Dan Clifton is a Partner and Head of Policy Research for Strategas Securities. In this capacity, he evaluates the financial market implications of policy and political developments. This includes analyzing tax, trade, infrastructure, healthcare, energy, defense and other policy initiatives to determine how public policy changes impact the economy and financial markets for institutional investors.
Currently, Dan is ranked as the top Independent research analyst on Wall Street, across all research verticals, according to the same Institutional Investor survey. He leads Strategas’ Washington policy research team, which has been ranked as one of the top policy research teams on Wall Street for 15 consecutive years according to Institutional Investor. Mr. Clifton is also a top ranked analyst in the category of Tax and Accounting policy. His research on the interaction between policy, elections, and financial markets is widely cited in the media and Dan is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business.