Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says September will be a “make or break” month for the cyclical bull market. Ritholtz tells Bloomberg’s “Surveillance” that he is…
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Ritholtz: "Definancialize" The Economy
Would the Glass-Steagall Act have prevented the 2008 financial crisis and its fallout? Barry Ritholtz says no — but he says the crisis would likely have been far more manageable…
The 10 Most Common Investor Mistakes
Barry Ritholtz says investors most often fail not because of crises and market turmoil, but instead because they don’t understand the very basic concepts of investing. “In my decades as…
Ritholtz on the "Uncertainty Trope"
Many have been blaming the stock market’s and economy’s recent troubles on uncertainty — uncertainty about Europe, uncertainty about the U.S.’ own debt situation, uncertainty about the regulatory environment. But…
Ritholtz Likes Consumer Staples, Says Secular Bear Still in Effect
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says the recent market turmoil is part of a secular bear market that began in 2000. Ritholtz tells Bloomberg that he…
Ritholtz: Don't Believe the Hype; American Future Is Bright
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says that, despite what the doom and gloom crowd says, America is not in decline. Ritholtz tells Yahoo! Finance’s Daily Ticker…
Ritholtz: Markets "Don't Give A Flying Fig" About Election Polls
As the 2012 Presidential election draws closer and closer, the usual rhetoric about one candidate being better than another for the stock market is, as always, a big issue in…
Ritholtz on Individual Investors' Greatest Enemies
Barry Ritholtz of The Big Picture blog and FusionIQ says investors need to know who they are up against when managing their portfolios — and says that to find perhaps…
Ritholtz: Government Should Focus on Infrastructure
Barry Ritholtz says that America needs to undertake a major infrastructure repair and rebuilding program, which would stimulate the economy and provide a number of other benefits. “We have allowed…
Ritholtz: "Austerians" Have It All Wrong
Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says that the Federal Reserve has done just about all it can do it fix the economy, and that changes to…