If You’re Contrarian, You’re Like Everyone Else
“Romanticizing that you are a contrarian when you are indistinguishable from consensus can’t be good.” The...
Uh-Oh: “Billions” – a show about hedge funds and Wall St...
I have a peculiar love for contrary indicators — the weirder, the better. I find magazine-cover indicators, page-view...
More Minimum Wage Stupidity
@TBPInvictus In his latest screed against the minimum wage, Mark Perry goes international in an attempt to demonstrate that countries...
Time for a Fire Drill
Your portfolio may be basking in the sun, but, as always, winter is coming Barry Ritholtz Washington Post, June 7, 2015 ...
Markets Are Up, So Prepare For the Next Storm
My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at what you can do — right now —...
Uh-Oh: BusinessWeek Cover Story Nationalism
Now I am engaging in full on selective perception: Source: BusinessWeek
Would you pay $100 million dollars for this Grilled Cheese Food...
Grilled Cheese and $100 Million of Irrational Exuberance Grilled Cheese Truck market valuation may be a sign of excess in financial...
U.S. Treasuries Off to Best Start Since 1974
“Some day interest rates will go up. Until then the Treasury bears are missing one of the greatest bond rallies in history.” —...
Misunderstanding the Magazine Cover Indicator
Investment Signals in a Magazine Cover The magazine cover story for a general news magazine can serve as a contrary investment indicator....