Most money managers are better at buying than selling, according to an article by Bloomberg columnist Barry Ritholtz. This is the conclusion of a report published in January that concludes:…
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2019 Predictions Will Miss the Mark, or Worse
A Bloomberg article by columnist Barry Ritholtz notes that this is the time of year when prognostications surface from strategists and analysts but asserts that they are, “for the most…
Small and Passive is Better in Money Management
A recent S&P report offers deep-dive analysis into mutual fund performance over the past year versus various benchmarks, according to a Bloomberg article by columnist Barry Ritholtz. “Growth stocks are trouncing…
Ritholtz on the Stock Market Meltdown
In a recent Bloomberg article, columnist Barry Ritholtz offers a tongue-in-cheek “after-the-fact explanation in great detail and with complete and utter certainty of what just occurred in the markets, and…
Ritholtz: Index Funds Can Weather Cruel Markets
In an article for Bloomberg, columnist Barry Ritholtz debates the claim that passive investors will bear the brunt of an equity slump. Specifically, Ritholtz refutes the argument presented by Times…
Index Funds Will Be Fine
A recent Bloomberg article by columnist Barry Ritholtz argues that, despite the maturation in index investing and a slowdown in inflows to passive funds, “indexing is still giving active funds…
Ritholtz Ranks What Helps or Hurts Investment Returns
In a recent Bloomberg article, columnist Barry Ritholtz ranks those factors that he believes drive investment portfolio returns. “An unexpected challenge in performing this exercise,” writes Ritholtz, is a tendency…
Every Investor Should Read These O'Shaughnessy Tweets
In a recent Bloomberg article, columnist Barry Ritholtz references a provocative tweetstorm by famed investor James O’Shaughnessy regarding “investor ignorance.” “The post, as regular readers know,” writes Ritholtz, “was about…
A Change in Hedge-Fund Fee Structure is Afoot
In a recent Bloomberg article, columnist Barry Ritholtz underscores his long-standing criticism of the traditional “2 and 20” hedge-fund industry fee structure as “expensive and unnecessary.” Expensive, Ritholtz writes, “because…
Stories Don't Necessarily Reflect Reality
In to a recent Bloomberg article, columnist Barry Ritholtz writes, “Contrary to widespread belief, the news does not drive markets or prices; rather, it is the markets that drive news.”…