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28 Jul

Bartlett: They Earn $200,000 and Complain They’re Broke

by Bruce Bartlett
  Many wealthy Americans insist they aren’t rich, and that has profound implications in electoral politics as well as economic...

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22 Jul

The Myth of Democratized Investing

by Barry Ritholtz
Yesterday, I had a very interesting discussion with Aaron Brown.  We discussed some issues with his column “401(k) Plans No...

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10 Jun

What Is the Most Important Issue That Isn’t Getting Enough...

by Barry Ritholtz
    I have made my views on the folly of forecast and the perils of predictions absolutely clear. (See all of these dating back...

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28 May

The “Unluckiest” Generation

by Barry Ritholtz
Millennials have faced the worst economic odds, and many will never recover Source: Washington Post     Whenever the role of...

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26 May

Best Route to Wealth: Savings or Earnings, a Debate

by Barry Ritholtz
How to Get Rich? Make a Lot or Save a Lot? It’s some of both, though the lockdowns make it clear that many of us can easily do with...

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21 May

BBRG: How to Get Rich: Make a Lot or Save a Lot?

by Barry Ritholtz
How to Get Rich? Make a Lot or Save a Lot? It’s some of both, though the lockdowns make it clear that many of us can easily do with...

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10 Mar

Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989

by Barry Ritholtz
Note: Distributions by generation are defined by birth year as follows: Silent and Earlier=born before 1946, Baby Boomer=born 1946-1964,...

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5 Mar

Divergence: Digital “Winners” and Also-Rans

by Barry Ritholtz
10 cities captured nearly 50% of the growth in new tech jobs Source: Vox     Tomorrow is the NFP report. This has me thinking...

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17 Feb

Playing Scrooge in “The Best Economy Ever”

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here: On Presidents Day, it is noteworthy that the current President feels compelled to cap the salaries of those employees...

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16 Jan

Forget Happiness; Think Satisfaction

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation via WaPo     The past week, I have been writing about making smarter spending decisions,...

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

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