Barry Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. Ritholtz is the host of the Bloomberg Podcast Masters in Business in which he interviews influential figures on markets, investing and business. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com.[1]

Prior to founding Ritholtz Wealth Management, Ritholtz was CEO of Fusion IQ, prior to that chief market strategist at Maxim Group in New York, an investment bank.[2]

Writing

Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation,[3] published in 2009. He also writes an investing column for The Washington Post,[4] and a blog, The Big Picture.[5] In 2010, Ritholtz was named one of the "15 Most Important Economic Journalists" by The Daily Beast.[6] In 2009, he published his first book, Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy.[7]

Early life

Ritholtz graduated from Stony Brook University with a degrees in Math and Physics. He was a member of the school's equestrian team, and competed in the 1981 National Championships of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. After graduation, Ritholtz studied at Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York,[8] graduating in 1989 with a J.D. He passed the Bar exams in New York and New Jersey. He went on to practice law for a few years.[9]

Personal life

Ritholtz is a resident of Long Island, New York. He is Jewish and lives with his husband, Steven Rickman.

References
  1. TheStreet.com
  2. Schulte, Erin (August 3, 2004). "Placing a Wager On the Chip Sector" (PDF). Wall Street Journal. p. C3. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  3. Forbes
  4. Ritholtz's Washington Post columns
  5. The Wall Street Journal
  6. The Daily Beast
  7. "Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy, with New Post-Crisis Update". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  8. Dahle, Stephanie. "Get Briefed: Barry Ritholtz". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  9. Ritholtz's blog autobiography
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