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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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26 Jun

Market Forces — Not Regulation — Are Driving...

by Barry Ritholtz
SEC’s New ‘Best Interest’ Rule Is Far From Best for Investors The brokerage industry has again skirted the need to put investors...

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24 Jun

BBRG: SEC’s New ‘Best Interest’ Rule Is Far From Best for...

by Barry Ritholtz
SEC’s New ‘Best Interest’ Rule Is Far From Best for Investors The brokerage industry has again skirted the need to put investors...

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15 May

FAA Under Scrutiny

by Barry Ritholtz
FAA outsources certification to plane manufacturers themselves . . . What could go wrong?   Why the Agency that Regulates Boeing Is...

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21 Mar

Putting Investors First? Examining the SEC’s Best...

by Guest Author
Dina Isola, investment advisor representative ar Ritholtz Wealth Management before Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Investor...

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14 Mar

Putting Investors First? Examining the SEC’s Best Interest Rule

by Barry Ritholtz
Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets Hearing: “Putting Investors First? Examining the SEC’s...

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9 Jan

Disrupting the Disruptors

by Barry Ritholtz
As big tech becomes an increasingly important part of our daily lives, it is crucial that we allow innovation to flourish. This means...

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20 Sep

Buybacks Have More Than U.S. Popular Opinion Against Them

by Barry Ritholtz
From Dave Wilson: Proposals to limit or bar U.S. stock repurchases may amount to kicking businesses when they’re down. Comparing the...

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14 Sep

BBRG: 10 Things People Still Get Wrong About the Financial Crisis

by Barry Ritholtz
10 Things People Still Get Wrong About the Financial Crisis All are the result of bias, ignorance, laziness or bad faith. Bloomberg,...

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27 Aug

Report Earnings Daily

by Barry Ritholtz
Reporting Profits Daily Would End Corporate Short-Termism Think there’s too much hoopla about quarterly earnings? Imagine if the circus...

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

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