Barry Ritholtz
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Chair/CIO of RWM; Masters-in-Business podcast/radio host
Chair/CIO of RWM; Masters-in-Business podcast/radio host
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Barry Ritholtz
@ritholtz.bsky.social
· Mar 24
It's finally here! Hardcover, e-reader/kindle, and audio/audible versions of:
"How Not To Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth - and how to avoid them."
www.hownottoinvestbook.com
"How Not To Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth - and how to avoid them."
www.hownottoinvestbook.com
Venezuela called ‘Uninvestable’ as Trump Pushes Oil Plan
Exxon CEO Darren Woods:
“If we look at the legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuela today, it’s uninvestable. What are the commercial arrangements, the legal frameworks?”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Exxon CEO Darren Woods:
“If we look at the legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuela today, it’s uninvestable. What are the commercial arrangements, the legal frameworks?”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Venezuela called ‘Uninvestable’ as Trump Pushes Oil Plan
Exxon CEO Darren Woods:
“If we look at the legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuela today, it’s uninvestable. What are the commercial arrangements, the legal frameworks?”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Exxon CEO Darren Woods:
“If we look at the legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today in Venezuela today, it’s uninvestable. What are the commercial arrangements, the legal frameworks?”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
10 Weekend Reads:
-Dopamine Markets
-The $2BExperiment to Transform Restaurants w/Robots + AI
-Killer AI Drone
-The Mischievous Ex-Bankers Behind “Industry”
-The Front-Runner
-How to Do Great Work
-How Poeher's ‘Good Hang’ broke thru celebrity podcast fatigue
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-w...
-Dopamine Markets
-The $2BExperiment to Transform Restaurants w/Robots + AI
-Killer AI Drone
-The Mischievous Ex-Bankers Behind “Industry”
-The Front-Runner
-How to Do Great Work
-How Poeher's ‘Good Hang’ broke thru celebrity podcast fatigue
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-w...
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
10 Weekend Reads:
-Dopamine Markets
-The $2BExperiment to Transform Restaurants w/Robots + AI
-Killer AI Drone
-The Mischievous Ex-Bankers Behind “Industry”
-The Front-Runner
-How to Do Great Work
-How Poeher's ‘Good Hang’ broke thru celebrity podcast fatigue
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-w...
-Dopamine Markets
-The $2BExperiment to Transform Restaurants w/Robots + AI
-Killer AI Drone
-The Mischievous Ex-Bankers Behind “Industry”
-The Front-Runner
-How to Do Great Work
-How Poeher's ‘Good Hang’ broke thru celebrity podcast fatigue
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-w...
Institutional homeowners account for about 1% of US homeowners
via @jonathanmiller
via @jonathanmiller
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Institutional homeowners account for about 1% of US homeowners
via @jonathanmiller
via @jonathanmiller
Seems bullish, no?
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Seems bullish, no?
While we await SCOTUS' Tariff decision, listen to a conversation with Neal Katyall, the attorney who argued and won at the Appellate Level and mopped the floor with the solicitor general at the Supreme Court argument
ritholtz.com/2025/09/mib-...
ritholtz.com/2025/09/mib-...
MiB: Special Edition: Neal Katyal on Challenging Trump's Global Tariffs - The Big Picture
On this special edition of the show, I speak with Neal Katyal, Milbank LLP partner and former acting Solicitor General of the US. We sat down in the studio on Wednesday, August 27th, just two d...
ritholtz.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
While we await SCOTUS' Tariff decision, listen to a conversation with Neal Katyall, the attorney who argued and won at the Appellate Level and mopped the floor with the solicitor general at the Supreme Court argument
ritholtz.com/2025/09/mib-...
ritholtz.com/2025/09/mib-...
10 Friday AM Reads
-Even Permabears Have Portfolios. Where Jeremy Grantham Sees Value Now
-Sephora: Beauty Has Never Been More Cutthroat.
-1,000+ Companies Are Suing Over Trump Tariffs
-25 Lessons on Money & Meaning
-Sci-Fi & the art of prediction.
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-f...
-Even Permabears Have Portfolios. Where Jeremy Grantham Sees Value Now
-Sephora: Beauty Has Never Been More Cutthroat.
-1,000+ Companies Are Suing Over Trump Tariffs
-25 Lessons on Money & Meaning
-Sci-Fi & the art of prediction.
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-f...
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
10 Friday AM Reads
-Even Permabears Have Portfolios. Where Jeremy Grantham Sees Value Now
-Sephora: Beauty Has Never Been More Cutthroat.
