The Story of Charles Merrill
December 1, 2021
Charles Merrill is most famous for founding the firm that would become Merrill Lynch & Co. in 1940....
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Charles Merrill is most famous for founding the firm that would become Merrill Lynch & Co. in 1940....
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Forget mowing lawns or a paper route, Benyamin Ahmed figured out a better way to earn money:...
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In recent weeks, the story of the debt-laden Chinese property developer, Evergrande Group, has been...
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There are many different ways to measure how "cheap" or "expensive" the U.S. stock market is. One...
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When It Comes To Happiness, Data Shows Money Isn’t Everything Since 1938, the Harvard Study of...
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Liberal or conservative? Democrat or Republican? The two-party system is a staple of American...
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Evergrande was one of the biggest winners of the property boom in China that began in the late...
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese engineers responded to a surge of new COVID cases in...
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It's easy to forget nowadays, but there was once a time when smartphones were primarily used for...
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As interest rates continue to hover near zero percent, bond yields have fallen to historic lows. As...
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This commentary from Jeremy Grantham explores the prolific rise of stock prices since 2009 and...
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Americans have a reputation for being selfish. Some say we only take action if it's in our own...
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Our very own, Daniel Pinheiro, Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, is the 2021 recipient of CFA...
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Financial literacy is a good thing and the earlier you can get started, the better. That's the...
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529 Education Savings Plans can be a great way to set money aside for future education costs, but...
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Cryptocurrency is riding a wave of investor exuberance. Investors are lining up to put their money...
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If you’re saving for your child’s higher education, you probably have a lot of questions besides...
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They say crime doesn't pay, but Frank Abagnale may be the exception to the rule. During his...
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The crypto market is booming — not just for investors, but for scammers too. Unfortunately, most...
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Are you HODLing, or are you so worried about getting rekt that you have paper hands? If this...
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In countries across the globe, population is stagnating, and fertility rates are declining. ...
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Spring is the time of year that may have you thinking about getting your house in order. While...
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The Great Texas Blackout of February 2021 earned the 2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost hybrid some great...
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Retail investor enthusiasm about cryptocurrency may be at an all-time high, but investing icon...
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April is Financial Literacy Month, and promoting financial understanding is more urgent than ever:...
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Starting to save early can help set young adults up for future success. There are many challenges...
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In mid-March, average daily NFT sales were at an all-time high of $19.3 million, and a...
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Volkswagen's new electric microbus, the ID Buzz, has been years in the making. The concept was...
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NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, have gotten a lot of attention in recent weeks. In essence, this...
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Since the beginning of the year, the recently-launched Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF has risen...
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Harvesting fruit crops is difficult work, and the number of fruit pickers is dwindling. In fact,...
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"Big market delusion" occurs when a new market opens up and shows signs of disrupting an existing...
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Fresh off of spikes in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Dogecoin and price surges in "meme" stocks...
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Barry Investment Advisors would like to wish you all Happy International Women's Day. Today we...
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Led by retail investors on the Reddit forum WallStreetBets, GameStop's stock price saw a meteoric...
Learn MoreEconomist Nouriel Roubini has made plenty of warnings about impending crashes or bubbles bursting,...
Learn MoreA commodity supercycle occurs when prices of raw materials trade above expectations for an extended...
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Barry Investment Advisors is excited to announce the promotions of five members of our team! ...
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For years the flying car has been synonymous with the future, a sign that society has truly...
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America is often considered the world's leader in innovation, but we may not be as far ahead of the...
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After the COVID-related market and economic downturn last year, most experts — including the Fed —...
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In this month’s podcast, Joe Barry sits down to discuss the financial markets in 2020, a year that...
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With new COVID-19 cases surging nationwide, tech giant Google has delayed its planned return to...
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Silver may not get as much attention as its cousins in the precious-metals family, but that could...
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With markets at all-time highs, many investors are searching for underfollowed equities with high...
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With the U.S. election upon us, Joe Barry sat down to discuss how the election may, or may not,...
