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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
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. Ritholtz, along with Ritholtz Wealth Management peers Ben Carlson, Josh Brown, and
Michael Batnick Michael Batnick is an American author, blogger, and Chartered Financial Analyst from Merrick, New York. He runs the daily online blog ''the irrelevant investor'', where he aims to educate people about investing. He is also a co-host of two wee ...
, runs a blog with insights on financial markets entitled ''The Big Picture''. Prior to founding Ritholtz Wealth Management, Ritholtz was CEO of
Fusion IQ Fusion, or synthesis, is the process of combining two or more distinct entities into a new whole. Fusion may also refer to: Science and technology Physics *Nuclear fusion, multiple atomic nuclei combining to form one or more different atomic nucl ...
, prior to that chief market strategist at
Maxim Group Maxim or Maksim may refer to: Entertainment * ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine ** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition ** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition *Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...
in New York, an investment bank.


Writing

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


Early life

Ritholtz graduated from
Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university in Stony Brook, New York. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is one of the State University of New York system's ...
with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy . 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 The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University. Located in New York City and founded in 1976, the school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Cardozo graduated its first class in 1979. An LL.M. p ...
in New York, graduating cum laude 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.Ritholtz's blog autobiography
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References


External links


The Big Picture (Ritholtz's blog)

Bloomberg View columns


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