Barry Ritholtz

MAY 4, 2024

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Most Important Skill of the Future is Being ‘Indistractable’ How the difference between traction and distraction could transform your productivity. ( The post 10 Weekend Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. A Strong U.S.

Advertising 72

Advertising Leadership Planning Securities 72

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 8, 2023

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Physics of Kaizen: Why Somebody Should Get Credit for Fixing Problems That Never Happened : Toyota’s culture of Kaizen: continuous improvement. Johnson is on the list of most powerful women (Barron’s, Forbes, American Banker, and more).

Leadership 103

Leadership Retail Investments Technology 103

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Adam Neumann Wounded WeWork, an Office Market Bust Finished It Off : Once the country’s most-valuable startup, the flexible-workspace company is expected to file for bankruptcy. The weekend is here! Asia is much more important to U.S.

Manufacturing 117

Manufacturing Startups Numbers Marketing 117

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 12, 2024

A list of her current reading is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday. Cathy Marcus Current Reading Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld The Collector by Daniel Silva The post MiB: Cathy Marcus, Co-CEO, Global COO of PGIM Real Estate appeared first on The Big Picture.

Valuation 115

Valuation Investments Startups Finance 115

Reval

MARCH 6, 2024

Retail Revolution is free to read. The post European retail brokers plan institutional and listed derivatives expansion in the face of CFD restrictions appeared first on ION. Download your copy now. London – 6.

Retail 52

Retail Planning 52

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 30, 2024

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Are Yor Rich? offices are as empty as they’ve been in at least 40 years Source: Semafor Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. ~~~ To learn how these reads are assembled each day, please see this.

Economics 69

Economics 69

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 22, 2023

Note: We are off to California and Arizona for a few events; no Morning Reads for the next few days… My mid-week morning train plane reads: • How the Swiss ‘trinity’ forced UBS to save Credit Suisse : The takeover of its local rival could end up being a generational boon for UBS.

Risk Management 113

Risk Management Manufacturing Economics Investments 113

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • NFL Succession Crisis Forces Teams to Let Private Equity In : Once treated as heirlooms, pro football franchises are now billion-dollar businesses, and a new class of investors is circling. The weekend is here!

Construction 65

Construction Economics Banking Marketing 65

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Pour yourself a mug of Volcanica coffee, grab a seat on the aisle, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • An economist studied popular finance tips. Last year I read a claim that “imagination” was arguably humanity’s greatest gift. Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. ~~~. The weekend is here!

Math 121

Math Finance Economics Investments 121

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 15, 2024

Growing an advisory firm is no easy task – and advisors who start firms often have few resources to spare (beyond their own knowledge and time), face huge to-do lists, and are required to wear a number of hats. Read More.

Marketing 64

Marketing Leverage Investments Planning 64

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Its savings bonds, if you read its SEC filings, are characterized by “a high degree of risk.” The firm is the largest listed PE/Buyout firm in Europe, managing $135 billion in assets in Private equity, infrastructure, real estate and debt. The post 10 Friday AM Reads appeared first on The Big Picture.

Accounting 112

Accounting Planning Banking Marketing 112

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Pour yourself a mug of Bean Box coffee, grab a seat on the beach, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Americans are terrible at taking vacations. NYSE is the world’s largest stock exchange, with 2,400 listed companies and a combined market cap of ~$36 trillion dollars. Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. ~~~.

Budgeting 118

Budgeting Technology Marketing 118

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey sponsored by CFP Board demonstrates the upsides of a career in financial planning, from a median salary of nearly $200,000 to flexible work schedules and a strong sense of purpose among advisors.

Leverage 82

Leverage Numbers Planning Finance 82

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 8, 2023

My Tuesday morning train reads: • A Fed Official Wonders: ‘Do We Need to Do Another Rate Increase?’ Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. The post 10 Tuesday AM Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. have generated negative alpha of approximately 1.2 percent annually since the global financial crisis in 2008.

Investments 97

Investments Finance Numbers 97

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

My Turkey Day reads: • The Wild World Inside Your Gut : We tackled everything from heartburn, stress, spicy foods and colon cleanses to antibiotics and more. So grab a kombucha, get comfortable and read on for everything you’ve wanted to know about the wild world inside your gut. ( Travel safely!

Transportation 103

Transportation 103

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 6, 2023

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • How a Dishwasher Engineer Challenged Elon Musk’s Grip on Commercial Space : A Kiwi named Peter Beck built Rocket Lab into the second coming of SpaceX. The post 10 Weekend Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. The weekend is here!

Investments 121

Investments Sales 121

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

My mid-week morning train WFH reads: • Interest Rates vs. Inflation The average yields savers earned in the 1980s were higher than inflation, including education, healthcare and housing prices. NYSE is the world’s largest stock exchange, with 2,400 listed companies and a combined market cap of ~$36 trillion dollars. Vanity Fair ). •

Healthcare 118

Healthcare Education Marketing Numbers 118

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Investment Adviser Association has petitioned the SEC to ask the regulator to change how it defines a small adviser from one with less than $25 million under management to a firm with 100 or fewer employees.

