Awards and Recognition

Founder Ken Fisher’s “Portfolio Strategy” column for Forbes ran from 1984 through 2016, making him the longest continually running columnist in the magazine’s history.

Ken started writing for Forbes in 1984, the same year he gained international attention for his book, Super Stocks, which popularised the price-to-sales ratio.  His writing for Forbes was commemorated in a book published by Wiley in 2010, the Making of a Market Guru: Forbes Presents 25 Years of Ken Fisher.

In his monthly columns, Ken shared his views on investments, the economy, financial planning, and current events—essentially anything that may impact global markets.

View a list of Ken Fisher’s Forbes columns dating back to 2007.

In 2011, Ken Fisher was included on Investment Advisor’s annual list of the 25 most influential people in the adviser universe.

In 2011, Investment Advisor ranked and published a list of the 25 most influential people in and around the advisor universe in the order of their importance—based on internal criteria. Neither Fisher Investments nor its affiliates pay to be considered and selected for this award. For more information, please visit: Special Report: The 2011 IA 25 Most Influential People in the Advisor Community | ThinkAdvisor.

Fisher Investments was recognised by CDP, the leading global organisation measuring the environmental effects of companies, investment funds, cities, regions, and countries. CDP awarded Fisher Investments' Emerging Markets ex-Fossil Fuels Equity product with a 2021 Climetrics Award.

The annual Climetrics Fund Awards recognise the top five Global, European, US, and Emerging Markets equity products for environmental performance. Award winners are selected from a universe of approximately 20,000 products based on their underlying "Climetrics" scores. Climetrics scores are based on a product's portfolio holdings, investment policy and governance of environmental issues. Fisher Investments pays a fee for promotion and logo distribution rights.

The Austrian Ecolabel is awarded to products and services that represent more environmentally compatible options within a range of comparable products offered. Financial products, awarded with the Ecolabel, must fully meet the relevant criteria of Ecolabel Guidelines’ three primary priorities. One, a sustainable financial product must be able to identify companies that deliver a positive performance for the society and the environment. Two, uses a research process that meets the quality standards defined in the Austrian Ecolabel guidelines. Three, meets transparency requirements guarantying that investors can get a clear picture of the sustainable investment strategy, the portfolio and issues included therein. As of September 2024, Fisher Investments has one fund carrying the Austrian Ecolabel: Fisher Investments Institutional Emerging Markets Responsible Equity ex-Fossil Fuels Fund.

Financial products are awarded the Austrian Ecolabel based on adherence to the Austrian Ecolabel standards “UZ 49” after an independent audit and confirmation by a qualified control body. Fisher Investments pays a fee which covers administration costs and results analysis.

Fisher Investments earned the prestigious Training APEX Award (formerly T100 & T125) for 2024—the sixth consecutive year Fisher Investments has been recognised as a top employee-training provider. Training is the leading business publication for employee learning and development (L&D), and their APEX Awards recognise organisations that excel in employee L&D.

The Training APEX awards are determined by assessing a range of qualitative and quantitative factors, including financial investment in employee development, the scope of development programmes, how closely such development efforts are linked to business goals and objectives, and their effectiveness in terms of business impact. Companies that wish to be considered for APEX awards complete a detailed application, which is scored both quantitatively by an outside research and statistical data company and qualitatively by Training magazine editors and Top 10 Hall of Fame representatives. Fisher Investments pays a fee to participate in the Training Apex Awards programme, which covers the cost to apply and the application analysis. For more information, please visit: Training magazine Ranks the Winners of the 2024 Training APEX Awards.

Business and Finance recognised Fisher Investments Ireland at the 2023 Financial Services (FS) Dublin Awards as the winner of the Employee Experience award—which identifies companies that foster a positive work environment and relationship with its employees. The FS Awards recognise excellence in financial services.

The FS Dublin Employee Experience award judged candidates by how they value and prioritise employee experience, with demonstrable evidence thereof. Judges looked for a company which fostered a positive work environment and relationship with its employees. Employee Experience was defined as the total of all interactions an employee has with their work environment and culture. For more information, please visit: https://fsdublin.com/#categories