likely to live about that long, and you'll be investing the whole way. Kenneth Fisher horizoninvestlive Change image and share on social
Environmentalists should like fracking for its relative cleanliness. But they don't. They have made a bugaboo out of the chemicals in fracking fluids, which supposedly can leach into groundwater sources. I'm convinced they're dead wrong. Ultimately, good technology with a cost advantage will win out over paranoia. Kenneth Fisher advantagebugaboochemical share on social