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"But it is safe to say investors are going to experience much more volatility in long-term bonds in the years ahead and you’re not exactly being compensated for that increased volatility at current interest rate levels." - Ben CarlsonFor more visit: A Wealth of Common SenseFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Parents might focus on tuition and room and board prices and ignore another culprit that makes school more expensive: staying in college for longer than four years." - Dina IsolaFor more visit: RealSmarticaFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Your best day trading strategy is – Don’t do it!" - Tony IsolaFor more visit: A Teachable MomentFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I’m pretty sure this is a bubble. I’m also pretty sure this is still early days. What’s happening now feels very strange. It’s hard to know what’s real and what’s just like an inside joke." - Michael BatnickFor more visit: The Irrelevant InvestorFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The markets couldn’t care less about your financial goals. Fate is a financial mercenary." - Tony IsolaFor more visit: A Teachable MomentFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"If you want to blame a specific school of thought for why the post-financial crisis recovery was so weak, start with the group who opposed a trillion dollar fiscal response to the GFC." - Barry RitholtzFor more visit: The Big PictureFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"As a group, CEOs have a large impact on everything from technology to public policy. I tend more toward critic than cheerleader of the C-suite, but even I couldn’t help but notice the immense differences effective leadership made between the public and private sectors." - Barry RitholtzFor more visit: The Big PictureFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"So where does all of that tuition money go? Roughly 70% of the cost of college goes to administrators and teachers. So the biggest cost of college is labor and I don’t see colleges deciding to scrimp on these costs anytime soon." - Ben CarlsonFor more visit: A Wealth of Common SenseFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Having 12x income put away lets you withdraw 4-5% of your portfolio annually and adjust it to inflation. This is what most experts recommend retirees take out annually. This keeps retirees from running out of money too early in retirement." - Tony IsolaFor more visit: A Teachable MomentFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Unfortunately, the price you sell your home for is only one side of the equation. You have to live somewhere so selling your house for a higher price simply means you would turn around and have to buy another house that’s also trading for a higher price, thus negating any windfall from the sale of your home." - Ben CarlsonFor more visit: A Wealth of Common SenseFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices