Ken Fisher

{ "bio": [ "Ken Fisher is executive chairman and co-chief investment officer of Fisher Investments, which he founded in 1979 with $250.", "The firm currently has more than $270 billion in assets under management.", "In June 2024, Fisher agreed to sell a minority stake in his firm at a $12.75 billion valuation to buyout firm Advent and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.", "In the summer of 1964, a 13-year-old Fisher earned $1.20 an hour picking fruit, sawing and fertilizing in his native San Mateo County, California.", "Fisher dropped out of high school \"because it was a waste of time\" and headed to college where he could \"take better classes.\"" ], "about": [ "Fisher wrote an investing column in Forbes magazine for more than 32 years, penning his last one in late 2016.", "Considered an expert on 19th century logging, Fisher has documented more than 35 abandoned logging camps in the northern Santa Cruz Mountains." ] }