Dan Ahrens

"There's a lot of excitement surrounding the cannabis investment space right now and for a variety of a reasons," Dan Ahrens says. Ahrens is the portfolio manager AdvisorShare Pure US Cannabis ETF (NYSEARCA: MSOS), the first U.S.-listed ETF that concentrates only on...

(The following excerpt is from the Chapter 16 of the book, “Don’t Get Burned”) The choice of investing in individual stocks or using managed portfolios and exchange traded funds (ETFs) is up to each investor, or investment team, or advisor. I am biased, but I believe in the use of...

Written by Dan Ahrens, chief operating officer and portfolio manager at AdvisorShares, and renowned “vice investing” expert, this new book examines the rapidly expanding world of cannabis investment.  Ahrens takes an in-depth look at all aspects of publicly traded stocks in the...

After surpassing $2 billion in assets one month ago, M1 Finance, an automated money management platform, announced the closure of a $45-million Series C funding round led by Left Lane Capital, bringing the company's total funding to just under $100 million. What Happened: M1 Finance is a...

By Natan Ponieman and Javier Hasse. In this four-part series, Benzinga takes an exclusive look at some of the highest valued, US-traded cannabis ETFs. For part three, we spoke with Dan S. Ahrens, Managing Director and the Chief Operating Officer of AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF (NYSE: YOLO). For...

Three of the top cannabis ETFs (exchange-traded funds) joined this week's Benzinga Cannabis Hour. Matt Markiewicz, the New York-based managing director of Innovation Shares, called into the show first representing THCX, a cannabis ETF that launched on NYSE last July. The 11-year...

Benzinga's Javier Hasse and Elliot Lane are gearing up for yet another exciting edition of The Benzinga Cannabis Hour, this Thursday, Sept. 10. Guests include: Sam Masucci, CEO and Founder ETF Managers Group  Jason Wilson, Cannabis Reseach & Banking Expert Matt Markiewicz, Managing...

As of June 22, Hexo (NYSE: HEXO) (TSE: HEXO) will no longer be listed on the S&P/TSX composite index. The Ottawa, Canada-based company had recently entered the U.S. market. It disclosed a third-quarter revenue spike, but could not prevent its shares from pricing below $1. As...

After a rough year in 2019 (to put it mildly), cannabis stocks and the related exchange-traded funds are incurring significant punishment again this year. The ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSEARCA: MJ) — the bellwether fund in the group by virtue of its age — is off by nearly 33% this...

Cannabis stocks and exchange traded funds endured a summer of woe. The actively managed AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF (NYSE: YOLO) is saddled with a third-quarter loss of 18.55%, but the fund's manager, Dan Ahrens, believes YOLO and some of its components are poised to rebound. What Happened...

The AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF (NYSE: YOLO) debuted last week as just the second U.S. ETF dedicated to marijuana. What Happened Although Tuesday was just YOLO's third day on the market, the fund's portfolio manager Dan Ahrens already made some additions to YOLO's roster....

U.S. investors craving cannabis exposure via the exchange traded funds have, since late 2017, one choice: the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSE: MJ). Another choice in the U.S.-listed cannabis ETF space is coming Thursday, April 18, with the debut of the AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF (NYSE:...