Ken G. Winans
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Kenneth Grant Winans (born November 9, 1963) is an American investment management entrepreneur, financial history author, and philanthropist.[1][2]
Education
changeWinans has a bachelor’s in Business Economics from the University of San Diego and a Master's in Finance from the University of San Francisco. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and maintains Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, qualifying him as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative.[3]
Career
changeInvestment management entrepreneur
Winans initiated the development of important investment indexes and technical indicators. The Winans Preferred Stock Index (WIPSI), Winans Real Estate Index (WIREI), and Winans Legacy Stock Index (WILSI) are used by Fidelity Investments, Princeton University, and the Securities Research Company.[4][5]
Winans began his career as a technical analyst at Compass Investment Group, working on commodity futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He was a Registered Investment Advisor and Commodity Trading Advisor at Merrill Lynch & Company from 1990 to 1992, then established Winans Investments.[4]
In 2002, Winans co-founded The W Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, and The Space Station Museum, where he serves as President, promoting space exploration history and financial literacy.[6]
Author
Recognition
change- Top Global Expert in Investment Management for 2022, IAOTP[11]
- Man of the Year 2021, IAOTP
- Winans’ four investment history books won thirty-three honors in international competitions.[12]
- World Record Academy's eBook of the Year honor for his book, Investment Atlas II[13]
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who, 2017[14]
- Winans' literary work has garnered 46 international honors, earning him The World Record Academy's title of most honored non-fiction author (2019) and a Certificate of Commendation from the U.S. Senate.[15]
References
change- ↑ "Kenneth Winans". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ News, A. B. C. "Ask Matt: Is Apple stock becoming a bubble?". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Minho Cho | Financial Advisor - Mio Partners, Inc | GA". smartadvisormatch.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mayland, Odin (2020-10-14). "Real Estate Data". Global Financial Data. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Ken Winans, CMT - CMT Association". cmtassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "The W Foundation - Home". www.thewfoundation.org. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Preferred Stock by Kenneth G Winans (Ebook) - Read free for 30 days". Everand. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Preferreds - Ken Winans: 9780979301483 - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Kenneth G. Winans - Ken Winans". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Technically Speaking, November 2016 - CMT Association". cmtassociation.org. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Press Releases Archive". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Most Awards Won in Major Book Competitions for a Finance Author: Kenneth Winans". www.worldrecordacademy.org. 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "World Record Academy's 2021 eBook of the Year: Investment Atlas II by Kenneth Winans". www.worldrecordacademy.org. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Kenneth Grant Winans Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who - University of San Diego". www.sandiego.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ "Most Awards Won in Major Book Competitions for a non-fiction Author: Kenneth Winans sets world record". www.worldrecordacademy.org. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2024-11-19.