Barry Ritholtz

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Barry Ritholtz
Born1961
EducationStony Brook University, Yeshiva University - Wilf Campus, Cardoza School of Law
OccupationFounder of Ritholtz Wealth Management
Website ritholtz.com

Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, founder and CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. Ritholtz is the host of the Bloomberg Podcast Masters in Business in which he interviews influential figures on markets, investing and business. [1] He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. [2]

Contents

Ritholtz, Ben Carlson, Josh Brown, and Michael Batnick, run a blog with insights on financial markets entitled The Big Picture. [3]

Prior to founding Ritholtz Wealth Management, Ritholtz was CEO of Fusion IQ, prior to that chief market strategist at Maxim Group in New York, an investment bank. [4]

Early life

Ritholtz graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in political science and a minor in philosophy.[ citation needed ] He was a member of the school's equestrian team, and competed in the 1981 National Championships of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. After graduation, Ritholtz studied at Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, [5] graduating cum laude in 1989 with a J.D. He passed the Bar exams in New York and New Jersey. He went on to practice law for a few years. [6]

Writing

Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation, [7] published in 2009. He also writes an investing column for The Washington Post , [8] and a blog, The Big Picture, which has been running since 2003. [3] [9] In 2009, he published his first book, Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy. [10]

Recognition

In 2010, Ritholtz was named one of the "15 Most Important Economic Journalists" by The Daily Beast . [11]

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References

  1. "Masters in Business Podcast - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. TheStreet.com
  3. 1 2 "The Big Picture - Blog". www.finnotes.org. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  4. Schulte, Erin (August 3, 2004). "Placing a Wager On the Chip Sector" (PDF). Wall Street Journal. p. C3. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  5. Dahle, Stephanie. "Get Briefed: Barry Ritholtz". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  6. "Barry Ritholtz, Curriculum Vitae". The Big Picture. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  7. "Summary: 'Bailout Nation'". Forbes . Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  8. Ritholtz's Washington Post columns
  9. The Wall Street Journal
  10. "Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy, with New Post-Crisis Update". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  11. The Daily Beast