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22 Mar

The Music of the Market

by Barry Ritholtz
Lately, I have been noticing that many economists, analysts and strategists have been having some sly fun by naming their research after...

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10 Mar

Music Labels Continue to Ignore Basic Economics

by Barry Ritholtz
It continues to astonish, but the recording industry STILL does not have a clue WTF they are doing. Utterly amazing. A story in the NYT...

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7 Mar

Why Doesn’t Digital Music Go On Sale?

by Barry Ritholtz
Ever wonder why online music never goes on sale? The Justice Department has — and is wondering if its merely a coincidence:...

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28 Feb

Apple HiFi

by Barry Ritholtz
I guess I have to hear it before I declare "What’s the big deal." $349: There’s more here: Sound Design HiFi >...

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23 Feb

The Ghost in the Business Model

by Barry Ritholtz
I’ve been meaning to get to this interesting NYT discussion on CD sharing and copying. I’m old enough to recall the recording...

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21 Feb

Teens Save Classic Rock

by Barry Ritholtz
> I found this amusing — and just as the Classic Rock stations are disappearing from the FM dial: Like countless parents before...

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16 Feb

Fan Memo to Music Industry: Lower Prices

by Barry Ritholtz
I have a lot of digital media items queued up, but this one is so dead on with many of our prior comments on the subject that I...

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7 Feb

iPod Price Cuts

by Barry Ritholtz
As if their dominant position wasn’t already giving everyone else in the industry fits, Apple goes and introduces a 1 Gig nano,...

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24 Jan

AP Blows Story on Digital Music

by Barry Ritholtz
This article on digital music has some of the most utterly bizarre quotes I have ever read: "Digital music finally took off in 2005,...

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7 Jan

What happens when bloggers get it wrong, but the MSM gets it...

by Barry Ritholtz
Here’s a "Man Bites Dog" type story for you: Late December, Cory at boingboing blogged about some absurd limitations on...

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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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