Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: A Shotgun Marriage

blog.moneyaisle.com — First it was Bear Stearns and JP Morgan, then Bristol Palin and Levi. Now it's Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. I hope these mergers are just a blip on the radar, not a growing trend.There was a time when banks were separated from investment banks, until Phil Gramm changed it all by removing that barrier, which kept us safe for decades. Sep 16, 2008 View in Crawl 4