Joshua Morgan Brown (born February 25, 1977) is an American author, columnist, blogger, commentator on

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, 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

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'', and serves on the board of advisors for Brightscope and Upside. "Downtown" Josh Brown was ranked the No. 1 financial Twitter follow by ''

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'' in 2013. Brown also co-hosts a weekly podcast with Michael Batnick entitled ''The Compound & Friends.''

Writing

Brown is the author of ''Backstage Wallstreet'', published in 2012. His second book was released in 2014, ''Clash of the Financial Pundits'' co-authored with

and

commentator Jeff Macke. He is also the author of ''The Reformed Broker'', a widely read blog about "markets, politics, economics, media, culture and finance". The Reformed Broker blog celebrated its fifth anniversary on November 10, 2013.

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.

Personal life

Brown is a resident of

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References

External links

The Reformed Broker (Brown's blog)

CNBC Contributor Page

Yahoo Finance Contributions
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