-1,000+ Companies Are Suing Over Trump Tariffs
-25 Lessons on Money & Meaning
-Sci-Fi & the art of prediction.
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-f...
-Even Permabears Have Portfolios. Where Jeremy Grantham Sees Value Now
-Sephora: Beauty Has Never Been More Cutthroat.
-1,000+ Companies Are Suing Over Trump Tariffs
-25 Lessons on Money & Meaning
-Sci-Fi & the art of prediction.
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-f...
This chart is fascinating via Torsten Slok, Apollo
January 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This chart is fascinating via Torsten Slok, Apollo
January 8, 2026 at 12:54 PM
10 Thursday AM Reads
-The Great Credit Convergence
-The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
-On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion
-A tale of 2 Ralphs — and the reality of a K-shaped economy
-America Is Falling Out of Love With Pizza
-The Worst Shot Ever Taken
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-t...
-The Great Credit Convergence
-The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
-On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion
-A tale of 2 Ralphs — and the reality of a K-shaped economy
-America Is Falling Out of Love With Pizza
-The Worst Shot Ever Taken
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-t...
10 Thursday AM Reads - The Big Picture
My morning train WFH reads: • The Great Credit Convergence: How public and private credit are now one market (Paul Kedrosky) • The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth: You may have heard that Venezuela has the w...
ritholtz.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
10 Thursday AM Reads
-The Great Credit Convergence
-The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
-On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion
-A tale of 2 Ralphs — and the reality of a K-shaped economy
-America Is Falling Out of Love With Pizza
-The Worst Shot Ever Taken
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-t...
-The Great Credit Convergence
-The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
-On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion
-A tale of 2 Ralphs — and the reality of a K-shaped economy
-America Is Falling Out of Love With Pizza
-The Worst Shot Ever Taken
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-t...
Reposted by Barry Ritholtz
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
How did a layoff lead to a revolution in financial data?
Mike Bloomberg shares the story behind the Bloomberg Terminal, lessons from serving as NYC Mayor, and his philosophy on risk-taking and leadership:
YouTube: lnkd.in/eq3WSBee
Spotify: lnkd.in/eiM9SKvd
Apple: lnkd.in/e9zQqDP7
Mike Bloomberg shares the story behind the Bloomberg Terminal, lessons from serving as NYC Mayor, and his philosophy on risk-taking and leadership:
YouTube: lnkd.in/eq3WSBee
Spotify: lnkd.in/eiM9SKvd
Apple: lnkd.in/e9zQqDP7
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
How did a layoff lead to a revolution in financial data?
Mike Bloomberg shares the story behind the Bloomberg Terminal, lessons from serving as NYC Mayor, and his philosophy on risk-taking and leadership:
YouTube: lnkd.in/eq3WSBee
Spotify: lnkd.in/eiM9SKvd
Apple: lnkd.in/e9zQqDP7
Mike Bloomberg shares the story behind the Bloomberg Terminal, lessons from serving as NYC Mayor, and his philosophy on risk-taking and leadership:
YouTube: lnkd.in/eq3WSBee
Spotify: lnkd.in/eiM9SKvd
Apple: lnkd.in/e9zQqDP7
I have been a Brennan fan for many years, but I have to tell you how much I really enjoyed this segment of Blocks
You may have missed it over the holidays, but @profgalloway is a breath of fresh air
youtu.be/QKiQdiwRRxs?...
You may have missed it over the holidays, but @profgalloway is a breath of fresh air
youtu.be/QKiQdiwRRxs?...
Scott Galloway | Blocks Podcast w/ Neal Brennan
YouTube video by Neal Brennan
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I have been a Brennan fan for many years, but I have to tell you how much I really enjoyed this segment of Blocks
You may have missed it over the holidays, but @profgalloway is a breath of fresh air
youtu.be/QKiQdiwRRxs?...
You may have missed it over the holidays, but @profgalloway is a breath of fresh air
youtu.be/QKiQdiwRRxs?...
Reposted by Barry Ritholtz
10 Tuesday AM Reads
-Behind every influencer is an army of the influenced, many adrift in debt and mass-produced clutter
-Was Venezuela an Inside Job?
-Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn’t deliver
-Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-t...
-Behind every influencer is an army of the influenced, many adrift in debt and mass-produced clutter
-Was Venezuela an Inside Job?
-Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn’t deliver
-Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-t...
