The state of bank lending does not line up with “regulation is killing the banks”

it’s really an amazing time to be watching this all unfold.

As I write, the bank stocks are indicating a new 9-year high on the open

Nice to see you awake now, Congressman.

Attention Austin and Houston, Texas: The Ritholtz Wealth Management team is coming to town at the end of March. On hand will be our CIO and Chairman Barry Ritholtz, Kris Venne, director of financial planning and Ben Carlson (A Wealth Of Common Sense), who heads up our institutional asset management business. We’re in town to see…

Every day we are presented with a choice – continuing on with a given long-held belief or changing our minds.

hard to ignore.

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…he had no idea what kind of money (and person) he was dealing with…