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Ask The Compound

Got money questions? We’ve got answers. Join Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and a rotating lineup of financial pros as they break down your biggest questions about investing, markets, and personal finance. Ben is a leading financial writer and the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz. Duncan is a podcast producer and the Director of Creative Media at The Compound. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/
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Silicon Valley De-Platforming: Freedom & Censorship

"The constitution does not require you to turn over your home or businesses or any other property to allow anyone to communicate about anything." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 20, 20217 min

What is Wrong with These People?

"What is so striking about all of the people embracing unorthodox views isn’t that they are insane, but rather that they seem so normal ." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 18, 20216 min

It's OK to Build Wealth Slowly

"So much of the success for any investment or wealth-building strategy comes down to your personality." - Ben Carlson For more visit: A Wealth of Common Sense For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 15, 20215 min

The Stock Market is Causing the Bubbles

"When speculation is running rampant, as I believe it currently is, people stop thinking about the future and only think about today." - Michael Batnick For more visit: The Irrelevant Investor For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 14, 20217 min

Eventual Failure of False Belief Systems

"What is the penalty for being wrong? It is a surprisingly complicated question." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 12, 20215 min

Two Simple Rules For Building Real Wealth

"Simple beats complex in investing and life." - Tony Isola For more visit: A Teachable Moment For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 11, 20216 min

When an Asset Goes Out of Style

"As with any ‘investment’ you need to go in with your eyes wide open and recognize that what you are doing is risky. Tastes change." - Tadas Viskanta For more visit: Abnormal Returns For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 08, 20214 min

Lock It In

"I might take a lot of heat for writing this, but I’m going to write it anyway. If you’ve made life-changing money in one or more of the high flying stocks this year, it’s time to lock in some gains." - Blair duQuesnay For more visit: The Belle Curve For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 06, 20214 min

A Short History of Chasing the Best Performing Fund

"Vanguard and iShares basically killed the star mutual fund manager in recent decades." - Ben Carlson For more visit: A Wealth of Common Sense For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 05, 20216 min

What if You Only Invested at Market Peaks?

"Regardless of which risky asset classes you have in your portfolio, as this post illustrates, buying near all-time highs should not be a cause for concern." - Nick Maggiulli For more visit: Of Dollars and Data For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 31, 20205 min

How to Avoid Bear Markets

"There’s a very simple way to avoid bear markets. What you do is pull all of your money out of the stock market and just let it accumulate in your bank account." - Josh Brown For more visit: The Reformed Broker For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 30, 202012 min

A Recovery Squandered

"The biggest issue: the failure of Congress to pass the broadest stimulus package in the depths of the GFC. Sure, they rescued the banks, but they hardly did very much for the rest of the economy." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 23, 20203 min

"Take All Your Common Stocks And Sell Them"

"Had you followed Fred Schwed’s maxim for dying rich, you’d have been out of stocks long ago. And yes, you’d have watched them grow and grow and grow again in value. " - Josh Brown For more visit: The Reformed Broker For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 22, 20207 min

This Is Not The Way

"It feels like every day, I’m getting an email or a text from people outside the investing world asking me about speculative securities." - Michael Batnick For more visit: The Irrelevant Investor For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 21, 20206 min

Cape 2020 vs 1929

"One of the things that market analysts love to do is to compare recent market action with some prior historical era, and declare “The market today is just like ____.” Recall the 1987 parallels a few years ago or the more recent 1929 versions." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 20, 20207 min

How Are Normal People Supposed To Save For Retirement?

"Retirement investors needing the most help often get the least. Or worse!" - Tony Isola For more visit: A Teachable Moment For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 19, 20205 min

Asset Destruction

"For most of us who need life insurance, term life insurance will suffice. Term life insurance is cheap, easy to buy, and provides coverage for a set number of years. If you live past the term, you will no longer have life insurance coverage. And for most people, this is perfectly fine." - Blair duQuesnay For more visit: The Belle Curve For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 18, 20207 min

My 2020 Investing Lessons

"It’s counterintuitive that the best returns would come from investing when the economy is getting body-slammed but being uncomfortable when investing is typically a good sign." - Ben Carlson For more visit: A Wealth of Common Sense For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 17, 20206 min

Airbnb and DoorDash Showcase Best and Worst of Uber

"We have all heard “the next Uber” used to describe any hot company; each of this week’s hot IPOs — Airbnb and DoorDash — fit the description.: Both took a page from Uber when designing their own business models. One of them could very well fulfill that promise, the other, I find it highly doubtful." - Barry Ritholtz For more visit: The Big Picture For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 16, 20208 min

The Most Important Assumption

"Americans are living longer but not necessarily working longer. This means that retirement periods are longer. Retirees today must plan for their portfolio to sustain withdrawals for 20 or 30 years. " - Blair duQuesnay For more: The Belle Curve For disclosure information please visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/blog-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 14, 20204 min
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