Merrill Lynch
Bullish investment bank
Merrill Lynch is an American investment bank and wealth management firm, now a subsidiary of Bank of America.
Founded in 1914, it became one of the largest brokerage houses in the United States, known for bringing stock investing to the middle class.
The name remains associated with financial advisory services: My father's retirement account is with Merrill Lynch.
Its thundering herd logo—a bull—became iconic on Wall Street.
Largest equities market
- trading floorExchange transaction area
- bull marketPeriod of rising prices
- bear marketProlonged securities decline
- Dow JonesStock market benchmark
S&P 500 · IPO · underwriting · market analysis · capital markets · bond trading · derivatives · fixed income
Securities transaction agent
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- tradingExchanging for value
- wealth managementOverseeing affluent clients' finances
financial advisor · portfolio · asset management · retirement planning · investment banking · full-service · commission · client accounts
Major American financial institution
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
subprime mortgage · credit crisis · integration · legacy brand · too big to fail · TARP · shotgun marriage · fire sale
NYSE
Largest equities market
- trading floorExchange transaction area
- bull marketPeriod of rising prices
- bear marketProlonged securities decline
Dow Jones · S&P 500 · IPO · underwriting · market analysis · capital markets · bond trading · derivatives · fixed income · going public
stockbroker
Securities transaction agent
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- tradingExchanging for value
wealth management · financial advisor · portfolio · asset management · retirement planning · investment banking · full-service · commission · client accounts · private wealth
Bank of America
Major American financial institution
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
bailout · subprime mortgage · credit crisis · integration · legacy brand · too big to fail · TARP · shotgun marriage · fire sale · systemic risk
Merrill Lynchcommercial bank
Deposit and loan institution
Bank of America · savings and loan · Wells Fargo · credit union · retail bank
Merrill Lynchcommunity bank
Local financial institution serving area