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22 Sep

Misunderstanding Narratives: The Hero’s Journey

by Barry Ritholtz
    To hear an audio spoken word version of this post, click here.   Joseph Campbell’s seminal work1 explores the...

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29 Jul

How Everybody Miscalculated Housing Demand

by Barry Ritholtz
    To hear an audio spoken word version of this post, click here.     Why are there too few houses in general, and...

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24 Jun

Fun with Leverage!

by Barry Ritholtz
      Let’s get this out of the way upfront: Using excessive leverage to speculate is a terrible idea, and often...

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15 Oct

Chuck Trafton, EDLY ISA

by Barry Ritholtz
Every now and again, I come across someone I want to interview but they aren’t quite the right fit for MiB. Either the firm is too...

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7 Jan

MIB: Got Credit Cards? You’re Probably Using the Wrong Ones

by Barry Ritholtz
If you are an American who uses credit, you walk around with an average of 3.7 credit cards in your wallet. You’re probably using them...

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4 Sep

Mortgage Debt Hits Record: So What?

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: WSJ     File this one under more “denominator blindness:” Every now and again, a data point comes along...

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16 Aug

How to fix the Credit Ratings Agencies

by Barry Ritholtz
The Bond Raters Still Need to Be Fixed The reforms adopted after the financial crisis didn’t resolve the industry’s inherent...

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14 Aug

BBRG: The Bond Raters Still Need to Be Fixed

by Barry Ritholtz
The Bond Raters Still Need to Be Fixed The reforms adopted after the financial crisis didn’t resolve the industry’s inherent...

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13 Aug

Blame the Credit Rating Agencies

by Barry Ritholtz
I was away last week when this monster piece came out in the WSJ. This issue has intrigued me since 2007, but for those of you not up to...

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5 Jun

The Bifurcated Economic Recovery Continues

by Barry Ritholtz
The Economy Is Booming. So Is Financial Stress. Even after a decade of recovery, family balance sheets show that gains in security have...

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  • About Barry Ritholtz

      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. His career's focus...

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