Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Monopolies Alone Don't Explain Why Stocks Soar

There are many reasons share prices can outpace U.S. economic growth.

February 23, 2018 at 7:58 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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