Today on the podcast, we’re welcoming Barry Ritholtz. He’s co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, a firm that was launched in 2013. He’s the creator and host of Masters in Business, one of the earliest finance-related podcasts. He also regularly posts on The Big Picture, where he’s been covering everything investing related since 2003. He is the author of Bailout Nation, and his latest book, How Not to Invest: The Ideas, Numbers, and Behaviors That Destroy Wealth—and How to Avoid Them, has just been published.

Background and Books

Podcasts and More

Masters in Business podcast

The Big Picture

“Masters in Business - Ray Dalio Full Show,” Masters in Business podcast, Nov. 30, 2018

“An Interview With Ken Feinberg: Masters in Business,” Masters in Business podcast, Oct. 9, 2015

“MiB: Charley Ellis on Rethinking Investing,” Masters in Business podcast, Feb. 21, 2025

“Why Fear Is an Investor’s Worst Enemy” by Samantha Lamas from the 2017 Morningstar ETF Conference, Morningstar.com, Sept. 12, 2017

“Rabbithole: What Do People Get Wrong About Money?” The Big Picture, March 10, 2025

“It’s Been 40 Years Since Our Cover Story Declared ‘The Death of Equities,’ ” by Peter Coy, Bloomberg, Aug. 13, 2019

Readings

Winning the Loser’s Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing, Eighth Edition, by Charles D. Ellis

Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?, by Philip E. Tetlock

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman

Principles, by Ray Dalio

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