BusinessWeek Names Fisher Investments One of 'The Best Places to Launch a Career'...

BusinessWeek Names Fisher Investments One of 'The Best Places to Launch a
Career' in 2008 Survey

WOODSIDE, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Fisher Investments
(http://www.fi.com), a leading investment adviser and money manager, has been
named one of "The Best Places to Launch a Career" in BusinessWeek's third
annual survey.
"As one of America's largest and fastest-growing registered investment
advisers, we offer many opportunities to talented, motivated college graduates
seeking to start a career in our industry," said Ken Fisher, CEO and founder
of Fisher Investments. "Our firm's unique culture is focused on delivering the
benefits of our industry-leading investment approach and research. We take
pride in setting an industry standard with the exceptional quality of our
service to high-net-worth individual and institutional clients."
This is Fisher Investments' first appearance on the BusinessWeek list. Of
the 119 firms listed in the survey, Fisher Investments was ranked number 90,
and one of only 10 financial services firms in the rankings. Fisher and
Vanguard were the only two firms on the list that are relatively pure plays on
asset management. Fisher is one of the list's smaller firms, a testament to
its commitment to human capital development.
BusinessWeek's "The Best Places to Launch a Career" first surveys career
services directors at U.S. colleges to learn which employers were at the top
of their lists. Those employers then provide information on hiring, pay,
benefits and training programs, which are compared to others in the same
industry. Finally, Universum Communications, a Philadelphia research firm,
surveys more than 40,000 U.S. undergraduates on their five most desirable
employers. The BusinessWeek rankings combine the three components. Fisher
Investments scored particularly well among career services directors and
students.
For the complete list and more information on it and Fisher Investments'
survey profile, please visit http://www.businessweek.com.
Fisher Investments' assets under management total $40 billion-plus and
grew by 286% in the four years from 2003 to 2007. In 2008, the firm completed
the acquisitions of two other independent investment advisers that together
had $525 million in assets under management. Fisher Investments' expansion
plans include the construction of a large facility in Camas, Washington, on a
120-acre tract it acquired this year. In addition to its U.S. business, Fisher
Investments has operations in Britain and a joint venture affiliate in
Germany.
Mr. Fisher has published four books on finance and investments and many
academic articles including the 2007 New York Times Bestseller, "The Only
Three Questions That Count." His upcoming book, "The Ten Roads to Riches,"
hits bookstores on October 20, 2008. In 2007, in association with John Wiley
and Sons, Inc., Fisher Investments announced Fisher Investments Press, a
publishing imprint offering education for broad investment audiences, with
initial publications appearing early in 2009.
Fisher Investments (http://www.fi.com) has a total of 1,275 employees. In
2006 and 2007, Fisher Investments hired a combined total of 352 recent college
graduates. So far in 2008, the firm has hired more than 180 recent graduates
for entry-level positions and this number continues to grow.
About Fisher Investments
Fisher Asset Management, LLC, doing business as Fisher Investments, is an
independent investment management company serving the needs of institutional
and individual investors. Fisher Investments' clients include large corporate
and public pension plans, foundations and endowments, as well as more than
25,000 high net worth investors. The firm manages $40 billion-plus in assets
under management and is headquartered in Woodside, California, and registered
as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Ken Fisher, founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, is the author of four
finance books and many academic studies, and is a well-respected market
forecaster, having written Forbes magazine's "Portfolio Strategy" financial
investment column since 1984. He is also on the Forbes 400 list of richest
Americans and Investment Advisor magazine's list of the 25 most influential
people in the industry. In 2007, in association with John Wiley and Sons,
Inc., Fisher Investments introduced Fisher Investments Press, a publishing
imprint offering education for broad investment audiences. http://www.fi.com
SOURCE Fisher Investments

Jessica Vosk, +1-212-515-1998, Mobile: +1-347-602-0272,
jvosk@gavinanderson.com, or Krista Eccleston, +1-212-515-1934, Mobile:
+1-917-855-8770, keccleston@gavinanderson.com, both of Gavin Anderson & Co.
for Fisher Investments