Archive for June, 2011

It’s That Time of Year: Calendar Can Trump Fundamentals – Barron’s

It's That Time of Year: Calendar Can Trump FundamentalsBarron’sBarry Ritholtz, author of the The Big Picture blog (www.ritholtz.com) in his spare waking moments when he's not taking care of business as the chief executive and director of equity research of Fusion IQ, suggests that's been at work in recent days as …

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As Windows Are Dressed, Equity Outlooks Are Unmoved – Forbes (blog)

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As Windows Are Dressed, Equity Outlooks Are UnmovedForbes (blog)Wall Street strategist Barry Ritholtz wrote in his blog Wednesday that the anemically-low trading volumes on the days that the Dow had its big gains this week are evidence that it is “simply a case of funds marking up stocks into the close of the 2nd [...]

The Mythology Surrounding Earnings Estimates – Seeking Alpha

The Mythology Surrounding Earnings EstimatesSeeking AlphaBarry Ritholtz features the WSJ article and also some stale research from McKinsey, conclusions that I refuted in this original research from last October. Here at "A Dash" we are big-time fans of Barry's blog as well as his more recent writing …and more »

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Analysis: Fed Compared To Big ‘Fixed-Income Hedge Fund’ – Barron’s (blog)

Analysis: Fed Compared To Big 'Fixed-Income Hedge Fund'Barron’s (blog)His review is the basis for a post on money manager Barry Ritholtz's popular Big Picture blog. It was actually written by the folks at the Global Macro Monitor. They conclude that Ely's analysis shows a Fed that has gone from ”being a taxpayer …and more »

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Media mind games: what are US investors really thinking? – Citywire.co.uk

Media mind games: what are US investors really thinking?Citywire.co.ukNo, not really, according to leading market commentator Barry Ritholtz. Although he's a regular on US business TV, Ritholtz reckons a fickle financial media is doing little to help. 'The financial press in the US is pretty much infotainment,' he told …

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What Consumers Can Learn From a Cadillac Christmas Card – The Atlantic

What Consumers Can Learn From a Cadillac Christmas CardThe AtlanticAs Barry Ritholtz has written in the Washington Post: Those partnership-track careers? The dirty little secret: Those firms love to get their young employees leveraged up. They will even help you get that way, co-signing mortgages for big houses or …

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Barry Ritholtz, CEO, Fusioniq – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Barry Ritholtz, CEO, FusioniqistockAnalyst.com (press release)BARRY RITHOLTZ, CEO, FUSIONIQ, TALKS ABOUT THE ECONOMY AT BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE TOM KEENE, BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE HOST: It is The Big Picture. It is must read by everyone in the Street on the web. Barry Ritholtz with us. We just had on Tobias, …and more »

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Taking wrong lessons from the banking crisis. – Toronto Star Blogs (blog)

Taking wrong lessons from the banking crisis.Toronto Star Blogs (blog)If we look hard at what most reformers from Paul Volcker to Barry Ritholtz have called for, what the reforms amount to is still more laws and rules that businesspeople bent on a quick buck always have found a way to stay clear of while trousering [...]

A Luxury ‘Experience’ With Louis XIII – Wall Street Journal

A Luxury 'Experience' With Louis XIIIWall Street Journal"So, in other words, no shots," said Barry Ritholtz, the CEO at Fusion IQ, a quantitative research firm. Mr. Bollet ignored him and dove in: "Imagine in 1911, a peasant was working on what you are about to drink. Admire the color, the viscosity. …and more »

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Life Lessons From The Wealthy – Benzinga

Life Lessons From The WealthyBenzingaBarry Ritholtz' latest from the Washington Post struck a nice philosophical cord this week with the title being 7 Life Lessons From The Very Wealthy. Some of it was common sense like don't leverage yourself up as much as you are able …

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