Merrill, Charlie

Merrill, Charlie (1885-1956)

Quick Facts

• Co-founded Merrill Lynch with his friend Edmund C. Lynch in 1915
• Anticipated the Stock market crash of 1929, and divested many of his holdings before the Great Depression
• Under his reign, Merrill Lynch published a full-page ad explaining stocks and bonds to the average investor in 1948. The ad resulted in tons of new business for the firm
• Education: Amherst College, University of Michigan Law