Investment Atlas II: Using History as a Financial Tool
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You, Too, Can Be a Profitable User of Investment History

We have all heard the phrase "History repeats itself!" Yet, very few people seriously apply long-term history to the art and science of investing.
Kenneth G. Winans pioneered the development of important financial indices, dating back to the 1800s, which has allowed him to make timely market forecasts in a variety of economic conditions since 1991.
This artistic, colorful reference book gives investors useful information about the performance and characteristics of stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate and collectibles since the 1800s.

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A successful investment management entrepreneur, an award-winning author & writer, and an active philanthropist.

Over a long career, he has conducted landmark investment research and designed creative investment strategies while serving as a portfolio manager, investment analyst and financial writer.

Unique in the financial services industry, Mr. Winans has documented long-term "track records" as a market strategist and a portfolio manager. In fact, his proprietary research has led to an impressive record of accurate financial market forecast since 1991.

He is a regular guest on TV and radio shows nationwide and has had much of his investment research published as headline articles by leading websites, magazines and newspapers. Since 2011, he has been a contributing writer for Forbes.com

Ken is President, Founder and CIO of Winans Investments. Since 1992, it manages equity and fixed income investments for clients throughout the country and has won national acclaim for its success. Since 2012, Winans Investments is among the "Best of Best" financial advisors attending Barron's Winner's Circle-Top Independent Advisors Summit.

He pioneered the development of several important investment indexes and technical indicators. In fact, The Winans Preferred Stock Index (WIPSI)™, Winans Real Estate Index (WIREI)™ and Winans Legacy Stock Index (WILSI) are used by major financial and academic institutions.

Ken wrote and published four award-winning books:

"Investment Altas II - Using History as a Financial Tool" 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award, 2017 eLit Awards, 2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards.
"Preferred Stocks-The Art of Profitable Income Investing" 2011 National Best Book Awards
"Investment Atlas: Financial Maps to Investment Success." 2009 NextGen. Indie Book Awards.
"Preferreds: Wall Street's Best-Kept Income Secret" 2007 National Best Book Awards.

He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), and is President of the San Francisco Chapter of The Market Technician Association. He is also a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute.

Ken has a Bachelors degree in Business Economics from the University of San Diego and a Masters in Finance from the University of San Francisco. In 2004, USF named him one of its most celebrated graduates.

He is the Co-founder and President of The Space Station Museum (Novato, CA) and serves as a trustee for several other non-profit organizations: The W Foundation (Novato), USS Hornet Museum (Alameda, CA), The Society of California Pioneers (San Francisco) and The Holland Society of New York. He also served board terms for the Museum of American Finance (New York), San Francisco Fleet Week Association, Chabot Space & Science Center (Oakland, CA), University of San Francisco Alumni Association and The Institute of Ecolonomics (Ridgway, CO).

Ken and his wife, Debbie, are long-time residents of the San Francisco area. In his spare time, Ken travels internationally, rides motorcycles, scuba dives and competitively snow skis. As a 12th generation American, he enjoys researching his family history and is a renowned collector of artifacts from space exploration as well as antique financial documents. Many pieces of his collection are on display at leading museums coast-to-coast.

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"All investment books should be this compelling."

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"This book reads like nothing I have read before and feels the confidence in the writing, which must result from the author's experience and his wide range of research into the way the markets behave throughout history."

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