100 Minds That Made the Market

by Kenneth L. Fisher

Introducing the new Fisher Investment Series, comprised of engaging and informative titles written by renowned money manager and bestselling author Ken Fisher. This series offers essential insights into the worlds of investing and finance. Over the course of nearly two centuries, the innovations, mistakes, and scandals of different market participants have played an important role in shaping today's financial markets. Now, in 100 Minds That Made the Market, Ken Fisher delivers cameo biographies of these pioneers of American financial history. From Joe Kennedy's "sexcapades" to Jesse Livermore's suicide, this book details the drama, the dirt, and the financial principles of an amazingly inventive group of financial minds. Fisher digs deep to uncover the careers, personal lives, and contributions of these individuals, and leads you through the lessons that can be learned from each one. Here you have 100 of the best teachers -- some you already know, some you will feel you know, and some you may not have previously discovered -- whose experiences will undoubtedly enhance your understanding of the markets. With a few pages dedicated to each person, 100 Minds That Made the Market quickly captures the essence of the people and ideas that have influenced the evolution of the financial industry.

Genres: Business, Finance, Economics, Nonfiction

448 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Gabriel Pinkus]

A lot of narrative fallacy (these speculators won because they held out, stayed strong while the losers panicked, gambled, etc. etc... Ken doesn't understand that calling someone a genius for flipping a coin favorably hinders one's ability to figure out how to beat the market).

Great overview of financial figures in the past two centuries in America. I starred about five of these individuals as people I really admire who I hadn't heard about before! This book has spurred me to learn more about those individuals, and it really is a good overview of the players in our financial history.

[George Gutowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent review of some of great minds that shaped the modern stock market in the USA. Surprising how many characters had no morals and stole not only from customers but also friends and family.

[Gruia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reads just like the collection of mini-biographies that it is: satiating to have in a single go and the bits are a little dry. You also have to suffer the author's constant moaning about the evils of government intervention, even though he admits that most of the financial dealing described has been rightfully banned by the law. Overall it makes an informative trip through the history of American finance.

[Adrian Soare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great stories about some of the most influential business people in the last 200 years