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
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
Have a well-thought financial plan that is not dependent upon correctly guessing what will happen in the future. Barry Ritholtz correctlydependentfinancial 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
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
When it comes to investing, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all portfolio. Barry Ritholtz fitinvestportfolio Change image and share on social
In New York, the former lack of real competition allowed taxis to extract excessive charges, regardless of the poor service. Barry Ritholtz allowchargecompetition Change image and share on social
