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
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.
The Missing Link That Could Trigger a Robotics Boom April 22, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian says there's a missing link that will take AI into the physical world. Google DeepMind just showed us what it might look like.
Here’s What’s Holding the $38B Robot Boom Back April 20, 2026 Daily Disruptor, Technology - Ian says the humanoid robot market is growing, but there are still some kinks that need to be worked out before they become viable workers. 
AI Just Broke the Old Computing Model April 17, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - The entire foundation of computing is coming apart. But Ian isn't panicking because it has happened before. Here's what's different today... 
Chart of the Week: The $1.6T Chip Market Is Being Rewritten by AI April 16, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - The semiconductor market is booming. This week, Ian shares a chart that provides a clear picture of where that growth is coming from.
Meta’s $135B Bet on AI Is Starting to Pay Off April 15, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Meta's AI products hadn't made the company a legitimate contender in the AI race. Ian says that changed last week
AI Is Starting to Act on Its Own April 13, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian says the strange headlines about Anthropic lately reveal what happens when AI becomes so powerful it can't be fully controlled. 
The $300B Stablecoin Surge Is Coming for Your Deposits April 10, 2026 Cryptocurrency, Daily Disruptor - A battle is underway for your money. Ian says it could determine who controls trillions of dollars in deposits in the years ahead.
Chart of the Week: The $1.3T Private Credit Market Is Starting to Crack April 9, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian says the foundation of private credit is cracking due to pressure inside the loans that made this market so initially attractive... 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.