Ken Fisher
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The truth about jobs, layoffs and unemployment — and why investors shouldn’t sweat
Remember those bears growling through the spring and summer about rising unemployment numbers? September’s better-than-forecast jobs data finally silenced them. But any more bad reports in the months ahead, and...
Why 'capital preservation' could be your riskiest — and worst — strategy for retirement
World peace. Calorie-free cheesecake. Sensible politicians with your interests at heart. Like all these pipe dreams, investment strategies promising both growth and capital preservation are phony baloney.
The Fed is finally about to start cutting rates — and here's why you shouldn't care
Sound heretical? Crazy, even? If so, hear me out. The proof abounds: Stocks don’t need rate cuts.
How will this 'wacky' 2024 election impact stocks? Maybe not how you think
Stocks typically surge in the back halves of election years. Wild and wacky won’t change that. Party, personality – and yes, even potential economic policies – also aren’t key.
This stock index – which you maybe never heard of – is nearly as vibrant as tech
With AI hype dominating the stock market, you can probably guess – and guess correctly – that this year’s top-performing global stock sector is tech. But which sector has come...
Locked out of the US housing market? Here’s how to win ‘revenge’ in the meantime
Hacked off with soaring housing costs and stubborn mortgage rates? Disgusted by skimpy supply and the fierce bidding wars that are now required to find a decent place to live? ...
Stressed about rising gas prices? There's a major upside in stocks if you know where to look
The energy sector’s rally isn’t some OPEC+ cut-induced headfake or a temporary, war-driven spike. It’s the real thing.
Why investors are grappling with a ‘fear of heights’ in 2024 -- and what 98 years of history tells us
Most folks think of volatility as negativity. Volatility is just movement, whether it's up or down.
Only fools believe stock surge is just the 'Magnificent 7' — it’s not
But every bull market has leaders and laggards.
Here's why most investors are dead wrong about China -- and what stocks can teach them
What few fathom, while fearing that China will eclipse the West, is that stocks have been predicting China’s descent for far longer, writes Ken Fisher.
What Mick Jagger and AARP can teach us about stocks
History shows agedness doesn’t impede growth or stocks.
Why 2024 will be good — and possibly great — for investors
My forecast: Moderate double-digit S&P 500 gains, with big growth stocks leading early, and likely twisting to value stock leadership late in the year.
Bullish or bearish on bullion? How to think about gold investing in the new year
Be gold-darned careful before embracing the yellow brick road.
Stocks, debt and Gaza: Here are answers to the 6 biggest 'yeah, but' questions worrying investors
The Numero Uno most often asked “what about” question now: Yeah, but why risk stocks when T-Bills yield 5%?
Worried about jobs? Inflation? The Fed? Let's talk reality
There’s a major point about inflation to be made here that’s far from brand new – Milton Friedman made it decades ago but which gets ignored month in, month out...
What's happening with the 'Goldilocks economy' -- and what it means for your stock portfolio
Why have the bears returned so quickly? It’s partly a question of market psychology. Let me explain.
Why political gridlock is gold -- and what that means for stocks in 2024
Your stock portfolio is lately looking a lot beefier thanks to the “midterm miracle.” Now, let’s top it off with some “gridlock gravy."
‘Bad Breadth’ is the latest ridiculous reason naysayers insist stocks are doomed
Look this bull market in the mouth, and it seems like four out of five doctors will tell you it’s got a classic, open-and-shut case of “bad breadth.” Stocks have...
Why fears of a banking crisis were overblown -- bad regulation is the real problem
Is there really some banking crisis? In March, I told you Silicon Valley and Signature Bank were isolated episodes—not systemic threats. First Republic’s subsequent demise and plunging regional bank stocks furthered fears...
Why the stock market is smarter than any of us – including the bears
The bears are still groaning, and whatever the reasons they cite on a given day, you can be sure they are claiming that rising stocks are the product of irrational...