Kitces.com ranked advisors online blogs to determine how their efforts measure up compared with their peers. The ranking is based on the number of visitors to the websites. Kitces used data from two companies that track Web activity, Moz Analytics and Alexa, as well as other sources that analyze web traffic, to rank the sites.
No. 10 Rick Ferri Rick Ferri Blog
Twitter @Rick_Ferri
No. 9
Mebane Faber
Meb Faber Research
Twitter @MebFaber
Mebane Faber is a co-founder and the chief investment officer of Cambria Investment Management located in El Segundo, Calif. He is the manager of Cambria’s ETFs, separate accounts and private investment funds and has authored numerous white papers and three books.
No. 8
David Merkel
The Aleph Blog
Twitter @AlephBlog
David Merkel is the owner of asset management firm Aleph Investments. His blog is intended to help people invest better by focusing on risk control.
No. 7
Michael Kitces
Nerd’s Eye View
Twitter @MichaelKitces
Michael Kitces is a partner and director of research for Pinnacle Advisory Research in Columbia, Md. His blog offers commentary on financial planning news and developments.
Neal Frankle is the founder of Southern Calif.-based Wealth Resources Group. His blog offers readers practical advice on wealth planning, taxes, college funding and retirement planning.
No. 5
John Mauldin
Mauldin Economics
Twitter @JohnFMauldin
Speaker, consultant and author, John Mauldin’s blog seeks to help investors develop a clearer understanding of the forces driving the global economy and investment markets.
Cullen Roche is the founder of Orcam Financial Group. His blog offers practical views on money and finance.
No. 3
Joshua Brown
The Reformed Broker
Twitter @ReformedBroker
Joshua Brown is a New York City-based financial advisor and the CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management. His blog focuses on the financial markets, politics, economics, media, culture and finance.
No. 2
Michael Shedlock
Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis
Twitter @ MishGEA
Mike Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. He typically adds commentary to his global economics blog every day of the week.
No. 1
Barry Ritholtz
The Big Picture
Twitter @ ritholtz
Barry Ritholtz is the founder and CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management. His blog, The Big Picture, covers investing and trading to macroeconomics.