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MARKETS

Callie Cox

Chief Market Strategist,

Ritholtz Wealth Management

About Callie

Callie Cox is the chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management and the author of OptimistiCallie, a newsletter of Wall Street-quality research for everyday investors. She’s passionate about teaching everyday investors the power of investing for their wallets and their lives. Prior to joining Ritholtz, Callie worked at eToro, Ally Invest, LPL Financial, TABB Group, and Bloomberg. Her work has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Yahoo Finance, and Barron's, among other publications. She frequently shares market analysis on Twitter at @callieabost. 


Callie's Articles

One lesson you learn as you get older is how complicated the world can be. Financial decisions can’t be made on a spreadsheet. And even though the world may feel terrible, we’re still a long way away from the dreaded S&P 500 (SPX) “crashes” of old trader lore, observes Callie Cox, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management.
A new year doesn’t magically change the calculus for your investments. But it’s a good time to pause, reflect, and set expectations. And expectations, my friends, may be our biggest pitfall in 2025. Face it. We’ve been spoiled, explains Callie Cox, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management.
There are four words that strike fear into the heart of every Wall Street Brad, Chad, and Thad: “This time is different.” But Wall Street has a lot of silly rules, and the stigma around saying “this time is different” is among the silliest, writes Callie Cox, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management.
The Fed just cut its policy rate for the first time since the early days of Covid. The pre-Covid normal feels just within reach. Except for those high prices. I have bad news: Your daily life may never be cheaper than it is right now. But it’s becoming more affordable. And I’ll prove it to you with America’s favorite fast-food order: The Big Mac, writes Callie Cox, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management.