Barry Ritholtz, Author at The Big Picture

"A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns." –Mario Puzo Question: Who in...

. My latest Street.com column, "Don’t Look for a Bottom Just Yet" is up at RM. It is loosely based upon Bottom...

There’s a notorious old saying: “Generals always fight the previous war.” It applies just as much to investing as it does to...

The chart below depicts annual growth in mortgage debt as well as real estate assets, and on the right axis shows owners’ equity as...

As you can see, the new design is up. Its been nearly 2 years of seeing that blue header, and quite frankly, the monotony forced my hand....

A few follow ups to this week’s action: 1) Check out Rev Shark’s comments about Sentiment. He’s right, of course...

Some eye opening charts on Q1 2005 performance: >click for larger chart courtesy of WSJ > As NYC Mayor Ed Koch used to say (before...

Ever notice how you can’t quite get everything you want? Most situations — including investments and trades — are a...

We have previously noted what a terrible forecaster Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is. Now, I see in Forbes that Big Al is bearish long term...

I was plowing through some old links, and came across this story. Definitely worth a read: What record industry slump?Independent labels...