Dan S. Ahrens is President and Treasurer of Ahrens Advisors, L.P., an SEC-registered Investment Advisor he founded in September of 2005. He is Portfolio Manager of the Ladenburg Thalmann Gaming and Casino Fund, opened on March 31, 2006. Prior to forming Ahrens Advisors, he was President of the MUTUALS.com Funds, and served as portfolio manager of the Generation Wave Growth Fund (GWGFX) and the Vice Fund (VICEX), which he stated in 2002. The Vice Fund specialized in Gaming, as well as Alcohol and Tobacco among other industries. He was President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds’ Advisor, Mutuals Advisors, Inc., and acted as President, Treasurer and Financial & Operations Officer for the Broker/Dealer firm Mutuals.com, Inc.
Dan is the author of the book, “Investing in Vice, The Recession-Proof Portfolio of Booze, Bets, Bombs, and Butts”, published in 2004 by St. Martin’s Press. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, ABC News, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV & Radio, PBS Wall Street Week, and the BBC. He has been featured along with funds under his management in TIME Magazine, The Economist, New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Barron’s, Financial Times, and many other publications.
He has served as a speaker or moderator at numerous gaming and investment conferences around the world. Dan also acts as a consultant on gaming and investment related issues and is a contributor to multiple publications.