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Kenneth Grant Winans

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Kenneth Grant Winans
Born (1963-11-09) November 9, 1963 (age 61)
Big Bear Lake, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
  • University of San Diego (BS)
  • University of San Francisco (MS)
Occupation(s)Investment manager, author, philanthropist
Known for
  • Development of financial indexes
  • Technical trend indicators
Websitehttps://winansinvestments.com/

Kenneth Grant Winans (born November 9, 1963) is an American investment manager, author, and philanthropist.[1] He is the founder of Winans Investments, a financial research and asset management firm, and has developed several proprietary stock market indices.[2][3]

Biography

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Winans began his career at EF Hutton & Co. in the mid-1980s and later worked as a technical analyst at Merrill Lynch. In 1992, he founded Winans Investments (originally Winans International), an investment advisory firm based in Novato, California.[4][3]

In 2019, the World Record Academy recognized him for receiving the most awards for a finance author.[4][5]

Publications

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Winans is the author of several books on investing, including:

  • Investment Atlas II: Using History as a Financial Tool (2018) [4][5]
  • Preferred Stocks: The Art of Profitable Income Investing (2013) [4]
  • Investment Atlas: Financial Maps to Investment Success (2008)[4]
  • Preferreds: Wall Street’s Best-Kept Income Secret (2005) [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Somehow, Ken Winans Makes Time for It All". Novato, CA Patch. 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  2. ^ "Reaching for Yield". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  3. ^ a b "Winans, Kenneth G." The Wall Street Transcript. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Most Awards Won in Major Book Competitions for a Finance Author: Kenneth Winans". Archived from the original on 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  5. ^ a b "World Record Academy's 2021 eBook of the Year: Investment Atlas II by Kenneth Winans". World Record Academy. January 6, 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)