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22 Sep

Where is the Tipping Point?

by Barry Ritholtz
  Ever since the end of World War 2, the United States has enjoyed incredible economic advantages: The dollar has been the reserve...

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13 Aug

At The Money: How to Manage Your News & Data Flow

by Barry Ritholtz
    At The Money: How to Manage Your News & Data Flow (August 13, 2025) We live in an age of endless news and spin.  We...

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1 Aug

NFP Disappoint; Revisions Worse

by Barry Ritholtz
  Who would ever have guessed that chaotically deploying a random set of discredited economic policies for 6 months would disrupt...

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29 Jul

What Is Driving Inflation?

by Barry Ritholtz
  The Inflationistas are an eclectic mix of subgroups, beliefs, and ideologies. They count the bond vigilantes, hard money advocates,...

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24 Mar

Government Spending Is Out of Control! LOL

by Invictus
Calculation: BEA Table 3.1 Line 20 (Current Expenditures) divided by Table 1.1.5 Line 1 (GDP). Alternatively, Item #2 below divided by...

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20 Jan

California vs Texas Minimum Wage, 2013-2024

by Invictus
    @TBPInvictus here: Last year finished with a flourish. The work I do here was directly responsible for the Hoover...

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18 Dec

Surprise! California’s 40 Qs of Rising Minimum Wage...

by Invictus
  @TBPInvictus here Our story so far: California has been raising its minimum wage for the past decade, starting at $8/hour through...

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3 Dec

Hoover Withdraws Discredited Article

by Barry Ritholtz
  You may have missed this little brouhaha over the Thanksgiving weekend. We posted an analysis of a deeply flawed (dare I say...

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29 Nov

Never Mix Payroll and Household Survey Data

by Invictus
  @TBPInvictus here (link is now to Bluesky) Let’s cut to the chase: A Hoover Institution analysis of California private job...

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5 Nov

Who’s Gonna Win?

by Barry Ritholtz
  Over the past few weeks, clients, reporters, friends, and family have frequently asked this. Who’s Gonna Win? is a loaded...

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  • About Barry Ritholtz

      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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