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"Many people compare the stock market to a casino but in a casino, the odds are stacked against you. The longer you play in a casino, the greater the odds you’ll walk away a loser because the house wins based on pure probability. It’s just the opposite in the stock market." - 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

"This rinse, lather, repeat cycle of market history is filled with epic stock narratives. A couple of the more recognizable ones in recent history include the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, real estate in the 2000s and the blockchain frenzy of 2010s. But what really makes them so fascinating is the underlying human psychology." - 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

"Right now, people are getting rich quick. But this will not last forever. And the worst thing about trying to get rich quick, aside from the fact that it usually backfires, is that when it doesn’t work, you’ll say that the game was rigged and leave forever." - 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

"We are one of the world’s richest nations, but many investors own the investment equivalent of Corn Dogs in their retirement accounts." - 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

"This week, I witnessed the craziest thing I’ve ever seen in the stock market. A merry band of traders, congregating on the popular internet message board, Reddit, successfully pulled off a massive short squeeze on shares of retailer GameStop (GME)." - Blair duQuesnayFor more visit: The Belle CurveFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Finding historical parallels to the pandemic ground hog day circumstances is all but impossible: Stuck at home, the usual in-person socializing non-existent, much of our favored live entertainments unavailable." - 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

"Which matters more to equities, valuations or the economy? This is not an abstract academic question, but rather the core of the debate between the stock market’s bulls and bears. " - 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

"Just developing the habit of putting money aside – and accomplishing that goal right away – may be the momentum you need to move the needle in the right direction and keep going." - Dina IsolaFor more visit: RealSmarticaFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"By accepting the potential for losses today, we earn the potential returns of tomorrow. Once you have accepted this fact, you are ahead of most investors – both individuals and professionals..." - Josh BrownFor more visit: The Reformed BrokerFor disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Learning to spend a little less in the present and a bit more in the future isn’t easy. We live in the moment, not in our 401(k) plans." - 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