Jocelyn Cordova
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and Fisher Investments Announce the Creation of Fisher Investments Press
10 Roads to Riches by Ken Fisher will be the launch of the new imprint for Fall 2008
Hoboken, NJ and Woodside, CA, November 27, 2007 —
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa) (NYSE: JWb), and Fisher Investments, today announced the launch of Fisher Investments Press. The new publishing imprint will draw on the expertise of Fisher Investments and best-selling author Ken Fisher to offer investing advice and education for a wide audience. Cutting edge initiatives such as this have propelled Wiley to the forefront of business publishing. Wiley, known for successful brand publishing that includes the For Dummies® and Frommer’s® series, will work with the Fisher Investments team to create a distinctive brand identity.
In 2007, Wiley published Ken Fisher’s most recent best-selling investment book, The Only Three Questions That Count: Investing by Knowing What Others Don’t. “The money management expertise of Fisher Investments paired with Ken Fisher’s track record in financial journalism makes for a powerful combination to launch a business imprint,” said Joan O’Neil, Vice President and Executive Publisher.
The first Fisher Investments Press title, 10 Roads to Riches by Ken Fisher, is slated for publication in 2008 and focuses on various methods of wealth accumulation, from old-fashioned saving to inheritance and business enterprise. The book is filled with career and lifestyle advice interspersed with compelling and real-world examples of successes and failures.
“Our goal in partnering with Wiley to create Fisher Investments Press is to reach a wide and diverse investment audience. Wiley’s broad and proven distribution networks, as well as our past positive experiences with the firm made the company an ideal partner for this initiative,” said Ken Fisher. “Working together, we’ve developed an investment series that can offer insight to the full spectrum of investors, from novices to professionals.”
Subsequent titles scheduled for release in 2008 include Globalize Your Portfolio for the 21st Century,written by the Fisher Investments experts. For additional information, please visit www.wiley.com or www.fi.com.
Ken Fisher was represented by Jeff Herman, The Jeff Herman Agency LLC.
About Ken Fisher
Ken Fisher is the founder and CEO of Fisher Investments, an independent money management firm with over $45 billion assets under management (http://www.fi.com). He writes the prestigious “Portfolio Strategy” column in Forbes magazine, where his 23-year tenure of high profile stock picks makes him the fourth longest running columnist in Forbes’ 90+ year history. Ken is currently ranked #271 on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans.
Ken's theoretical work in the early 1970s yielded a tool known as the Price to Sales Ratio, now a core element of modern financial curriculum. In the 1980s, he and Fisher Investments' research team helped create a school of equity style management called domestic small cap value equity, now a major category for institutional and retail investors. The firm has since expanded its research and management expertise into a wide array of style-based strategies. Ken Fisher's recent research focuses on the emerging field of behavioral finance, working with Dr. Meir Statman of Santa Clara University.
About Wiley
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for 200 years; helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Since 1901, Wiley and its acquired companies have published the works of more than 350 Nobel laureates in all categories: Literature, Economics, Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry and Peace.
Our core businesses publish scientific, technical, medical and scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional/trade books, subscription products, training materials, and online applications and websites; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley's global headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company's Web site can be accessed at http://www.wiley.com. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb.
