Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Banking Poses a Shrinking Risk to Taxpayers

The FDIC fund to cover depositors at failing banks hasn't been this strong in years.

August 31, 2016 at 5:57 PM UTC

Barry Ritholtz is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is chairman and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and was previously chief market strategist at Maxim Group. He is the author of “Bailout Nation.”

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