Joshua M Brown

The Obvious Follow-Up Question

In the wake of the 2008-2009 mega-crisis, one of the most common responses on the part of all financial advisors and investors – myself included – was to take a great interest in strategies, products and managers that managed to avoid the drawdown. This is rational behavior. Something terrible happened, surely there must have been…

Merrill Lynch drops the commission model on IRAs

Wall Street Journal: The Bank of America Corp. brokerage unit told its more than 14,000 brokers on Thursday that after April 10, when the new rules take effect, investors who want a retirement account at Merrill will need to pay a fee based on a percentage of their assets, instead of having the option of…