Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Think Twice When Donating to Harvey's Victims

There are lots of great charities out there.

August 30, 2017 at 5:32 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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As happens now and then, Mother Nature has unleashed her fury upon us, causing loss of life and property. And once again, we find ourselves wanting to: 1) know how this happened, 2) know how to prevent a recurrence, and 3) help by donating to those in need.

How to help is our charge today; there will be time for blame, recrimination and prevention in the near future.