A modern Pecora Commission could right Wall Street wrongs
A modern Pecora Commission could right Wall Street wrongs Barry Ritholtz January 28 2012 ~~~ What shall we make of this surprise pronouncement in President Obama’s State of the Union address? A belated investigation has been launched into the role of fraud in the financial crisis. This much is clear: Despite rampant illegalities, bank fraud...
A Modern Pecora Commission ?
> My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at the newly impaneled Office of Mortgage Origination and Securitization Abuses. Print version had the headline A Chance for a modern Pecora Commission to right Wall Street wrongs. It’s fair to ask: Is this new task force a meaningless exercise? The article...
What do the markets have to do with the election? Not much.
What do the markets have to do with the election? Not much. Barry Ritholtz Washington Post, January 15 2012 ~~~ Just about this time every campaign cycle, the pundits get all excited about what Mr. Market is saying about the election: What does this candidate or that mean for the stock market returns? Will an...
What Markets Say About Elections (Hint: Not Much)
> My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at the false claims of the pundits about what markets “say” about elections. The print version had the short headline The markets don’t care how you vote; The online version has the longer What do the markets have to do with...
Getting Ahead of Forecaster Folly
Investing in 2012: Get ahead of forecaster folly By Barry Ritholtz, January 1, 2012 ~~~ The new year has arrived, and so investors are inundated with all manner of lists: Best and worst stocks for 2012, forecasts of where the economy is going, favorite investments for the year and more.What’s an investor to do? You...
Forecaster Folly for 2012
> My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at a regular slice of silliness this time of year, the Folly of Forecasts. The print version had the full headline Your short guide to getting ahead of forecaster folly for 2012 while the online version is merely Investing in 2012: Get...
Washinton Post: Dear Santa SEC, Congress, White House
> My Sunday Washington Post column is out. Its on the front page of the business section this holiday morning, looking at what Investors are hoping to get from Santa this year. The print version had the headline Dear Santa, SEC, Congress, White House, while the online version used What investors are hoping to find...
MF Global Collapse Reveals Systemic Risk
> My Sunday Washington Post column is out this morning. Today, we look at The systemic risk revealed by MF Global’s collapse. As has been the case so many times, the details of this debacle are found in the regulatory changes lobbied for — and recieved — by Corzine and the MF Global legal crew....
Beware the Black Friday Retail Hype
> My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at retail sales, inflation, and forecasts: Did Black Friday save the season? Beware the retail hype. The key takeaway is that sales improved over last year consistent with the first 10 months of 20121 — but the insane forecasts from the...
Examining the big lie: How the facts of the economic crisis stack up
Examining the big lie: How the facts of the economic crisis stack up Barry Ritholtz Washington Post, November 19 ~~~ It’s fair to say that our discussion about the big lie touched a nerve. The big lie of the financial crisis, of course, is that troubling technique used to try to change the narrative history...
The Viral Big Lie
My Washington Post article, What caused the financial crisis? The Big Lie goes viral, was the single most popular article of the Sunday paper.
Traffic migrated from the rest of the Post readers, and it generated 800+ comments
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Investor Types to Avoid
Investor Types to Avoid Barry Ritholtz RealMoney April 19, 2005 ~~~ Has this ever happened to you? You’ve been waiting to deploy some fresh capital capital. You’ve done your homework — checked the charts technical-analysis, looked over the fundamentals fundamental-analysis. You are ready to make a buy. But moments before you pull the trigger, someone...
