Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

The Fed Is Calling the Shots in Markets

That makes it tricky to determine fair values for equities.

May 12, 2020 at 5:35 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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