It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Yearly data put the rest of the noise into perspective. Most of the weekly or monthly random up-and-down movements get smoothed out.… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Investors tend to discover 'hot' mutual fund managers just after a successful run and just before the inescapable force of mean reversion… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Despite all the media coverage, glitz and glam of hedge funds, they have not done well for their investors. They have high… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Good investors must learn to contextualize the daily background noise. — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money.… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Commissions add up, taxes are a big drag, margin ain't cheap. A good accountant costs money as well. The math on this… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
A hedge fund manager whose clients demand monthly performance reports has different needs than any individual investors with a 20-year time horizon.… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Rather than engage in the sort of selective retention that so many investors tend to do and pretend mistakes never happened, I… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Often, investors will discover a manager after he's had a terrific run, usually when he lands on a magazine cover somewhere. Invariably,… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what is going… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
The electronics industry expanded rapidly and the seeds for the semiconductor and software revolution were planted. The postwar period also saw the suburbanization of… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Footage of people camped out at Best Buy or elsewhere is not remotely a celebration. Rather, it's a reminder of just how economically distressed… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Markets are frequently ahead of, and often out of sync with, the economy. — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Narrative drives most of economics. Everything seems to be part of a story, and how that story is told often leads to critical error. — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
This ugly duckling investment will likely need time - quarters, or even years - to blossom into a beautiful swan. — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Yearly data put the rest of the noise into perspective. Most of the weekly or monthly random up-and-down movements get smoothed out. Ultimately, this… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
A number of bloggers in economics and the financial sector have risen to prominence through the sheer strength of their work. Note it was… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
TV producers want ratings and are willing to do nearly anything to get them. They gin up artificial conflicts and create an urgency for… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
