Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

The #TrumpRecession Label Is Going to Stick

Presidents usually get too much blame for economic slowdowns. This time is different.

August 15, 2019 at 3:44 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.”

All yours.
Photographer: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images North America

Provide news feedback or report an error

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

This article is for subscribers only.

Spend a decade or two writing about financial markets, and a few themes will begin to emerge. These are:

No. 1. Politics and investing do not mix;