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
The AI Race is Creating New Empires May 8, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian says the biggest AI companies in the world are no longer acting like software startups.They’re starting to become more like empires.
Chart of the Week: Big Tech Isn’t as Big as You Think May 7, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - A mere seven stocks account for more than a third of the stock market today. Ian King shares a chart that proves why you shouldn't fear this.
The Trial That Could Decide Who Controls the Future of AI May 6, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian says the Musk v. Altman trial isn’t just about OpenAI. It’s about who gets to control one of the most powerful technologies ever...
Is Robotics Nearing Its Windows Moment? May 4, 2026 Daily Disruptor, Technology - Ian asks: what if the companies building robots matter less than the ones building the systems those machines depend on?
Apple’s Best AI Bet Might Be As an Intelligence Concierge May 1, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian believes that Apple might be about to pull off something much bigger than a simple upgrade of its voice assistant...
Chart of the Week: The Smart Money Inside Tech Is Still Bullish on AI April 30, 2026 Daily Disruptor, Technology - One of the biggest debates today is about whether AI spending has gone too far. Ian shares a chart that suggests insiders think it hasn’t.
AI Is Starting to Design the Machines That Will Replace It April 29, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian says AI isn’t just increasing the demand for chips, it’s starting to help design them. Here's how it could accelerate AI....
Nvidia’s CEO Is Trying to Shorten His Own Quantum Timeline April 27, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor, Technology - Ian says Nvidia's recent surprise move shows that the company is actively trying to bring the future of quantum computing a lot closer.
This One Material Could Hold Back the Robot Revolution April 24, 2026 Daily Disruptor, Technology - Ian says a humanoid robot can require several kilograms of a special material spread across all of its motors. Here's why that's a problem.
Chart of the Week: AI Funding Just Hit a Historic High April 23, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - This week's chart shows how aggressively capital is chasing the AI boom. Ian says the numbers are unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.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.




