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Ken Fisher is an American billionaire investor, founder and executive chairman of Fisher Investments. He is known for his contributions to investment theory and his long-running column in Forbes magazine.
Known for: How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud
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How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud
In this book, investment expert Ken Fisher explains how to identify and avoid financial frauds by recognizing five key warning signs. Drawing on historical examples and his decades of experience, Fisher provides practical advice for investors to protect themselves from scams and dishonest financial schemes.
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Historical Overview: Lessons Written in Financial Blood
Fraud is not a modern invention. It is woven into the very fabric of finance, as predictable as the cycles of boom and bust. When we look back—at the South Sea Bubble of the 18th century, at Ponzi’s postal-reply coupons, at Madoff’s shadowed empire—we see human susceptibility repeating itself. Inves...
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Sign 1: The Too-Good-to-Be-True Promise
If I could tattoo one phrase onto every investor’s forehead, it would be this: 'Returns come with risk.' Any promise that detaches the two—guaranteeing high returns with no volatility—is the first scent of a rat. Fraudsters thrive in this illusion because it appeals to our deepest desires: security ...
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Ken Fisher is an American billionaire investor, founder and executive chairman of Fisher Investments. He is known for his contributions to investment theory and his long-running column in Forbes magazine.
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