Ken Fisher's New York Post Columns

How to think about Bitcoin’s booms — and busts — in the Trump era

By Ken Fisher, New York Post, Monday, March 24, 2025

Bitcoin has been on a roller coaster since the November election. Should you be strapping yourself in, or should you unbuckle and climb out of the car? The post-election boom pierced $100,000, leading bulls to speculate that seven digits were next as “pro-crypto” President Donald Trump prepared to take office. Then, a day after the inauguration, a slide of more than 20% began.

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Why the war on inflation is over even though the experts dont get it

By Ken Fisher, New York Post, Monday, February 24, 2025

The war is over. Not the war in Ukraine or Gaza — I mean the war on inflation. Shoppers, understandably, are still freaking out in the grocery aisles, most recently over egg prices. Meanwhile, economists, politicos and pundits continue to sweat allegedly “sticky” categories for goods and services and rising wages — especially after January’s Consumer Price Index accelerated.

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Here's my surprise prediction for the stock market in 2025 - and pessimists worldwide should pay attention

By Ken Fisher, New York Post, Monday, January 27, 2025

Last month, during the thick of the holidays, I found myself in a rare though not totally unprecedented predicament: I wasn’t sure which way to bet on the stock market in the year ahead. In my December column, I told you there were three possible 2025 outcomes – all of them seemingly likely, and to a vexingly similar degree. I also told you that I’d come back to you when I could conclude which is, in fact, the most likely.

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There are 3 possible 2025 outlooks for stocks — here’s how to find the right one

By Ken Fisher, New York Post, Monday, December 30, 2024

Beating the stock market requires knowing something important that others don’t. When I am lucky enough to take advantage of this basic investing truth, I never fear sticking my neck out. I did it with my outlook for 2023, which was followed by my outlook for 2024. Both were pound-the-table bullish – and pretty darned accurate.

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How I learned to stop worrying about the national debt – even though it’s $35 trillion

By Ken Fisher, New York Post, Monday, November 25, 2024

Whether you’re an over-educated egghead or a high school dropout, there’s a good chance your mind can be boggled by the dollar figures that surround the US debt. No doubt, Uncle Sam’s outstanding obligation of $35 trillion – yes, that’s trillion, with a “T” – looks like a very, very big number. Also consider that in 2020, the total was “only” $27 trillion. Debt fears feel so right. And Trump’s promised tax cuts are dead ahead. Eek!

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Why ‘capital preservation’ could be your riskiest — and worst — strategy for retirement

By Ken Fisher, New York Post, Monday, September 23, 2024

World peace. Calorie-free cheesecake. Sensible politicians with your interests at heart. Like all these pipe dreams, investment strategies promising both growth and capital preservation are phony baloney. Fiction. Yet so many vendors in varied forms – especially in rocky times like this summer’s – claim otherwise, peddling poor products destined to disappoint. Rational expectations are key to successful investing. Growth and true capital preservation can’t coexist in the short run. However, achieving growth likely means accomplishing both in the long term. Confused? Let me explain.

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How will this ‘wacky’ 2024 election impact stocks? Maybe not how you think

By Ken Fisher, New York Post, Sunday, July 21, 2024

Inflation! Jobs! Deficits! Tariffs! Regulation! Tax cuts! Tax hikes! Yes – there are plenty of economic questions to worry about when it comes to the 2024 election – and that’s aside from which candidate is getting shot at and which is confusing his opponent with his running mate. So what does all the outsize election drama mean for stocks?

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