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How NOT to Invest

Barry Ritholtz · 2025

3 people have this book on the record — 2 of 3 verdicts positive. The dissent stays on the page.

The bar next to each date shows how long ago it was said: 7d is days, 4yr is years.

Jason Zweig read it affiliate
Ritholtz does exactly that, running through such surefire ways to wreck your wealth as ignoring taxes, paying excessive fees, misinterpreting data, overreacting to short-term trends, and trading too much.

on jasonzweig.com · 14 Jul 2026 · Report

Barry Ritholtz recommends it own
The TL:dr summary of the key points might whet your appetite for all of the fun stories and anecdotes in the book. Enjoy!

on ritholtz.com · 6 May 2026 · Report

Paul Krugman recommends it
Um the uh my friend the uh uh uh fund manager Barry Ritholtz has a great book called How Not to Invest, which I believe it or not is is interesting even if you aren't in in investing. He's just he's just uh really a lot of fun. Um and Oh, yeah. I'm just reading the latest book by Phillips O'Brien. He's a military historian and uh he has a new book called War and Peace. And he is always uh fantastic heterodox.

on a podcast · 5 Apr 2025 · Report

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