Breaking Ranks: Former Broker Turns Bomb Thrower (AdvisorOne)

Joshua Brown has garnered a lot of attention for his Reformed Broker blog and has just written a book, “Backstage Wall Street,” revealing the perfidy of the financial industry. Brown takes his readers on the bumpy ride of Wall Street, from 2000 (when he started), through the credit crisis of 2007-2008, to the present day, when you can find him as a reinvented registered investment advisor, happily banking management fees instead of commissions.

But with the anger, there is also care. Brown, currently a vice president of investments at New York-based Fusion Analytics, truly wants to create a better financial industry, one where advisors can continue to make a living while always acting in their client’s best interest.