Whats the differrence between a stock broker and a investment analyst?

who makes more money?

Stock Brokers sell stock sometimes based on their own research, sometimes based on others. Investment analysts technically just look at the stock market, analyze it and give advice...

A stock broker only exectues the trades. An investment analyst makes recommendations. Both terms were used in the past for the same thing (or at least brokers - the firms that is - employed people to make recommendations). Now they operate out of offices down the street instead of in NY.

The common thing among them is that they will take your money if you're not careful. Make sure you limit their trading authority. Don't let them thrash in your accounts. Commissions add up fast.

The difference is this:

Stock broker: Executes trades that you instruct them to execute

Investment Analyst: Either works for you or an institution analysing companies and making recommendations.

oldmoose2 said that "The common thing among them is that they will take your money if you're not careful. Make sure you limit their trading authority. Don't let them thrash in your accounts. Commissions add up fast."

Which is true. It really depends on how involved you want to become with your investments/trading. Of course they take your money - since they aren't a charity. Commissions are often the least of your problems when you are investing any amount of money.

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