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

Rick Ferri is the founder of the investment firm Portfolio Solutions. He has authored six books and is a leading expert on low-cost index fund investing.

 

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.

 

No. 6
Neal Frankle

Wealth Pilgrim
Twitter @NealFrankle

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.

 

No. 4
Cullen Roche

Pragmatic Capitalism
Twitter @cullenroche

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.

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