Barry Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz is a Bloomberg View columnist writing about finance, the economy and the business world. He started the Big Picture blog in 2003 and is the founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management, an asset management and financial planning firm. Ritholtz was previously the chief executive officer and director of equity research at FusionIQ, a quantitative research firm for which he continues to consult. He is the author of "Bailout Nation" and is a graduate of Stony Brook University and Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He lives on New York's Long Island with his wife.

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Why 2018 In Markets Feels So Awful

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We're back to normal after 2017, an idyllic outlier in many respects.

An Investing Guide For Conspiracy Theorists

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It's really short: Don't do it!

A Millionaire Mindset Never Made Anyone Rich

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The notion that just thinking something can make it happen is a joke. Too bad some people fall for it.

Congress, Not Amazon, Messed Up The Post Office

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Legislators passed a law that made the USPS less competitive with the private sector.

A Good Story Doesn't Make A Great Investment Idea

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We all love a well-told yarn, though it might be a money-loser.

Markets Stopped Being Boring In The First Quarter

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After February, investors started freaking over almost everything.

Before You #DeleteFacebook, Try Taking Control

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A few easy steps to wrestle the social media app into submission.

What We Didn't Learn From The Bear Stearns Collapse

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Sifting though the conventional wisdom 10 years later.

Share Buybacks Work Better In Theory Than In Practice

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The main problem is that effects of bad decision-making don't become clear until much later.

CEO Pay Rewards What Was Going To Happen Anyway

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Shares rise -- and fall -- almost regardless of the actions of top executives.

What Happens When Business And Politics Mix

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If a decision expands the potential customer base, the result can be positive.

What Will Finally Lift Wages For Middle Earners

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It's not just the unemployment rate.

Monopolies Alone Don't Explain Why Stocks Soar

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There are many reasons share prices can outpace U.S. economic growth.

Small-Business Sentiment Is No Help To Investors

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Surveys of how entrepreneurs are feeling have proven to be of little value.

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