Ian KingChief Strategist of Strategic Fortunes, Next Wave Crypto Fortunes and Extreme Fortunes.
Ian King is a former hedge fund manager with over two decades of experience in trading and analyzing the financial markets.
His market insights have been featured on Fox Business News, Investopedia and Seeking Alpha.
At 21, Ian started in the mortgage bond trading department at Salomon Brothers.
He then honed his skills in trading at Citigroup before spending a decade at New York-based hedge fund, Peahi Capital.
There his team made a 339% total return in 2008 alone. He is also known as one of Investopedia’s top resourceful contributors.
In 2017, he came to Banyan Hill Publishing to help our readers get ahead of the markets. He currently offers four services and a free newsletter educating readers on the stock and crypto markets.
Ian’s services are all dedicated to a niche market in the tech sector — each with a unique and winning strategy to make smart, thoroughly researched investments.
Ian King’s Services
Ian uses his exclusive four-step system for finding “tipping-point trends” — or massive developments that are set to trigger a technological revolution.
These are in large-cap tech stocks that are overlooked by Main Street and Wall Street alike. But with Ian’s proven four-step strategy, he finds those “needle in the haystack” stock plays that can deliver windfall profits in one swoop.
In this service, Ian gives you even deeper insights on the economy and the financial markets.
A Strategic Fortunes subscription includes:
- A focus on large-cap tech stocks and select cryptocurrencies.
- A monthly newsletter that explores a specific tipping-point trend — and a new stock position Ian recommends investing in.
- Up to 12 stock recommendations every year.
Ian helps you navigate the wondrous, and at times capricious, world of cryptocurrency. He pinpoints winning crypto trends with a unique three-part trading strategy. Along with his crypto service, Ian developed the first crypto-investing multimedia product of its kind for Investopedia Academy.
A Next Wave Crypto Fortunes subscription includes:
- A guide on all things crypto: how to invest, what to invest, where to buy your tokens.
- Tutorials on investing, staking, upgrading and storing cryptos.
- Weekly deep dives into the crypto market at large.
With this service, we’re looking for companies that are small, but mighty. Ian focuses on small-cap stocks in the $100 million to $3 billion market cap range — with massive potential.
Using a four-phase strategy, he’s able to find companies that are in growing total addressable markets (TAMs). This gives you the best opportunities for huge windfall profits.
An Extreme Fortunes subscription includes:
- A focus on small-cap stocks ($100 million to $3 billion market caps).
- Opportunities to invest in solid companies poised to soar by more than 500%.
- Weekly stock news, trade alerts, special reports and more.
Daily Disruptor:
Ian created Daily Disruptor to bring you the most disruptive ideas and opportunities from the world of high-tech.
Every week, he offers his unique insight on topics and trends relevant to today’s bleeding-edge tech, like artificial intelligence, the blockchain, robotics, biotech and much, much more.
Plus, you’ll get a one-of-a-kind window into Ian’s personal investing philosophies and recommendations.
Daily Disruptor helps you stay prepared for the rapidly changing economic landscape, preserving and growing your wealth no matter what the market throws at you.
Ian King's Articles
Chart of the Week: The AI Adoption Gap August 6, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Despite AI's advances, most businesses still aren't using it anywhere near its full potential. Ian shares a chart that helps explain why.
Why Isn’t AI Replacing More Workers? August 5, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Given recent advances in AI, you'd think companies would replace workers as fast as they could. Ian explains why that's not happening... yet. 
The Pieces of AGI Are Falling Into Place August 3, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian says that when we stop looking at AI breakthroughs in isolation, it paints a clearer picture of just how close we are to AGI.
The Cost of Waiting July 31, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Power has become one of the biggest challenges facing the AI industry today. Ian says this explains Elon Musk's surprising acquisition. 
Chart of the Week: AI’s Competitive Edge July 30, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian shares a chart that shows how the economy is beginning to separate tomorrow's winners from yesterday's business models
AI Just Broke Free July 29, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - What prevents an AI from bypassing the safeguards designed to keep it under control? Ian says a recent incident shows that risk is real.
Why The Future of AI Won’t Look Like I, Robot July 27, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor, Technology - Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics make for great stories. But Ian says what works in fiction doesn't necessarily work in the real world.
Solving the Distance Bottleneck July 24, 2026 Daily Disruptor, Technology - Ian believes a recent advance in robotics could help solve a problem that has plagued humans for centuries. Here's why it's so important... 
Chart of the Week: Robotaxis Are Becoming Routine July 23, 2026 Daily Disruptor, Technology - It can be hard to know when new technologies transition from promising to practical. This week's chart hints that robotaxis have arrived. 
Has China Found AI’s Cheat Code? July 22, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian believes the next AI bottleneck for American AI companies could be stopping China from cloning their AI breakthroughs.Ian’s Advisory Services
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With this research service, you have access to Ian’s exclusive strategy for finding “tipping-point trends”: massive developments that are set to trigger a revolution. The system identifies companies that will soar from trends like 5G, blockchain, autonomous vehicles, quantum computing and more.