Joshua Brown (writer)

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Joshua Morgan Brown
Born1977 (age 47–48)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Maryland
Known forCommentator on CNBC

Joshua Morgan Brown (born February 25, 1977) is an American author, columnist, blogger, commentator on CNBC, and CEO of New York City-based Ritholtz Wealth Management, an independent investment advisory firm he founded with Barry Ritholtz. He is also a contributing columnist to Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider [1] and Upside. [2] "Downtown" Josh Brown was ranked the No. 1 financial Twitter follow by The Wall Street Journal in 2013. [3] Brown also co-hosts a weekly podcast with Michael Batnick entitled The Compound & Friends.

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Writing

Brown is the author of Backstage Wallstreet, [4] published in 2012. His second book was released in 2014, Clash of the Financial Pundits co-authored with CNBC and Yahoo! Finance commentator Jeff Macke. He is also the author of The Reformed Broker, a widely read blog about "markets, politics, economics, media, culture and finance". [5] The Reformed Broker blog celebrated its fifth anniversary on November 10, 2013. [6]

Education

Brown graduated with a bachelor's degree from University of Maryland in 1999 and has stated that he holds no formal training in economics. [7]

Personal life

Brown is a resident of Long Island, New York.

References

  1. ↑ Shidler, Lisa (March 14, 2012). "'Reformed Broker' and blogger 'Downtown' Josh Brown joins BrightScope's advisory board". Riabiz.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Upside Powers Ritholtz Wealth Management's New Digital Offering, Called Liftoff". MarketWatch.com. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Best Tweets for Your Money". Wall Street Journal. March 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Sizemore, Charles (December 27, 2012). "Review: Backstage Wall Street". Forbes . Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Here are five finance bloggers you should be reading". Marketwatch. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Brown, Joshua M. (November 10, 2013). "I Am The One Who Blogs: TRB Turns Five". Thereformedbroker.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Brown, Downtown Josh. "Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams". Downtown Josh Brown. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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