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
Rather than engage in the sort of selective retention that so many investors tend to do and pretend mistakes never happened, I prefer to 'own' them. This allows me to learn from them and, with any luck, avoid making the same errors again. Barry Ritholtz avoidengageerror share on social
As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success. Barry Ritholtz achievedecisionfail share on social
We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon. But a little enlightenment could keep you from making some common investing errors. Barry Ritholtz anytimebehavioralblunt share on social
Often, investors will discover a manager after he's had a terrific run, usually when he lands on a magazine cover somewhere. Invariably, funds swell up with new investor money just before they revert to their long-term averages. Barry Ritholtz averagecoverdiscover 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
You have a natural tendency to want an emotionally satisfying tale - and to make investments based on that - despite times when the actual data may be telling you something different. Barry Ritholtz actualbasedatum Change image and share on social
Good investors must learn to contextualize the daily background noise. Barry Ritholtz backgroundcontextualizedaily Change image and share on social
Getting more and more of our news from the social network is having significant repercussions for markets - and your money. Barry Ritholtz marketmoneynetwork Change image and share on social
