Google's founders have had a good eye for imagining what technologies will be significant in the near future. No one asked Google to develop self-driving cars, but it helped them with street views for Google Maps. Barry Ritholtz askcardevelop share on social
To know whether stocks are cheap or pricey, we typically look at price-to-earnings ratio. Valuation is a tougher question than many folks realize. Barry Ritholtz cheapearningsfolk Change image and share on social
Investing is about making probabilistic decisions with limited information about an unknowable future. The variables are well known, as are the possible outcomes. Barry Ritholtz decisionfutureinformation Change image and share on social
Shopmas now begins on Thanksgiving Day. Apparently, escaping the families you cannot stand to spend another minute with on Thanksgiving Day to go buy them gifts is how some Americans show their affection for one another. Weird. Barry Ritholtz affectionamericanapparently share on social
What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your returns will be lower. When they are cheap, your returns will be higher. Barry Ritholtz bigcheapdeterminant share on social
The beauty of diversification is it's about as close as you can get to a free lunch in investing. Barry Ritholtz beautyclosediversification Change image and share on social
Based on a lifetime of observations and a few decades in the markets, I understand that societies, beliefs and fashions all move in long arcs of time. We call these arcs several things: cycles, periods, eras. Barry Ritholtz arcbasebelief share on social
I credit Google for having the foresight to identify threats to its main business of selling advertising against search results. The potential loss of market share in the mobile space led them to the Android acquisition. Barry Ritholtz acquisitionadvertiseandroid 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
I have been a member of the Microsoft-bashing society for quite some time. Barry Ritholtz bashmembermicrosoft Change image and share on social
