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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Rising Prices: Which Goods and Services Are Driving Inflation?
Inflation eased according to the latest CPI data, but rising costs for housing, food and other items remain an overhang.
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What Is a Recession? 10 Facts You Need to Know
Markets Fears of an economic downturn are once again on the rise, but what is a recession, exactly? We tackle this and other questions here.
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Mixed Jobs Report Offers Relief for Now: What the Experts Are Saying
The February employment figures were rough around the edges but largely met expectations.
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When Is the Next CPI Report?
CPI Reports When does the next CPI report land and what inflation rate is expected?
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When Is the Next Jobs Report?
Jobs Signs of softness in the labor market should be supportive of rate cuts.
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If You'd Put $1,000 Into Walmart Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today
Walmart Walmart stock has been a buy-and-hold bust over the past couple of decades.
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If You'd Put $1,000 Into Nvidia Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today
Anyone shocked by Nvidia stock's wild ride should know that volatility has always been the price of admission to this long-time market beater.
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Best Blue Chip Stocks: 21 Hedge Fund Top Picks
Investing for Income Blue chip stocks dominate the list of hedge funds' most popular equity investments.
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Warren Buffett Stocks: A Look at Berkshire Hathaway's Holdings
Warren Buffett's holdings are a diverse set of blue chips and lesser-known growth bets. Here, we look at Buffett's stock picks, as well as those of his lieutenants.
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6 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Buying (and 11 He's Selling)
Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway initiated one position last quarter and pared bets on the financial sector, among other moves.
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Is Investing In Gold Worth It? How Gold Prices Have Changed
gold Gold tends to do well in times of trouble, but its long-term record isn't so lustrous.
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If You'd Put $1,000 Into Adobe Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today
Adobe stock has outperformed the S&P 500 by leaps and bounds over the past two decades.
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Stock Market Today: Markets Turn Lower on Nasty Inflation Surprise
Equities sold off after a hot reading on consumer price inflation pushed back rate cuts to autumn or year-end.
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CPI Report Puts the Kibosh on Rate Cuts: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation
CPI Consumer price inflation reared its ugly head to start the year, dashing hopes for the Fed to lower borrowing costs anytime soon.
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The 15 Most Expensive Housing Markets in the US: Real Estate 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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January Jobs Report Keeps Rates on Pause: What the Experts Are Saying
Jobs Report Solid labor market conditions point to the Fed maintaining a cautious stance on borrowing costs.
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If You'd Put $1,000 Into Amazon Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today
Amazon stock has been a buy-and-hold investor's best friend.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Waver as Big Tech Slumps on Spending Concerns
Markets seesawed amid worries over massive costs for artificial intelligence and mixed economic news.
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All 30 Dow Jones Stocks Ranked: Buy, Sell or Hold?
blue chip stocks UnitedHealth Group, Nvidia and Amazon.com are Wall Street's top Dow Jones stock to buy now. Some other names might surprise you.
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If You'd Put $1,000 Into Disney Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today
Disney Long-time market laggard Disney stock has been a buy-and-hold disaster.
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Capitol Hill Stock Tracker: What Are Politicians Buying and Selling?
Some of the trades made by members of the House and Senate might surprise you.
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The 10 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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Stocks With the Highest Dividend Yields in the S&P 500
Altria and Progressive lead the list of stocks with the highest dividend yields in the S&P 500. Some of the other names might surprise you.
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Analysts' Top S&P 500 Stocks to Buy Now
Meta Platforms fell of the Street's list of top-rated stocks this month but some surprising names made the cut.
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