Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 29, 2023

So I was a mile deep on a subject matter of bond indexing, but now I had the opportunity to lead an equity indexing group, the entire fixed income team, our investment strategy team that does research for our clients around portfolio construction, those types of things. They create the benchmark. DAVIS: Yes, exactly.

Investments 52

Investments Benchmarking Valuation Construction 52

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 20, 2024

And the advice that he gave to David Einhorn about it that helped lead Einhorn to start really kicking the benchmark’s butt again for the past couple of years. We built a company that was focused on valuation, initially, actually targeting corporate strategic planning departments. That’s really bad.

Concentration 69

Concentration Marketing Valuation Investments 69

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 24, 2023

The fact that you’ve got declining risk appetite, declines are prolonged, deep and valuations mean revert. The second, and what’s interesting about that period, is the fact that valuations actually peaked in 1961. MIAN: Valuations are ebb and flow. Construction employment last year was a record.

Marketing 52

Marketing Construction Valuation Investments 52

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 24, 2022

And how do we think about them from a valuation perspective? And actually, that sweet, that collection of strategies, which is in the Morningstar alternatives fund is where a lot of our portfolio managers were turning to at the end of last year when, you know, fixed income is so poor on a prospective basis, equity, valuations are really high.

Investments 52

Investments Valuation Benchmarking Marketing 52

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And they also have a unique approach to feeds when they’re generating alpha, when they’re outperforming their benchmark, they take a performance fee. So, you know, our sister company in South Africa, Africa have done 8% above the benchmark. Then the volatility and, and the valuation makes an enormous difference.

Investments 52

Investments Valuation Numbers Math 52

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Their benchmarks were down. How much credit goes to places like the FDIC or the SEC or is it just the full faith and credit of the US government standing on top of a very healthy macro economy 00:23:14 [Speaker Changed] In terms of the market construct comparing us versus the rest of the world? They were down 3.8%.

Investments 59

Investments Numbers Marketing Leverage 59

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

And because remember, Lehman had the Lehman Agg and that was the benchmark. There is above benchmark returns to be generated by active selection of credit quality duration and specific bonds. Now, we’re shifting to more international places like China, Europe, et cetera, that are really growing, and that valuations are cheaper.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 59

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Marketing Investments Education 59

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 6, 2025

They were so poorly constructed, they were destined to fail. The valuation of risk versus 00:46:33 [Speaker Changed] Reward 00:46:34 [Speaker Changed] Is something that I think a machine cannot do in the same way that human can. So this is how we’re able to focus on meaningful relationships within the market. Correct.

Profit and Loss 59

Profit and Loss Risk Management Marketing Banking 59

Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Globally, Social bonds will be constrained by a lack of benchmark-sized projects, while transition-labeled bonds and sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) will remain niche segments as they navigate evolving market sentiment, the ratings agency posted on its website. A 3 billion Hong Kong dollar (about $385.7 billion Taiwan dollar (about $1.9

Finance 90

Finance Construction Banking Benchmarking 90

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 14, 2023

Everybody wants to sell a company when they get a good valuation. And the methodology we use is very similar to what we originally constructed at Merrill. Obviously, profits, very important to company valuation — BERNSTEIN: Absolutely. The other thing we do, Barry, is we group valuation as a sentiment indicator.

Quantitative Analysis 64

Quantitative Analysis Investments Valuation Marketing 64

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 26, 2024

00:18:13 [Speaker Changed] When markets are going up, the benchmark is either an index like the s and p 500 or you know, someone you know that’s making even more money than you are. But it’s amazing how quickly the benchmark turns into cash or a positive return when markets are going down.

Investments 59

Investments Marketing Concentration Economics 59