10 Tuesday AM Reads - The Big Picture
My morning train WFH reads: • Behind every influencer is an army of the influenced, many adrift in debt and mass-produced clutter. The platforms need influencers and influencers need audiences — but w...
ritholtz.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:06 PM
10 Tuesday AM Reads
-Behind every influencer is an army of the influenced, many adrift in debt and mass-produced clutter
-Was Venezuela an Inside Job?
-Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn’t deliver
-Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-t...
-Behind every influencer is an army of the influenced, many adrift in debt and mass-produced clutter
-Was Venezuela an Inside Job?
-Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn’t deliver
-Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-t...
10 Monday AM Reads
-Fighting Trends Isn’t a Strategy. It’s a Personality Flaw
-The “Hottest” Economy? Markets Tell a Different Story
-A Birkin Looks Better on Your Arm Than in a Hedge Fund
-How Trump Became the Unlikely Champion of Easing Marijuana Restrictions
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-m...
-Fighting Trends Isn’t a Strategy. It’s a Personality Flaw
-The “Hottest” Economy? Markets Tell a Different Story
-A Birkin Looks Better on Your Arm Than in a Hedge Fund
-How Trump Became the Unlikely Champion of Easing Marijuana Restrictions
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-m...
January 5, 2026 at 12:26 PM
10 Monday AM Reads
-Fighting Trends Isn’t a Strategy. It’s a Personality Flaw
-The “Hottest” Economy? Markets Tell a Different Story
-A Birkin Looks Better on Your Arm Than in a Hedge Fund
-How Trump Became the Unlikely Champion of Easing Marijuana Restrictions
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-m...
-Fighting Trends Isn’t a Strategy. It’s a Personality Flaw
-The “Hottest” Economy? Markets Tell a Different Story
-A Birkin Looks Better on Your Arm Than in a Hedge Fund
-How Trump Became the Unlikely Champion of Easing Marijuana Restrictions
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-m...
A wildlife photographer who was exploring a remote pocket of the Italian Alps has discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints preserved in the vertical face of a mountainside.
news.artnet.com/art-world/di...
news.artnet.com/art-world/di...
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A wildlife photographer who was exploring a remote pocket of the Italian Alps has discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints preserved in the vertical face of a mountainside.
news.artnet.com/art-world/di...
news.artnet.com/art-world/di...
"The investment traps that destroy wealth and how to avoid them"
This is the long-form interview I did with BigThink:
youtu.be/S-UqYUfvwss?...
This is the long-form interview I did with BigThink:
youtu.be/S-UqYUfvwss?...
The investment traps that destroy wealth and how to avoid them with Barry Ritholtz | Full Interview
YouTube video by Big Think
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"The investment traps that destroy wealth and how to avoid them"
This is the long-form interview I did with BigThink:
youtu.be/S-UqYUfvwss?...
This is the long-form interview I did with BigThink:
youtu.be/S-UqYUfvwss?...
10 Sunday Reads:
-Partying at Mar-a-Lago with the New MAGA Media Stars
-Meta does not crack down on scammers
-Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
-Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files
-How Project 2025 kneecapped the US press
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-s...
-Partying at Mar-a-Lago with the New MAGA Media Stars
-Meta does not crack down on scammers
-Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
-Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files
-How Project 2025 kneecapped the US press
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-s...
10 Sunday Reads - The Big Picture
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Partying at Mar-a-Lago with the New MAGA Media Stars: While major news outlets obsessed over the anticipated ...
ritholtz.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:35 PM
10 Sunday Reads:
-Partying at Mar-a-Lago with the New MAGA Media Stars
-Meta does not crack down on scammers
-Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
-Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files
-How Project 2025 kneecapped the US press
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-s...
-Partying at Mar-a-Lago with the New MAGA Media Stars
-Meta does not crack down on scammers
-Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
-Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files
-How Project 2025 kneecapped the US press
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-s...
10 Weekend Reads
-The Era Of The Business Idiot
-Appreciation for Air Jordans
-Critical Ignoring
-Why does something exist instead of nothing?
-Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
-Why Everyone Loves Japan
-Inconceivable! Rob Reiner’s Legendary Movie Career
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-w...
-The Era Of The Business Idiot
-Appreciation for Air Jordans
-Critical Ignoring
-Why does something exist instead of nothing?
-Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
-Why Everyone Loves Japan
-Inconceivable! Rob Reiner’s Legendary Movie Career
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-w...
