Josh Brown, counting on a new momentum strategy, thinks investors want more than index funds

Cnbc · May 30, 2026 · 608 words · By Yun Li

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What to know about Josh Brown, counting on a new momentum strategy, thinks investors want more than index funds

Josh Brown, one of Wall Street's most recognizable financial advisers, said the rise of passive investing has created demand for a different kind of product: a concentrated portfolio aimed at capturing the market's biggest winners.

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What happened

Why it matters

The CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management and CNBC contributor recently launched Porterhouse, a separately managed account named after the premium cut of steak and built to hold what he considers the market's best opportunities.

Common ground

The rules-based momentum strategy, run in partnership with Franklin Templeton, favors companies with strong earnings growth and persistent share-price strength.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Josh Brown, counting on a new momentum strategy, thinks investors want more than index funds?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Porterhouse will be available to qualified Ritholtz clients beginning June 1?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Porterhouse will be available to qualified Ritholtz clients beginning June 1.”

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The LinkedIn source explicitly states the strategy is available to qualified Ritholtz clients from June 1. Other provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant information about steak cuts.

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web search NEUTRAL — The T-bone and porterhouse are steaks of beef cut from the short loin (called the sirloin in Commonwealth countries and Ireland). Both steaks include a T-shaped lumbar vertebra with sections of abdomi…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-bone_steak

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2025 · The porterhouse is a composite steak that's derived from the point where the tenderloin and top loin meet. If you remove the bone and cut out the two steaks that make up the porterhouse,…
https://www.thespruceeats.com/porterhouse-steak-recipe-33625…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 10, 2024 · Our in-depth guide will show you what a porterhouse steak is, where it comes from, and how you can get your hands on one. As well as our detailed instructions on how to cook the Porterh…
https://www.foodfirefriends.com/what-is-porterhouse-steak/

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Claim 2: “Brown pointed to networking equipment maker Ciena as one of the strategy's strongest performers this year.”

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While web results confirm Ciena is performing well in 2026 and is an AI-related stock, there is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming that Josh Brown explicitly pointed to it as one of the Porterhouse strategy's strongest performers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Most Active Stocks Daily Stock Gainers Daily Stock Losers. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That's Quietly Outperforming Nvidia in 2026.Key Points. Ciena is poised to deliver triple-digit earnin…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/11/artificial-intelli…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ciena scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 132nd out of 629 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category score…
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NYSE/CIEN/

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web search NEUTRAL — The stock’s strong performance was driven primarily by the strength in cloud providers’ demand as Ciena’s high-speed optical networking solutions are critical components of high-performance computing …
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/ciena-corp…

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Claim 3: “The stock [Ciena] has skyrocketed more than 140% in 2026.”

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One source mentions Ciena being 'Up 500% in the Past Year', but there is no specific evidence confirming a 'more than 140% increase in 2026' specifically. The evidence provided is too vague or refers to different timeframes.

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... Key Takeaways: · AI Buildout: Ciena's addressable market is set to roughly double to $50 billion by 2029 as AI drives network spending. · Price ...
https://www.tikr.com/blog/doubled-in-last-6-months-can-ciena…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 18, 2025 ... Currently, Ciena CIEN carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), driven by favorable estimate momentum heading into fiscal 2026. Analysts project ...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/CIE…

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web search NEUTRAL — At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/research/stock-forecast/CIEN/

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Claim 4: “the strategy can hold cash when stocks violate its sell rules.”

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The evidence confirms the account is an SMA managed by Franklin Templeton, but none of the provided sources explicitly mention the specific rule regarding holding cash when stocks violate sell rules.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Porterhouse Portfolio Strategy is separately managed through Franklin Templeton/O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, a Sub-Adviser of Ritholtz Wealth Management.
https://www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/why-we-launched-the-port…

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web search NEUTRAL — A separately managed account is a portfolio of individual securities managed on your behalf by a professional asset management firm.
https://www.schwab.com/managed-accounts

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web search NEUTRAL — Our separately managed account (SMA) product lineup is part of our straightforward and focused approach to investing. We carefully select the strategies we ...
https://www.schwabassetmanagement.com/products/separately-ma…

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Claim 5: “The rules-based momentum strategy, run in partnership with Franklin Templeton, favors companies with strong earnings growth and persistent share-price strength.”

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Multiple sources confirm the strategy is a rules-based momentum strategy run in partnership with Franklin Templeton (specifically via O’Shaughnessy Asset Management) focusing on earnings growth and price strength.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes for the Food Network competition reality series Chopped, beginning with season 41. New episodes are broadcast on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chopped_episodes_(seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beat Bobby Flay is an American cooking competition show on the Food Network. It features various chefs competing against Bobby Flay. The show is taped in front of a live audience.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Bobby_Flay

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Claim 6: “The CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management and CNBC contributor recently launched Porterhouse, a separately managed account”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management and CNBC contributor, launched a separately managed account (SMA) called Porterhouse.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Morgan Brown (born February 25, 1977) is an American author, columnist, blogger, commentator on CNBC, and CEO of New York City-based Ritholtz Wealth Management, an independent investment adviso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Brown_(writer)

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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 ... The strategy builds on the same research behind Josh Brown's widely followed “Best Stocks in the Market” list and reflects the firm's ...
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512411348/en/Rit…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management launched Porterhouse, a separately managed account named after the premium cut of steak and built ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/30/josh-brown-thinks-investors-…

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Claim 7: “Porterhouse grew out of Brown's "Best Stocks in the Market" list for CNBC Pro”

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Two separate web sources explicitly state that the Porterhouse strategy grew out of or was the genesis of Brown's 'Best Stocks in the Market' list for CNBC Pro.

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web search NEUTRAL — Porterhouse grew on Brown’s list of CNBC Pro’s “Best Stocks in the Market” but takes a selective approach.
https://www.buzzbongo.com/josh-brown-thinks-investors-want-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins CNBC's 'Halftime Report' to highlight some names in his 'best stocks in the market.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6bjsmpXMzs

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web search NEUTRAL — I wanted to bring some semblance of order to the stock selection process. This was the genesis of the Best Stocks in the Market list that my research associate Sean Russo and I began to write and spea…
https://www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/why-we-launched-the-port…

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Claim 8: “none of the Magnificent Seven stocks are among its current 58 holdings.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about hotels, 1958 chronicles, and cooking shows. No evidence was found to confirm or deny the number of holdings or the exclusion of the 'Magnificent Seven'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Best of the Vanguard Years is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 2000. The 1964 Vanguard release Jack Elliott is included in its entirety. Seven tracks from Jack Ell…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_of_the_Vanguard_Years_(Ra…

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