Audiobooks by Ken Fisher

The Ten Roads to Riches, Second Edition: The Ways the Wealthy Got There (And How You Can Too!)

Profiles of some of America's richest people and how they got that way-and how you can too! While we can't promise that this book will elevate you to the ranks of the super-rich, we can say that within its chapters you'll discover everything you need to know about how, exactly, many of America's most famous (and infamous) millionaires and billionaires acquired their fortunes. The big surprise is that all of the super-wealthy it profiles got where they are today by taking one of just ten possible roads-including starting a business, buying real estate, investing wisely, and marrying extremely well. Whether you aspire to shameful wealth or just a demure fortune, bestselling author and self-made billionaire Ken Fisher will show you how to walk in the footsteps of tycoons-all the way to the financial success you dream of and deserve.

Elisabeth Dellinger, Ken Fisher, Lara W. Hoffmans (Author), Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

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Markets Never Forget (But People Do)

Why do so many investors make the same mistakes repeatedly - being too bullish or too bearish at just the wrong times? Because they forget. Forgetting pain is an instinct - humans have evolved that way to better cope with the problems of survival. But for the complex and often counterintuitive world of investing, it causes serious errors. "This time it's different" are the four most expensive words in the English language (according to investing legend Sir John Templeton). Yet many investors routinely fall into the trap of thinking "now" (whenever "now" is) is different somehow. In Markets Never Forget (But People Do): How Your Memory Is Costing You Money - and Why This Time Isn't Different, four-time New York Times bestselling author Ken Fisher shows readers how their memories play (often costly) tricks on them-and how they can combat their faulty memories with just a bit of history. This isn't to say history repeats itself perfectly. It doesn't - but a recession is a recession. Some are vastly worse than others - but investors have lived through them before. Credit crises aren't new, nor are bear markets - or bull markets. Geopolitical tension is as old as mankind, as is war and even terrorist attacks. Understanding how investors have reacted to similar past events can help guide investors in shaping better forward-looking expectations. The past never predicts the future, but it can reduce guesswork about what's ahead. In this book, Fisher takes aim at some major market memory mishaps - like the idea stocks have become inherently more volatile or that wildly above- or below-average returns are abnormal. He shows how, early in every recovery, investors don't believe in it - often at a huge cost. And he shows how, in investing, ideology is deadly. Most important, he teaches how you can use history as one powerful tool to help begin reducing your error rate and help begin getting better investing results.

Ken Fisher (Author), Mel Foster (Narrator)

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Debunkery

Want to become a better investor? Send your spouse on a shopping spree! It's no joke, this book shows you why. Far too many investors fail to get the results they want because they make some pretty common mistakes. The problem is, the errors don't seem like mistakes, they seem like smart, intuitive, and/or widely recognized investing "wisdom." But much of what's accepted as investing "wisdom" is, instead, bunk. How can investors tell bunk from reality? Debunkery: Learn It, Do It, and Profit From It, Seeing Through Wall Street's Money-Killing Myths from legendary money manager, longtime Forbes columnist, and best-selling author Ken Fisher shows you how to avoid the costly errors many investors make when they rely upon "common sense" thinking, intuition, gut instinct, or cliches, by using debunkery! Debunkery isn't difficult, it just requires the willingness to flip common investing "wisdom" on its head. Once readers learn to do that, they can begin seeing the investing world more clearly and stop falling prey to costly bunk. Fisher demonstrates debunkery on 50 of Wall Street's widely accepted "truths," and details in an easily accessible (and always entertaining) way why: -Stop-losses could be renamed stop-gains. -High unemployment isn't bad for stocks. -Massive trade deficits can be great for stocks. -Stocks don't care if the US dollar is strong or weak. -Most retirees have a long, long time to invest. -You should never listen to your "gut" when it comes to investing. -You are almost certainly too terrified of government debt. -Consumer confidence doesn't matter. -Sending your spouse on a shopping spree could get you better long-term investing results. In investing, there are no simple rules that say, "always sell on this one condition, and buy on that one," that work consistently and repeatedly. If only investing were that easy! Debunkery shows you why many Wall Street "truths" are, in reality, money-killing myths and walks you through ways you can begin improving your error rate right away. Debunkery debunks 50 common myths, but also gives you the tools to continue engaging in debunkery for the rest of your investing career. **Please Contact Customer Service for additional documents**

Ken Fisher (Author), John Morgan (Narrator)

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How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud

In How to Smell a Rat, Ken Fisher takes an engaging and informative look at recent and historic examples of fraudsters, how they operated, and how they can be easily avoided. Fisher shows readers the quick, identifiable features of potential financial fraudsters.Readers will learn the questions to ask when assessing a money manager and how to spot red flags.There should be a premium for integrity. Asking the right questions and looking for the right setups goes a long way toward finding a firm that will protect your interests and your assets. Trusted financial expert and bestselling author Ken Fisher will help readers avoid would-be embezzlers.

Ken Fisher (Author), Scott Thomsen (Narrator)

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The Ten Roads to Riches: The Way the Wealthy Got There (And How You Can Too!)

