When you buy anything with lots of leverage, it does not require a whole lot to go wrong to lose it all. Barry Ritholtz buyleveragelose Change image and 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
Hedge fund managers charge so much more than mutual fund managers; alpha is even harder to come by. They end up selling a variety of things beyond mere outperformance. Barry Ritholtz alphachargeend 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
Much of the traditional thinking about cash is well intentioned but unrealistic. Should you have six months of living expenses in the bank for emergencies? Sure. Do you? Probably not. Barry Ritholtz bankcashemergency Change image and 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
Active management leads to lots of poor investor behavior. It sends people chasing after whoever has the hot hand at the moment. Barry Ritholtz activebehaviorchase Change image and share on social