Planning 78

Planning Numbers Investments Marketing 78

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement : A year ago, after producing hundreds of shoe styles and billions of dollars together, Adidas broke with Kanye West as he made antisemitic and other offensive public comments.

Entertainment 108

Entertainment Economics Banking Accounting 108

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 18, 2023

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The A to Z of economics : Economic terms, from “absolute advantage” to “zero-sum game”, explained to you in plain English. ( The post 10 Weekend Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. The weekend is here!

Education 118

Education Economics Investments Banking 118

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

My morning train WFH reads: • Owners Keep Zombie Malls Alive Even When Towns Want to Pull the Plug : Aging malls often take a long time to expire, but they can remain valuable assets. Beaten-down sectors have been among the biggest gainers in the market’s year-end rally Source: Wall Street Journal Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here.

Education 104

Education Economics Finance Securities 104

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • How to Print Money : Cash may seem old-fashioned these days — but in much of the world, cash is still king. The firm is the largest listed PE/Buyout firm in Europe, managing $135 billion in assets in Private equity, infrastructure, real estate and debt.

Valuation 112

Valuation Securities Investments Marketing 112

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • How mathematics built the modern world : Mathematics was the cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution. The post 10 Weekend Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. The weekend is here!

Sales 85

Sales Technology 85

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 25, 2023

My mid-week morning train WFH reads: • NYSE Investigates Technical Issue That Caused Wild Market Open : At least 40 S&P 500 stocks were hit with trading halts. LCH Investments list of the best-performing hedge fund managers of all time Source: Financial Times Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here.

Treasury 114

Treasury Leverage Investments Numbers 114

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 27, 2024

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized : Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. The post 10 Weekend Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. The weekend is here! It’s the Next Con Ed.

Profit and Loss 69

Profit and Loss Banking Securities Sales 69

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 15, 2023

Programming note: Morning Reads will be in Dallas Thursday and Friday — we will be back on the weekend… My mid-week morning train reads: • Dissecting Goldman’s gory $2.25bn SVB equity issue Well that escalated quickly. 563rd US bank failure since 2001 Source: Jim Reid, DB Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here.

Banking 115

Banking Investments Startups Marketing 115

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 12, 2023

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • How bonds ate the entire financial system : A very short, very wild history of the market that will shape the next financial crisis. The post 10 Weekend Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. The weekend is here! Buffett won).

Financial Systems 98

Financial Systems Leverage Investments Marketing 98

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The firm is the largest listed PE/Buyout firm in Europe, managing $135 billion in assets in Private equity, infrastructure, real estate and debt. The post 10 Weekend Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. The weekend is here! Now two independent experiments have shown that it works.

Leadership 105

Leadership Investments 105

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

My morning train WFH reads: • Peek Inside America’s Largest Privately Owned Company : Cargill’s business model has worked for 158 years. Key Insights on Causes of Death Source: Our World In Data Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. The post 10 Thursday AM Reads appeared first on The Big Picture.

Sales 104

Sales Securities Retail Investments 104

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 23, 2024

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Insurance Rates Are Soaring for US Homeowners in Climate Danger Zones : Research shows the soaring costs hint at widespread, unpriced risk as the global climate warms, with states like California, Florida, and Louisiana hit hardest.

Math 72

Math Investments Finance Sales 72

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 20, 2024

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Downfall of Diddy Inc. In the past, this list of life learnings was just for me—a private accounting of my own journey, growth, failures, and missteps. The weekend is here!

Startups 65

Startups Advertising Economics Accounting 65

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a Morningstar survey has found that financial advisory clients are more likely to stick with their advisor for emotional reasons rather than investment returns alone. Read More.

Practice Management 81

Practice Management Education Compliance Investments 81

Barry Ritholtz

JUNE 23, 2023

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • What Was Nate Silver’s Data Revolution? Source: Washington Post Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. The post 10 Friday AM Reads appeared first on The Big Picture. Silver, a former professional poker player, was in the business of measuring probabilities.

Auditing 108

Auditing Economics Investments Planning 108

The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 1, 2023

Here at the Finance Weekly, we compiled a list of the five most read articles of 2022: 1) Cloud FP&A Software Solution Comparison – The Complete Guide. Read the FP&A Software Solution Comparison here. Click , here to read. The Forbes 30 Under 30 List was particularly impressive in 2022.

Finance 98

Finance Compliance Economics Prioritization 98

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

My back-to-work morning reads: • How to Tweak Your Investments for a More Normal Market : Convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA; Higher interest rates means cash gets a respectable yield; Revisit concentrated positions; consider adding international stocks; buy longer-dated Treasuries.

Concentration 98

Concentration Construction Advertising Treasury 98

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 7, 2023

Pour yourself a mug of Tolima Los Brasiles Peaberry coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • How Not to Play the Game : Magic beans, Bahamian penthouses, old-fashioned fraud and other important SBF-inspired insights. Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. ~~~. The weekend is here!

Communication 103

Communication Marketing 103

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Our end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • S&P 500’s Historic 8.9% 2024 is likely to be the first year that Gen Z makes up a larger share of the full-time workforce than Baby Boomers Source: @DanielBZhao Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. The post 10 Friday AM Reads appeared first on The Big Picture.

Securities 92

Securities Sales Retail Planning 92