Investors spend a lot of time worrying about — and often acting on — the latest economic reports. But Barry Ritholtz says what they most often should do in such…
Category: Behavioral Finance
Ritholtz Gets Counterfactual About QE
Since the economy started to turn around in 2009, many pundits have contended that the weakness of the rebound is evidence that the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program has not…
Don't Let Your Brain Bully You Into Taking On Too Much Risk
Many investors who have missed out on much or all of the bull market gains since 2009 are now rushing back into stocks, The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig says.…
One Country And Four Sectors Robert Shiller Likes Now
Nobel Prize-winning Yale Economist Robert Shiller recently appeared on WealthTrack and offered some of his thoughts on where he’s been finding value in the stock market. (more…)
Don't Forget The Crisis
The pain of the 2008-09 financial crisis and market meltdown was deep and lasting, but there are signs that investors are finally moving on, say Jason Zweig, Joe Light, and…
Buffett's "To-Don't" List
When you are widely considered the greatest investor in the world, people want you to give them advice on what they should do. But in a recent CNBC appearance, Warren…
Ritholtz: Outcomes Sell, But Process Wins
Are you an outcome-oriented investor, or a process-oriented investor? Barry Ritholtz says he’s the latter, and you should be too. (more…)
Buffett: Real Estate Deals Offer Stock Investing Lessons
Warren Buffett will release his 2013 year-end letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders tomorrow, but the Oracle of Omaha has already released a particularly intriguing excerpt in Fortune magazine focusing on…
How Are Value Investors Made? Genetic Study Offers Answers
Are value investors the product of their environments, or are they genetically predisposed to go against the crowd? A new study says it’s a little of both. (more…)
Does Buy-and-Hold Reduce Risk?
How do you reduce risk in your investment portfolio? Most people try to do so by diversifying their assets and avoiding stocks when fears are high. But new research indicates…