Have you ever wondered how the super-rich built their wealth, and whether you could do it the same way? Surprisingly, the super-wealthy usually get there by taking just one of ten possible roads. And now, so can you! The Ten Roads to Riches teaches you how to build wealth by following the same successful paths others have used. Renowned investment expert and self-made billionaire Ken Fisher tells you how to increase your chances of success. Throughout this audiobook, you'll: -Find out the right questions to ask when starting your own business, the richest road of all! -Learn what Mark Cuban, Rupert Murdoch, and rapper Jay-Z have in common, and how you can emulate them. -And much more! The Ten Roads to Riches can show you how to gain and, more importantly, maintain the wealth you want.

Ken Fisher (Author), J.S. Gilbert, Ken Fisher (Narrator)

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The Only Three Questions That Count: Investing by Knowing What Others Don't

Ken Fisher questions authority. He challenges the conventional wisdom of investing, overturns glib theories with hard facts, and blows up complacent beliefs about money and markets. But the authority he challenges most of all is his own-because challenging yourself, Fisher says, is the key to successful investing. In today's competitive market environment, the best way to achieve investment success is by knowing something that others don't. But many of us, amateurs and professionals alike, believe we don't or can't know what others don't-so we continue to make market bets based on "conventional wisdom." Here Fisher debunks the conventional market myths that many of our investment decisions are based upon, and reveals a precise methodology that will allow you to know what others don't. The methodology-which has helped Fisher achieve success throughout his long financial career-is as easy as asking three simple questions. The first will help listeners see things the way they really are. The second will help them see things that other investors often miss. And the third will help them understand their relationship with today's markets. While the questions aren't what one might expect-as they have nothing to do with the market's P/E ratio or interest rate forecasts-they will help the listener make better investment decisions by identifying what he can know-unique to him-that others do not. Most importantly, he'll learn how to use the questions to improve his investment performance. Filled with in-depth insights, expert advice, and engaging anecdotes, The Only Three Questions That Count provides listeners with a dynamic strategy and set of tools that will give them a distinct edge over other investors.

Jennifer Chou, Ken Fisher, Lara Hoffmans (Author), Erik Synnestvedt (Narrator)

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Bargain Hunters, Contrarians, Cycles and Waves

Contrarians and bargain hunters seek investment opportunities by departing from conventional thinking. They study the psychology of markets to exploit mistakes caused by crowd behavior (i.e. the herd instinct). A pure contrarian acts simply in opposition to everyone else; a second type questions all commonly accepted beliefs and trends, acting independently only if appropriate; a third type becomes contrarian accidentally, by following some preferred line of reasoning to its logical conclusions . Notable contrarians and bargain hunters have included Humphrey Neill, David Dreman, Richard Band, John Neff, and George Putnam. Market fluctuations have long attracted analysts who try to find predictive cycles and waves of market behavior. Well-documented cycles include: the Kitchen cycle (inventories, 3-5 years); the Juglar Cycle (fixed investment patterns, 7-11 years); and Kuznets Cycle (building patterns, 15-25 years). Other more controversial theories include: the Kondratyev Cycle (also called "the long economic cycle," about 54 years) in three stages of upswing, crisis, and depression. The Babsonchart of business barometers uses statistics and charts to model a 20-year cycle in four stages: overexpansion, decline, depression, and improvement. The Dow Theory (based on work by Charles Dow, William Hamilton and Robert Rhea) postulated three simultaneous movements: (1) narrow, daily movements; (2) "short swings," over weeks or months; and (3) the "main movement," lasting at least three years. The Elliott Wave Theory postulates a 200-year, eight-wave cycle consisting of five waves up and three waves down, along with cycles within cycles.

Janet Lowe, Ken Fisher (Author), Louis Rukeyser (Narrator)

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Wall Street and Its Mystery Men

For two centuries, Wall Street has symbolized American capitalism; since the early 20th century, it has been a financial symbol for the entire world. Wall Street’s development has been a story of technological change, business ingenuity and economic growth. Wall Street’s most important functions are investment banking and security trading; for much of its history, trading and speculation have bee a free and vigorous game of every man for himself. Since the 1930s, however, governments have paid an increasingly important role in shaping Wall Street, and the later 20th century has seen increasing global pressures as well. “Wall Street’s Mystery Men” reviews some of the most colorful and fascinating personalities from the past two centuries: J.P. Morgan, one of the greatest Wall Street titans, dominated the banking industry, organized American’s railroad and steel industries, and even bailed out the U.S. Treasury in 1895. Jay Gould was as famous as Morgan, but much more notorious; he tore down other empires to amass his own fortune. Hetty Green, Wall Street’s first female financier, parlayed a $6 million inheritance into a $100 million fortune, and feared assassination the entire time. Diamond Jim Brady was an emblem of the 1890s, whose activities showed a fascinating blend of shrewdness and luck. Jesse Livermore lived flamboyantly before meeting his ruin and tragic death.Bernard Baruch made a fortune in the Market, then moved on to politics and became a presidential advisor. Joseph Kennedy speculated his way to a $500 million fortune; he later headed the new Securities and Exchange Commission and fathered a U.S. President.

Ken Fisher, Robert Sobel (Author), Louis Rukeyser (Narrator)

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