Dan is a business journalist who previously worked for various local newspapers and industry publications. He also worked for two years in Beijing as an editor at China Daily. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, he has written about banking, local governments and the legal profession, among other subjects. He now covers how politics, policy and regulation affect the financial planning industry.
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With the recent bull market being driven by just a few companies, many clients are asking: Why wasn't I in that stock? Here's how to answer.
By Dan ShawJuly 11 -
A look at which firms had the biggest loan balances and revenue numbers and the relationship between the two.
By Dan ShawJuly 10 -
The arbitration award comes amid the industry's aggressive push to make sure departing wealth managers pay back money owed on recruiting loans.
By Dan ShawJuly 9 -
Firms that haven't been afraid of generous recruiting offers have shown the greatest growth in recent years.
By Dan ShawJuly 8 -
David Kelly of JPMorgan thinks investors can safely navigate private markets — provided they work with the right managers.
By Dan ShawJuly 3 -
Huntington Investment Company is accusing a former advisor of resigning with no advance notice and then using confidential information to drum business from ex-clients.
By Dan ShawJuly 2 -
With rate cuts still on the horizon, some advisors wonder if it's time to look for returns beyond high-yield savings and money market accounts.
By Dan ShawJune 28 -
The high court ruling deals a serious blow to a system that critics contended had allowed regulators to act as proverbial judge, jury and executioner.
By Dan ShawJune 27 -
As more portfolios come to rely on alternative investments, expertise in sorting out good from bad opportunities is becoming more critical.
By Dan ShawJune 27 -
LPL accuses its rival of hindering "competition in the financial services space" through its "cynical" attempts at frightening advisors into staying put.
By Dan ShawJune 25 -
The Atlanta-based independent broker-dealer thinks some advisors will always feel ill at ease at big firms that keep getting bigger. That's where it sees its opportunity.
By Dan ShawJune 24 -
The latest legal challenge to the firm's "cash sweeps" policies argues advisors violated their fiduciary duties by not procuring higher yields for clients.
By Dan ShawJune 20 -
An industry recruiter notes that many wealth managers who switch firms receive money from their new employer to cover forfeited deferred compensation.
By Dan ShawJune 18 -
Recent research may suggest private credit doesn't produce great returns after fees and risks are taken into account, but wealth managers still see a case for using it and other alternatives to move beyond the 60-40 portfolio.
By Dan ShawJune 18 -
Survey results suggest alternative investments like private equity and private credit are already popular among advisors and becoming only more popular.
By Dan ShawJune 18 -
The founder of the private-equity backed RIA says he's interested in further acquisitions but doesn't want to be "growing for growth's sake."
By Dan ShawJune 17 -
Yext's CEO said his firm could have tried building its own in-house compliance software. Instead, it found exactly what it needed at Hearsay Systems.
By Dan ShawJune 14 -
Sources familiar with the case say Nicholas Takahashi's name surfaced on a Wells Fargo website long after he had left to work for a competitor.
By Dan ShawJune 13 -
Like its Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley, Citi sees a path to trillions in client assets in its workplace division.
By Dan ShawJune 12 -
The deal comes as a Raymond James executive questions if advisors who choose to go with private owners won't regret their decisions in three to five years.
By Dan ShawJune 11



















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