New web site helps investors better understand if market events are bearish or bullish and why
WOODSIDE, Calif., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Fisher Investments today announced the official launch of MarketMinder, a website offering financial news aggregation, end-of-day market wrap-ups, commentary on market events, and ongoing education on global capital markets and economies. The site is updated daily, offering clients and non-clients with Fisher Investments' interpretations on the day's global headlines, identifying market misperceptions and providing unique perspectives on global capital markets.
MarketMinder is a brainchild of Fisher Investments, a global money management firm with a staff of over 50 researchers who scour over 100 sources on a daily basis to identify the most relevant financial news. The site also offers daily commentary and articles regarding the current state of the markets along with providing links to third-party content.
First developed in 2007, MarketMinder was originally intended to be an in- house communication tool to share proprietary research and market views internally. Eventually, it developed into a tool to communicate market commentary and education to the general public. In addition to the research team, MarketMinder has regular columnists who contribute to the site's articles regarding market behavior, investor behavior and other financially relevant news.
"Our goal is to help investors understand whether current financial news is bearish or bullish, and why," explained Andrew Teufel, Director of Research for the firm and the site's Editor-in-Chief. "Unlike many other financial news sources, the website features articles written by money managers for investors.
"Fisher Investments has a long history of challenging conventional wisdom and media hype, and the purpose of this website is no different," Teufel continued. "We aim to provide investors with a different view regarding the market and to make the information easily accessible. We did not create the site to promote financial products."
"For these reasons," he said, "we do not charge any fees nor require users to register or log-in to access the material."
For additional information, or to read the most recent MarketMinder articles, please visit http://www.marketminder.com/.
About MarketMinder
MarketMinder is a unique web site designed to help investors better understand if market events are bearish or bullish and why. Operated by Fisher Investments' with the support of its 50+ person research staff, MarketMinder scours over 100 periodicals, blogs, and other sources each business day to identify the most relevant financial news. Investors can also find global market wrap-ups, proprietary articles on timely topics, and ongoing education. The web site is designed to help investors stay current, think ahead, avoid media myths and ultimately become better investors.
About Fisher Investments
Fisher Investments is an independent, global money management firm headquartered in Woodside, CA. The firm was first founded in 1979 as a sole proprietorship by Ken Fisher, later incorporated in the state of California in 1986, and then reorganized as a Delaware limited liability company. Fisher Investments currently manages over $43 billion (as of 3/31/08) across two principal business units - Fisher Investments Institutional Group and Fisher Investments Private Client Group. These units serve diverse groups of global clients including corporate, public and multi-employer pension funds, foundations and endowments, insurance companies, healthcare organizations, governments, and thousands high net worth individuals. Fisher Investments is a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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