Investment Planning for Families and Individuals

We reduce the uncertainty and anxiety our clients face as they search for answers to questions like these:

Working together with our clients we develop an Investment Plan that maps out their financial future. Our plans can never eliminate the uncertainty clients feel in the short-term, but by focusing attention on the long-term outcomes available to investors, a certain level of calm can be achieved. We’ve seen it happen—and getting to this place with clients is what makes our work satisfying and rewarding.

To be successful, an investor must cut through the fog created by corporate accounting standards and the media narratives.

By understanding our clients’ financial goals and vision for the future, we develop a plan that reduces anxiety over finances. Building a plan enables clients to prioritize and take action on critical decisions that focus on long-term impact.

An investor for over thirty five years, Dan has been involved in a number of entrepreneurial activities. His success from those efforts drew him to the financial markets and led to the 1989 creation of DOCK STREET.

Shortly after graduating as a history and economics major from Michigan State University, Dan co-founded a mail-order marketer of chimney cleaning equipment. This business as well as those that were formed in later years provided attractive returns and gave Dan the initial capital to accelerate his investment activities.

Over 35 years ago Dan began managing assets when he served as General Partner for several commercial real estate partnerships in New York City. The buildings were sold in 1985 demonstrating positive returns for the investors. Early in his career, Dan began studying Warren Buffett’s writings. He concluded that the practical experience of creating, operating and selling businesses could be applied to the investment profession. In 1986, Dan became active as an investment advisor for the Windmill Group, a securities brokerage firm. During those early years in the investment field, Dan began attending the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder’s meeting.

Dan believes that evaluating investments with an entrepreneurial eye is one of the most critical factors in achieving long term attractive returns from public market investing.

Evan has over 10 years experience working at Dock Street, and holds the Series 65 license for Investment Advisor Representatives. He handles the firm’s research and trading operations, as well as its computing systems. Evan also regularly engages with clients, helping them make sense of the markets.

Evan graduated from New York University in 2005. After graduating, he worked for a leading computer forensics firm in their New York and Washington D.C. offices. Evan’s responsibilities included supporting forensic examiners, working on research & development projects and assisting in the firm’s investigations.

A lifelong student of economics and computer science, Spencer is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). He has worked in the investment industry for more than 15 years, first at Citigroup and Legg Mason, followed by 13 years at K2 Advisors, a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton which focuses on Hedge Fund investing. There, he developed tools to analyze portfolios of hedge funds and quantitative strategies to provide returns similar to hedge funds with better liquidity. This culminated in his role as portfolio manager for quantitative strategies with more than $700 million under management.

Spencer has long had an interest in microeconomics, both how it influences business, as well personal decisions made by individuals and families. His extensive experience in asset allocation and portfolio construction, has provided the foundation for his current work on retirement income, tax, and inheritance planning. Spencer engages with clients to develop plans to grow assets effectively during early years, and spend them responsibly in later years.

Spencer has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. He has sailed competitively for more than 30 years as navigator in numerous regattas and offshore races, and has sailed more than 15,000 nautical miles offshore including an Atlantic crossing.

Marjan has been an associate of Dock Street since 2001. She has served in many capacities including research analyst, project manager and client service coordinator.

Prior to moving to Connecticut, Marjan spent over seven years with several Belgium offices of General Electric and Grace Dearborn. She was a sourcing specialist and supply chain project manager for both Honeywell Europe and GE Capital Modular Space.

Marjan’s degrees include MA in European Economics, Law and Politics-University of Surrey,UK and Bachelor of Science, Chemistry-Don Bosco,Antwerp, Belgium. She is fluent in Dutch, English, French and German.