Barry Ritholtz is Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, a financial planning and investment advisory firm with more than $5 billion in AUM. He is known as the “blogfather” for creating The Big Picture, one of the most influential and widely-read financial blogs on the web, and hosting Masters in Business, the longest-running and most popular podcast on Bloomberg Radio. Ritholtz has spent his career investigating behavioral finance and data analytics, reporting on and speaking with industry leaders across finance, technology, manufacturing, and academia. He is also a frequent commentator on business television, covering economics and the financial markets, and a regular guest in several major media outlets.
Barry Ritholtz Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
Academic History
THE BIG PICTURE
Since its launch in 2003, The Big Picture's mix of behavioral finance and data analysis has attracted nearly 300 million visitors.
The blog has been ranked as the No.1 financial blog to follow by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and others.
Numerous traffic sites rank The Big Picture as one of the most trafficked Markets/Economics blogs on the web.
EARLY CAREER
He wrote a weekly column for Bloomberg Opinion, focused on finance, the economy and the business world.
He also wrote a twice monthly column on personal finance and investing for The Washington Post.
He also served on the advisory boards of Riskalyze and Peer Street, two leading financial technology startups bringing transparency and analytics to the investment business.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Ritholtz is a frequent commentator on business television, covering economics and the financial markets, and a regular guest in several major media outlets.
He has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal and was the subject of several Barron's interviews.
He has also been interviewed or featured at MoneyShow, CNBC, Fox Business, InvestmentNews, Business Insider, the Washington Post, and more.
His previous book, “Bailout Nation,” was recognized as one of the Best Business Books of the Year, selected as the Investment Book of the Year and won a First Amendment Award for Outstanding Journalism.
Numerous media including USA Today, Miami Herald, Marketplace Radio and more named it as one of the best finance/business books of 2009.
RECOGNITIONS
15 Most Important Economic Journalists in the United States
25 Most Dangerous People in Financial Media