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> [Any Wall Street advertising that does not go into the boring details of methodology is most likely to be pushing past performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/any-wall-street-advertising-that-does-not-go-into-the-boring-details/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

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## More by Barry Ritholtz

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/amongst-the-financial-twitterati-the-term-muppets-has-come-to/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/it-is-important-for-investors-to-understand-what-they-do-and-don-t/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/the-good-news-is-that-economists-are-intelligent-engaging-and-often/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [The electronics industry expanded rapidly and the seeds for the semiconductor and software revolution were planted. The postwar period also saw the suburbanization of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/the-electronics-industry-expanded-rapidly-and-the-seeds-for-the/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/footage-of-people-camped-out-at-best-buy-or-elsewhere-is-not-remotely/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [Markets are frequently ahead of, and often out of sync with, the economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/markets-are-frequently-ahead-of-and-often-out-of-sync-with-the-economy/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [Narrative drives most of economics. Everything seems to be part of a story, and how that story is told often leads to critical error.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/narrative-drives-most-of-economics-everything-seems-to-be-part-of-a/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [This ugly duckling investment will likely need time - quarters, or even years - to blossom into a beautiful swan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/this-ugly-duckling-investment-will-likely-need-time-quarters-or-even/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/yearly-data-put-the-rest-of-the-noise-into-perspective-most-of-the/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> ['Returnless risk' is not how you prepare for a decent retirement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/returnless-risk-is-not-how-you-prepare-for-a-decent-retirement/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [A number of bloggers in economics and the financial sector have risen to prominence through the sheer strength of their work. Note it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/a-number-of-bloggers-in-economics-and-the-financial-sector-have-risen/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [TV producers want ratings and are willing to do nearly anything to get them. They gin up artificial conflicts and create an urgency for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/tv-producers-want-ratings-and-are-willing-to-do-nearly-anything-to/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [Asset managers have different approaches, and I don't wish to suggest there is only one way to run money. There are many ways one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/asset-managers-have-different-approaches-and-i-don-t-wish-to-suggest/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/there-is-a-shortage-of-doctors-and-the-american-medical-association/)

[Barry Ritholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-ritholtz/)

> [We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-ritholtz/we-love-a-tale-of-heroes-and-villains-and-conflicts-requiring-a-neat/)

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