How Not to Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth—and how to avoid them

Barry Ritholtz
Foreword by Morgan Housel
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How Not to Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth—and how to avoid them

Barry Ritholtz
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“My friend, Barry Ritholtz, the fund manager, has a great book called How Not to Invest, which, believe it or not, is interesting, even if you aren’t in investing. He’s just really a lot of fun.” —Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, interviewed by The New York Times's Ezra Klein

“I loved this book! Sure, How Not to Invest is filled with solid market advice that will make you a smarter (aka less dumb) investor, but the real kicker is that it’s a blast to read.” —Jack Schwager, Author, Market Wizards series

“An invaluable field guide to the varieties of 'BS' investing advice coming from Wall Street and the media, and a practical intro to investment strategies proven to work.” —Scott Galloway, Professor, NYU Stern, and Co-Host, Pivot and Prof G Markets Podcasts

“For more than 20 years, the first thing I read every morning is Barry Ritholtz’s blog. With the publication of his new book, I now have a complete reference of his accumulated investment wisdom at my fingertips. Every investor should read this book!” —F. William McNabb, Retired Chairman and CEO, Vanguard

“Barry Ritholtz’s How Not to Invest is a well-written, invaluable guide to what to do—and not do—in investing.” —Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater Associates

  • Published date: May 05, 2026
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 480
  • Publisher: Harriman House
  • ISBN: 9781804093856
  • Dimensions: 6.05" W x 1.35" L x 8.95" H
Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in 2013, RWM is a financial planning and asset management firm, with over $3 billion dollars in assets under management. Called the “blogfather” for his long-standing finance weblog, The Big Picture, the site generates half a million page views per month and has been covering everything investing-related since 2003. The blog has amassed ~275 million visitors over that 20-year period. Following on from this success, he also wrote the book How not to invest which explores the common mistakes made by professional and amateur investors in the stock market. Barry is the creator and host of Masters in Business, the most popular podcast on Bloomberg Radio.

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