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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June CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation
CPI Inflation eased markedly last month, but that won't keep the Fed from raising interest rates, pros say.
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Jobs Report Shows Pace of Hiring Slowed Sharply in June: What the Experts Are Saying
Jobs Report A mixed jobs report won't keep the Fed from raising interest rates later this month, the pros say.
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Four Random Facts and Thoughts About Warren Buffett
If I love Warren Buffett so much why don't I just marry him?
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Lower on Russia Worries
Markets wavered amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and concerns about global growth.
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Stock Market Today: Rising Recession Fears Sink Stocks
Markets closed broadly lower on worries that hawkish central banks will cause an economic downturn.
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Investing in Gold Is Dumb
Stocks are better than gold for both generating wealth and offering protection against inflation.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Mixed as Central Banks Raise Rates
Two of the three major benchmarks notched gains Thursday despite hawkish commentary at home and rate hikes abroad.
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Stock Market Today: Markets Slide as Powell Warns of Higher Rates
Equities turned lower as the Fed chief delivered a hawkish semi-annual report to Congress.
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What's So Scary About a Mega-Cap Tech Bull Market?
Bears say the market can't keep rallying when only five mega-cap tech stocks are driving returns, but history suggests otherwise.
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Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged: What the Experts Are Saying
Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates but left the door open to future hikes.
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Penny Stocks: Why You Should Always Stay Away
Scams With the exception of some large foreign firms, investors should generally avoid stocks that trade over-the-counter.
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May CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation
CPI Inflation continued to ease last month, the CPI report showed, paving the way for the Fed to pause in its campaign of rate hikes.
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We Are Not in a Bull Market
It takes more than a 20% gain off the low to proclaim the beginning of a new bull market.
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Jobs Report Shows Hiring Surge in May: What the Experts Are Saying
Jobs Report A mixed jobs report should keep the Fed on track to pause its campaign of rate hikes.
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Is Chevron Stock Set for a Rebound?
Chevron stock received its second analyst upgrade in as many days, boosting hopes for a recovery in the lagging energy major.
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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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