Barry Ritholtz Quotes

I have plenty of investments that I wish I'd never made. But the model is to lose money on a lot of investments and then make 1,000X or 10,000X on an investment.

The last thing you want to do, unless it's a very unusual situation, is to invest money.

One of our big challenges with the newsletter is that everyone thinks big stocks are safe. That's not true at all. They're only safe if the money is flowing there.

All I'm trying to do is manage money and take care of my shareholders.

My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.

Both cheap value stocks and more glamorous growth stocks can work well in a portfolio - if done right.

One way to mitigate our risk is to invest in companies with understandable business models.

Internally, when we manage portfolios, we figure out what works in large cap, what works in mid cap, what works in small cap. Generally speaking, large cap stocks want earning stability, strong cash flow, margin expansion.

I invested in many companies, and I'm happy this one worked. This is capitalism. You invest in stock, it goes up, it goes down. You know, if you don't like capitalism, you don't like making money with stock, move to Cuba or China.

In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.

When it comes to money, the best investments were probably the ones I did not make.

Investing is a business where you can look very silly for a long period of time before you are proven right.

Like everybody, I have invested in things that have gone bad, because there's never any guarantee of success or profit when it comes to money.

I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.

The government can’t guarantee that you should earn profit from your investments.

It's hard to make small investments when you're a billion-dollar fund.

Well, there's always risk in long-term investment.

There's no such thing as wealth without risk.

I feel like investing in really solid stuff that I can control.

I don't think you should put all your money in one place. It must be invested in different investments.

Index investing outperforms active management year after year.

You could lose hundreds or thousands one day on paper and gain it all back the next, and it has literally no effect on your immediate future, provided the money you have in the market is money you're investing for the long haul (meaning at least three to five years).

Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.

Investors need to get rewarded for their investment, especially in unstable countries.

Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research.