Whenever you hear a discussion about the short-term swings in any given stock's price, your immediate thought should be whether it matters to why you are investing. Barry Ritholtz discussionhearinvest Change image and share on social
Most of the time, economic data is fairly benign. I don't wish to imply it is meaningless, but it is not a driver of stock markets. Indeed, the correlation between economic noise and how equity markets perform has been wildly overemphasized. Barry Ritholtz benigncorrelationdatum share on social
Little white lies are told by humans all the time. Indeed, lying is often how we get through each day in a happy little bubble. We spend time and energy rationalizing our own behaviors, beliefs and decision-making processes. Barry Ritholtz behaviorbeliefbubble share on social
Mutual fund managers want your money in their funds. They get paid based on assets under management. Barry Ritholtz assetbasefund Change image and share on social
'Returnless risk' is not how you prepare for a decent retirement. Barry Ritholtz decentprepareretirement Change image and share on social
If you think too-big-to-fail banks are not worthy of investment because of their impossible-to-read balance sheets, well then, don't buy them. Barry Ritholtz balancebankbig Change image and share on social
No one knows what the top-performing asset class will be next year. Lacking this prescience, your next-best solution is to own all of the classes and rebalance regularly. Barry Ritholtz assetclasslack Change image and share on social
Gains in corporate profits depend in large part on accelerating global economic growth. Barry Ritholtz acceleratecorporatedepend Change image and share on social
Any investment bought via credit always runs the risk of margin calls and, eventually, liquidation. Barry Ritholtz buycallcredit Change image and share on social
Indeed, eventually, random outcomes all revert to the mean, meaning that streaks eventually end. Understanding this is a key part of intelligent and rational investing. Barry Ritholtz endeventuallyintelligent Change image and share on social
