For those of you who may be unaware, [Michael] Boskin is the economist/weasel/fraud who helped to officially distort the CPI, making it more or less worthless as a measure of inflation. The Boskin Commission... was an act of cowardice. Rather than man up and say fix this, its broken, we can't afford it.
Salesmen always need something to sell. - Barry Ritholtz
Salesmen always need something to sell.
- Barry Ritholtz
One thing I detest most about the financial press is the lack of accountability. All sorts of nonsense is said without penalty. - Barry Ritholtz
One thing I detest most about the financial press is the lack of accountability. All sorts of nonsense is said without penalty.
Keynes vs Hayek? Friedman vs Krugman? Those are the wrong intellectual debates. Its you vs. Tony Hayward, BP CEO, You vs. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sa… - Barry Ritholtz
Keynes vs Hayek? Friedman vs Krugman? Those are the wrong intellectual debates. Its you vs. Tony Hayward, BP CEO, You vs. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sa…
For those of you who may be unaware, [Michael] Boskin is the economist/weasel/fraud who helped to officially distort the CPI, making it more or less … - Barry Ritholtz
For those of you who may be unaware, [Michael] Boskin is the economist/weasel/fraud who helped to officially distort the CPI, making it more or less …
History is replete with examples of tech firms that were marginalized by new companies and technologies. - Barry Ritholtz
History is replete with examples of tech firms that were marginalized by new companies and technologies.
If I am going to trash others for their dumb predictions, I must at least hold myself to the same sort of accountability. - Barry Ritholtz
If I am going to trash others for their dumb predictions, I must at least hold myself to the same sort of accountability.
Returnless risk is not how you prepare for a decent retirement. - Barry Ritholtz
Returnless risk is not how you prepare for a decent retirement.
'Excessive regulation in the banking reform bill will destroy a substantial part of our bond-distributing machinery. Can anyone expect that a step of… - Barry Ritholtz
'Excessive regulation in the banking reform bill will destroy a substantial part of our bond-distributing machinery. Can anyone expect that a step of…
Never forget this simple truism: Forecasting is marketing, plain and simple. - Barry Ritholtz
Never forget this simple truism: Forecasting is marketing, plain and simple.
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