Narrative drives most of economics. Everything seems to be part of a story, and how that story is told often leads to critical error. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes critical drive economics
You, your employer and your plan's investment managers fail to follow even the most basic rules of investing. You overtrade, chase performance, do not think long term. All of you - All Of You - have done a horrible job managing your retirement plans. Barry Ritholtz basicchaseemployer share on social
Any Wall Street advertising that does not go into the boring details of methodology is most likely to be pushing past performance. Barry Ritholtz advertiseboredetail Change image and share on social
The way we finance homes in this country is slow, filled with middlemen, who run a nonstandardized evaluation process. This makes financing a home cumbersome and difficult. Barry Ritholtz countrycumbersomedifficult Change image and share on social
Color is a very critical thing. I've found that architects don't like colors. Engineers too. And so somebody has to stand in. Because this is the finish of it. It is the emotional part of a structure. John Hench architectcolorcritical Change image and share on social
The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization. Fredric Jameson americanclotheculture share on social
I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year. Jacqueline Novogratz bartendereconomicsinternational Change image and share on social