
Dan Burrows
Dan Burrows is Kiplinger's senior investing writer, having joined the august publication full time in 2016.
A long-time financial journalist, Dan is a veteran of SmartMoney, MarketWatch, CBS MoneyWatch, InvestorPlace and DailyFinance. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Consumer Reports, Senior Executive and Boston magazine, and his stories have appeared in the New York Daily News, the San Jose Mercury News and Investor's Business Daily, among other publications. As a senior writer at AOL's DailyFinance, Dan reported market news from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and hosted a weekly video segment on equities.
Once upon a time – before his days as a financial reporter and assistant financial editor at legendary fashion trade paper Women's Wear Daily – Dan worked for Spy magazine, scribbled away at Time Inc. and contributed to Maxim magazine back when lad mags were a thing. He's also written for Esquire magazine's Dubious Achievements Awards.
In his current role at Kiplinger, Dan writes about equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, funds, macroeconomics, demographics, real estate, cost of living indexes and more.
Dan holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a master's degree from Columbia University.
Disclosure: Dan does not trade stocks or other securities. Rather, he dollar-cost averages into cheap funds and index funds and holds them forever in tax-advantaged accounts.
Latest articles by Dan Burrows
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Why I Don't Buy Stocks
It's nearly impossible to beat the market – but it is cheap and easy to match it.
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Debt Ceiling Crisis: What Did Stocks Do the Last Time the U.S. Nearly Defaulted?
Playing chicken with the debt ceiling has been bad for stocks in the past.
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Debt Ceiling Crisis: What the Experts Are Saying
debt ceiling A failure to suspend or raise the debt ceiling would have catastrophic consequences, the pros say.
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Stock Market Today: Markets Waver on Debt Default Jitters
The looming debt ceiling crisis, disappointing results from Home Depot and a mixed retail sales report weighed on stocks Tuesday.
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One Stock Warren Buffett is Buying (and 13 He's Selling)
Warren Buffett Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was a net seller of equities in Q1 as it dumped two more longtime bank holdings.
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Oneok Stock Tumbles After Megadeal for Magellan Midstream Partners
Oneok stock sold off sharply over concerns about diluting shareholders and diversifying into the oil side of the oil & gas business. Time to buy?
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Is Etsy Stock Finally a Buy?
Etsy stock might be the bargain investors have been waiting for now that it's 70% off its all-time high.
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Disney Stock Tumbles: Time to Buy?
Analysts say Disney stock is a buy on weakness after shares sell off on a subscriber miss.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Lose Steam After CPI Report
Stocks wavered after the April CPI report supported the case for the Fed to stop raising rates – but not cut them.
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Snowflake Stock Upgraded on Promise of Generative AI
Snowflake stock has market-beating potential thanks to easier comparisons and growth in generative AI such as ChatGPT.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Stock Is Taking Off
Berkshire Hathaway stock has been clobbering the broader market since the banking crisis set in.
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Apple Stock Remains a Strong Buy Even as Shares Soar
Apple stock has added more than $680 billion in value this year and it still has more room to run, analysts say.
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April Jobs Report Tops Expectations: What the Experts Are Saying
Jobs Report The jobs report revealed stronger-than-expected payrolls growth and a drop in the unemployment rate.
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Moderna Stock Pops on Surprise Earnings Beat
An unexpected profit and promising news on a deal with the EU boosted Moderna stock.
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Johnson & Johnson Spins Off Kenvue in Biggest IPO Haul Since 2021
Johnson & Johnson rips off Band-Aid and spits out Listerine in a bid to boost margins.
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Fed Lifts Interest Rates Yet Again: What the Experts Are Saying
Federal Reserve Although the Fed raised interest rates for a 10th consecutive meeting, it finally opened the door to a pause in its tightening campaign.
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The 5 Best Blue Chip Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
Dow stocks This mini-portfolio of blue chip dividend stocks is well-positioned to generate income and deliver outperformance in uncertain market times.
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The 15 Most Expensive Housing Markets in the US: Cities with the Highest Average Home Prices
real estate The most expensive housing markets in the U.S. have an average home price almost three times the national average.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Waver Amid a Flurry of Quarterly Reports
Mixed earnings and hawkish comments from Fed officials made for something of a seesaw session on Tuesday.
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10 Big U.S. Cities With the Cheapest Apartment Rents
places to live Apartment dwellers pay less than the national average in these cities with the cheapest rent.
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The 11 Most Expensive Cities to Live in the U.S.
real estate From metro areas on both coasts to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, these are the most expensive cities to live in the U.S.
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March CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation
CPI A mixed CPI report means investors can expect another rate hike from the Federal Reserve in May.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Mixed Ahead of Inflation Data
Market participants fretted over the looming CPI report, while mega-cap tech names fell amid slower demand for cloud-based services.
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12 Cheapest Small Towns to Live In
real estate The cheapest small towns might not be for everyone, but their charms can make them the best places to live for plenty of folks.
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