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28 Jan

Misunderstanding the Financial Crisis in New (but still wrong)...

by Barry Ritholtz
Confusion About the Financial Crisis Won’t Die Explanations driven by ideology muddle rather than clarify. Bloomberg, January 28,...

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25 Jan

The Presidential Race Offers No Insight into Markets.

by Barry Ritholtz
As you surely know, this is an election year, and that means a combination of sophistry and ignorance is flooding the news media. The...

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22 Jan

Corrections and Recessions, Bear Markets and Crashes

by Barry Ritholtz
Corrections, Bear Markets, Recessions and Crashes Volatility comes in waves. Bloomberg, January 22, 2016       The recent...

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15 Jan

Why Are Investors Always Surprised (by Surprises)?

by Barry Ritholtz
Today I want to discuss the curious nature of surprises. Astonishment, shock, alarm, disbelief, wonder, amazement — pick any...

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13 Jan

Investing is Not Gambling (and Vice Versa)

by Barry Ritholtz
By now you are likely sick of all the chatter about tonight’s astounding $1.5 billion Powerball lottery drawing. I have been quite...

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11 Jan

Uh-Oh: “Billions” – a show about hedge funds and Wall St...

by Barry Ritholtz
I have a peculiar love for contrary indicators — the weirder, the better. I find magazine-cover indicators, page-view...

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6 Jan

The ‘Big Short’ Movie Gets It Right

by Barry Ritholtz
The ‘Big Short’ Gets It Right Explanations driven by ideology don’t hold up. Bloomberg, January 6, 2016    ...

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18 Dec

The Halo Effect: Bad Forecasts by Billionaires

by Barry Ritholtz
Don’t Believe Billionaires’ Predictions Sam Zell’s warning of a looming recession probably isn’t any more valid...

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3 Dec

Imagine You’re the Fed Chairman. Decide Rates

by Barry Ritholtz
You’re the Fed Chairman. What Would You Do? Raising interest rates isn’t such an easy call. Bloomberg, November 30, 2015...

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2 Dec

Congress Funds Infrastructure the Dumbest Way Possible

by Barry Ritholtz
Writing in Fortune in January 2004, my View colleague Justin Fox wrote that the Interstate System… “was heralded as the...

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

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