How Not To Invest
by Barry
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Jun 2026 on My First Million.
The general take
Barry Ritholtz describes "How Not To Invest" as a joy to write, contrasting it favorably with his previous book "Bailout Nation" from 15 years ago, which he found to be a slog. He seems genuinely enthusiastic about pulling together conversations and research he's accumulated over the years into this one.
About
Named one of the Best Investment Books of the Year by Stock Trader's Almanac This book was designed to reduce mistakes. Your mistakes with money. Tiny errors, epic fails and everything in between. You can do thousands of things right, but make just a few of the errors we discuss, and you destroy much of your portfolio. If you could learn how to avoid the unforced errors investors make all the time, you would make your life so much richer and less stressful. The counterintuitive truth is avoiding errors is much more important than scoring wins. How Not To Invest shows you a few simple tools and models that will help you avoid the most common mistakes people make with their money. Learn these, and you are ahead of 98% of your peers. Make fewer errors, end up with more money. How Not To Invest lays out the most common errors investors make.
Who said what
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…barry promoting his new investment wisdom book at episode close
“Uh, sure. How not to invest right over there. Hardcover paperback. You know, the last book was bailout nation was 15 years ago. And I just it was a slog. It was tough to write. This book was just a joy. It was so much fun to go back over all these conversations I've had and all this research I've done over the years and published one knowing who the hell I was.”
My First Million — Brutally honest guide to not losing money in the marketat 55:20
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