Fisher Investments recently 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.”