Michael Batnick
Managing Partner, Ritholtz Wealth Management
Michael Batnick, CFA, is Managing Partner at Ritholtz Wealth Management, where he works with clients on long-term investment planning. He began his career in sales at a life insurance company and came to the firm after reading Josh Brown's writing on fiduciary duty and career incentives, later meeting him in their shared hometown. He writes the blog The Irrelevant Investor and is the author of Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments, a study of losing positions taken by well-known investors. Most of the material collected here comes from his appearances on the firm's video channel, The Compound.
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Open in leaderboard →| Horizon | 7D | 30D | 90D | 180D | 360D | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #569 | #460 | #665 | #434 | — | #429 |
| Calls | 97 | 90 | 73 | 49 | 0/10 | 90 |
| Avg return | -0.3% | +0.2% | -0.0% | +5.0% | — | +1.3% |
| vs S&P 500 | +0.0 pp | +0.5 pp | -3.7 pp | -4.3 pp | — | -2.2 pp |
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Michael Batnick has 96 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 96 tickers since December 2025. Win rate 55% across 88 evaluated calls, average return +2.5%. Ranked #460 on Buzzberg's 30-day Authors leaderboard. Most covered: SPY, NFLX, MSFT.
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