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Barry Ritholtz

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Shopmas now begins on Thanksgiving Day. Apparently, escaping the families you cannot stand to spend another minute with on Thanksgiving Day to go buy them gifts is how some Americans show their affection for one another. Weird. Barry Ritholtz

Little white lies are told by humans all the time. Indeed, lying is often how we get through each day in a happy little bubble. We spend time and energy rationalizing our own behaviors, beliefs and decision-making processes. Barry Ritholtz

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The electronics industry expanded rapidly and the seeds for the semiconductor and software revolution were planted. The postwar period also saw the suburbanization of America, the rise of the homeowner, the build-out of the interstate highway system, and the rise of automobile culture. Credit availability expanded dramatically. Barry Ritholtz

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The beauty of diversification is it's about as close as you can get to a free lunch in investing. Barry Ritholtz

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A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees. Barry Ritholtz

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Have a well-thought financial plan that is not dependent upon correctly guessing what will happen in the future. Barry Ritholtz

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With Twitter, you can build your own virtual trading floor and research department, populated by the smartest people on earth. Almost any subject or sector has you can think of, you can find a few people with an expertise in that area. Barry Ritholtz

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How are the cabs in your city? In Manhattan, where I work, they are rather awful. Barry Ritholtz

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When it comes to investing, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all portfolio. Barry Ritholtz

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Once you research an idea, you begin to develop a perspective. Writing about anything in public, often in real time, has helped fashion my views. Barry Ritholtz

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Anyone can make an article longer; the skill is keeping it tight and lean. Barry Ritholtz

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A number of bloggers in economics and the financial sector have risen to prominence through the sheer strength of their work. Note it was not their family connections nor ties to Ivy League schools or elite banks, but rather the strength of their research, analysis and writing. Barry Ritholtz

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Any time you speak to people about their posture, you learn about their most recent investment activity. When someone just bought stocks, they tend to be bullish; someone who just sold is bearish. Barry Ritholtz

TV producers want ratings and are willing to do nearly anything to get them. They gin up artificial conflicts and create an urgency for even the most minor of economic data points. Barry Ritholtz

Forecasting is simply not a strength of the species; we are much better with tools and narrative storytelling. Barry Ritholtz

Strength Better Tools Simply Forecasting Narrative Storytelling Much Species

You, your employer and your plan's investment managers fail to follow even the most basic rules of investing. You overtrade, chase performance, do not think long term. All of you - All Of You - have done a horrible job managing your retirement plans. Barry Ritholtz

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Often, investors will discover a manager after he's had a terrific run, usually when he lands on a magazine cover somewhere. Invariably, funds swell up with new investor money just before they revert to their long-term averages. Barry Ritholtz

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Much of the traditional thinking about cash is well intentioned but unrealistic. Should you have six months of living expenses in the bank for emergencies? Sure. Do you? Probably not. Barry Ritholtz

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