Episodes

"It will take time for the realization to set in that 2020 truly marked the end of a way of life we’ve known our whole lives. This doesn’t mean the new way of life will be worse. It may even be better (clean and hygienic!). E...

"This era is fraught with misinformation, driven by social networks that iterate algorithms to expertly manipulate dopamine-driven human behavior. It presents a clear and present danger for investors." - Barry Ritholtz For mo...

"I do consider myself a glass-half-full kind of guy. I think I was just born this way. I have plenty of worries just like the next person, but I have a huge amount of faith in the power of the human spirit to figure things ou...

"Because something is easy to measure doesn’t mean it’s important. In our haste to make life less complicated and predictable, we focus on measurable things. Just because we can." - Tony Isola For more visit: A Teachable Mome...

"You have to keep your head down when investors get manic over shiny objects. From Bitcoin, to GameStop, to NFTs, I would be slaughtered trying to speculate in these areas. Slow and steady, asset allocation with rebalancing, ...

"Some people can create alpha in real estate, equities, etc. but I think much of the strong returns we have been seeing lately is in no small part due to dumb luck." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclo...

"If you had invested from 1960-1980 and beaten the market by 5% each year, you would have made less money than if you had invested from 1980-2000 and underperformed the market by 5% a year " - Michael Batnick For more visit: ...

"Yes, buying individual stocks offers the potential for greater gains but it also opens you up to all sorts of psychological pitfalls that don’t necessarily apply when owning the entire stock market." - Ben Carlson For more v...

"They will flood the market with collectibles. The earth itself will crack with the weight of what they place upon the table. They will not restrain themselves. I am as sure of this as I am about the color of my own eyes Beca...

"We just witnessed the only recession in the history of this planet where the personal savings rate hit a 50-year high." - Michael Batnick For more visit: The Irrelevant Investor For disclosure information please visit: https...

"Lynch makes a strong case for tapping out when you are at the top of your game, and not milking every last cent by overstaying your welcome. Not many people in life get to do this..." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big...

"But it is safe to say investors are going to experience much more volatility in long-term bonds in the years ahead and you’re not exactly being compensated for that increased volatility at current interest rate levels." - Be...

"Parents might focus on tuition and room and board prices and ignore another culprit that makes school more expensive: staying in college for longer than four years." - Dina Isola For more visit: RealSmartica For disclosure i...

"Your best day trading strategy is – Don’t do it!" - Tony Isola For more visit: A Teachable Moment For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

"I’m pretty sure this is a bubble . I’m also pretty sure this is still early days. What’s happening now feels very strange. It’s hard to know what’s real and what’s just like an inside joke." - Michael Batnick For more visit:...

"The markets couldn’t care less about your financial goals. Fate is a financial mercenary." - Tony Isola For more visit: A Teachable Moment For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/...

"If you want to blame a specific school of thought for why the post-financial crisis recovery was so weak, start with the group who opposed a trillion dollar fiscal response to the GFC." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The B...

"As a group, CEOs have a large impact on everything from technology to public policy. I tend more toward critic than cheerleader of the C-suite, but even I couldn’t help but notice the immense differences effective leadership...

"So where does all of that tuition money go? Roughly 70% of the cost of college goes to administrators and teachers. So the biggest cost of college is labor and I don’t see colleges deciding to scrimp on these costs anytime s...

"Having 12x income put away lets you withdraw 4-5% of your portfolio annually and adjust it to inflation. This is what most experts recommend retirees take out annually. This keeps retirees from running out of money too early...

"Unfortunately, the price you sell your home for is only one side of the equation. You have to live somewhere so selling your house for a higher price simply means you would turn around and have to buy another house that’s al...

"David minds his own business and focuses on his work and enjoying his free time, investing based on his own goals and risk tolerance. He doesn’t throw away his time on provocative, negative information about politics, conspi...

" Everybody, seriously everybody, on these platforms is talking their book . They are saying things, consciously or unconsciously, that will benefit them. Their needs may be emotional, financial or some combination thereof. I...

"We keep learning that much of the process by which we exercise judgment and make decisions is, shall we say, sub-optimal for the modern world." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclosure information plea...