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With the presidential election one week away, investors are growing increasingly more uncertain...
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COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on every industry, but brick-and-mortar retail, in particular,...
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"OK Boomer" has become a popular retort among millennials, an eye-rolling response to older...
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Thanks to COVID-19, opportunities for social interaction are limited — as are the health benefits...
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding market crash, the Fed first lowered...
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Apple's iOS updates always make a splash, usually for one of two reasons: either because they make...
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Thanks to a long track record of success, when Warren Buffett sets his sights on a new investment,...
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When it comes to money, millennials have a reputation for being lazy, entitled, and unwilling to...
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Given their years of experience with the markets, you might assume that older investors are...
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COVID-19 has altered many facets of our daily lives, and students have been among those most...
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced a number of businesses to adjust their working environments in order...
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Would-be entrepreneurs are skipping bank loans in favor of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter...
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The markets continue to recover from the March/April trough. Stock prices are rising, but some...
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The "Cobra Effect" refers to a situation where the solution to a problem ends up being worse than...
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These days, most computing devices are built around touchscreens, but until recently, the mouse was...
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Every investor has trades they wish they could take back — even someone like Warren Buffett, one of...
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TikTok is the most popular app of 2020, but the upstart social media site may not be around in the...
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While generally low-risk, long-term investments do come with the risk of not growing at a...
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When it comes to offering collateral for loans, you can't do much better than gold bars. Unless, of...
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COVID-19 significantly impacted industries across the board, but some (including retail,...
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Over the last several months, many of us have had extra time on our hands. And for some, this has...
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Hudson Yards is a $25 billion development in New York City. It was open for just two days before...
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Developing nations have long relied on outside investors and low-interest debt to finance their...
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As a result of COVID-19, New York City has seen a mass exodus of people in their 20s and 30s. Some...
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Our Investment Committee recently teamed up with Ethic to build a customized portfolio that is...
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Times of crisis can be frightening for the average person, but for scammers, they're a great...
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Calls for allowing businesses to resume operations and getting employees back to work have grown...
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With coronavirus causing chaos across a number of different industries and in the markets, many...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant economic impact: business closures, plummeting oil...
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Many white-collar companies have adopted a teleworking model, allowing operations to continue...
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For decades, Wall Street has provided equity and debt funding to tech companies, allowing startups...
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For the last two months, investment markets have been largely driven by fear. And it seems like...
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In our fourth podcast during the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Barry, Pat Barry, Kate Alves and Dan...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant amount of worry and uncertainty across the country....
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To make the right investment decisions, investors need to keep their emotions out of the equation....
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Historically speaking, pandemics typically don't cause economies to collapse all by themselves....
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We're all familiar with the old saying "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Yet all...
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Again, markets closed sharply lower yesterday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial...
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In this month’s newsletter, we discuss the Coronavirus, the Big Mac Index, and a timely accessory...
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In this interview with CNBC, Warren Buffet had some blunt advice for investors: if you can only get...
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Investors have been wary of General Motors since the financial crisis and the company's Chapter 11...
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Encouraged by the continued rise of both the stock and bond markets, some investors are throwing...
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In this month's Barry E-Magazine, we discuss the SECURE Act, Android's market share, and our...
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With interest rates at or near record lows around the world, the corporate bond market is an...
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The first month of the new year is a good opportunity to finalize your investment strategy for the...
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The beginning of the 2010s was a time of uncertainty. The market was still recovering from the...
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It's easier than ever for investors to purchase a stake in up-and-coming private companies before...
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In just six weeks, WeWork went from a $47 billion valuation to near-bankruptcy, and most experts...
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China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a massive infrastructure project consisting of six new...
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Too often, we find ourselves wishing there was more time in the day to do all the things we really...
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Despite a long history of contentious relations between the two countries, China and Japan have...
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Many of today's start-ups rely on the gig economy to lower their overhead costs, eschewing...
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Investors who try to unload long-term assets too early often have to pay the "illiquidity premium":...
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WeWork was once considered one of the most promising new startups in the country, earning an...
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