Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Taking the Emotion Out of Investment Decisions

Simon Hallett imposed a set of rules on traders. The result was fewer errors and better returns.

August 4, 2020 at 3:46 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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How do you use behavioral finance to improve investment results at a firm with $72 billion under management? One way is to restrict your portfolio managers’ freedom to make decisions. That’s what this week’s guest on Masters in Business, Simon Hallett, co-chief investment officer at Harding Loevner LP, decided to do.