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
10 Weekend Reads
-The Era Of The Business Idiot
-Appreciation for Air Jordans
-Critical Ignoring
-Why does something exist instead of nothing?
-Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
-Why Everyone Loves Japan
-Inconceivable! Rob Reiner’s Legendary Movie Career
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-w...
-The Era Of The Business Idiot
-Appreciation for Air Jordans
-Critical Ignoring
-Why does something exist instead of nothing?
-Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
-Why Everyone Loves Japan
-Inconceivable! Rob Reiner’s Legendary Movie Career
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-w...
Reposted by Barry Ritholtz
A Birkin is a nice thing to own, but not necessarily as part of your investment portfolio
A Birkin Looks Better on Your Arm Than in a Hedge Fund
Social media algorithms know me better than I do. Who knew I’d get such joy from watching Love Luxury, a handbag reseller with a YouTube channel that typically features bereft women trying to sell Birkin bags gifted from former lovers? “It is just too painful to keep,” one says. “Oh, and the stickers are still on … can I get $50,000 for it?”
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 12:15 PM
A Birkin is a nice thing to own, but not necessarily as part of your investment portfolio
10 Friday AM Reads
-Charts of the year: Trump’s attempt to reshape world trade
-Warren Buffett: A Question of Character
-ChatGPT is overrated. Here’s what to use instead
-Fixing the Pentagon’s Gilded Fortress
-Russia’s losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-f...
-Charts of the year: Trump’s attempt to reshape world trade
-Warren Buffett: A Question of Character
-ChatGPT is overrated. Here’s what to use instead
-Fixing the Pentagon’s Gilded Fortress
-Russia’s losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-f...
10 Friday AM Reads - The Big Picture
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Charts of the year: Trump’s attempt to reshape world trade: The US president’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs spooked markets but the global trading system has prov...
ritholtz.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:13 PM
10 Friday AM Reads
-Charts of the year: Trump’s attempt to reshape world trade
-Warren Buffett: A Question of Character
-ChatGPT is overrated. Here’s what to use instead
-Fixing the Pentagon’s Gilded Fortress
-Russia’s losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-f...
-Charts of the year: Trump’s attempt to reshape world trade
-Warren Buffett: A Question of Character
-ChatGPT is overrated. Here’s what to use instead
-Fixing the Pentagon’s Gilded Fortress
-Russia’s losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever
ritholtz.com/2026/01/10-f...
10 New Year’s Eve AM Reads
-The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico
-Earth Is Running Out of Sand
-The 100-Month Car Loan
-Is the Fed truly independent?
-The Santa Presidency
- 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025
-The intellect of LeBron James
ritholtz.com/2025/12/10-n...
-The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico
-Earth Is Running Out of Sand
-The 100-Month Car Loan
-Is the Fed truly independent?
-The Santa Presidency
- 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025
-The intellect of LeBron James
ritholtz.com/2025/12/10-n...
10 New Year's Eve AM Reads - The Big Picture
My morning train WFH reads: • The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico: Its exports to the U.S. have surged since President Trump imposed new duties on countries this year. (Wall Str...
ritholtz.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
10 New Year’s Eve AM Reads
-The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico
-Earth Is Running Out of Sand
-The 100-Month Car Loan
-Is the Fed truly independent?
-The Santa Presidency
- 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025
-The intellect of LeBron James
ritholtz.com/2025/12/10-n...
-The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico
-Earth Is Running Out of Sand
-The 100-Month Car Loan
-Is the Fed truly independent?
-The Santa Presidency
- 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025
-The intellect of LeBron James
ritholtz.com/2025/12/10-n...
Reposted by Barry Ritholtz
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
Weekend long reads preview:
The Era Of The Business Idiot: We live in the era of the symbolic executive, when "being good at stuff" matters far less than the appearance of doing stuff, where "what's useful" is dictated by "the vibes."
www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...
The Era Of The Business Idiot: We live in the era of the symbolic executive, when "being good at stuff" matters far less than the appearance of doing stuff, where "what's useful" is dictated by "the vibes."
www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...
The Era Of The Business Idiot
Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize.
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Weekend long reads preview:
The Era Of The Business Idiot: We live in the era of the symbolic executive, when "being good at stuff" matters far less than the appearance of doing stuff, where "what's useful" is dictated by "the vibes."
www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...
The Era Of The Business Idiot: We live in the era of the symbolic executive, when "being good at stuff" matters far less than the appearance of doing stuff, where "what's useful" is dictated by "the vibes."
www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...