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Tom Walsh and Dave Duncan have each been in the investment business for over 35 years.  Each has made managing their respective clients' investment assets the core of his practice. They met at an industry group in the early 2000's, and became affiliated within a branch of their broker dealer in 2005.

Over the years, each of them has been asked by their fellow advisors, many of whom are more generalist in nature, to partner with them and manage the investment portion of their client accounts. They recognized that Tom and Dave are more focused on investing, have a greater depth of knowledge and experience, and a flat out passion for the investment of client assets.

In 2013, Tom and Dave decided to formalize these partnership arrangements with other advisors by forming Duncan Walsh Advisors (DWA).

DWA provides 14 model investment portfolios to over 130 Investment Advisors of the Duncan Advisor Resources branch within Cambridge Investment Research.  The advisors are able to manage the relationships with their clients, with the confidence that the investment management of their portfolios is under the guidance of Duncan Walsh Advisors.

Tom Walsh, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is the Founder and President of Walsh Asset Management. Dave Duncan, a Certified Financial Planner®, is the Chairman and CEO of Duncan Financial Group.  Tom is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of DWA, while Dave is the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer.  Tom and Dave each have over 35 years of experience in the investment business with over $400,000,000 combined of their respective clients' assets under management. 


Thomas J. Walsh, CFA

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer

Tom Walsh is the President of Walsh Asset Management, which he founded in 1999. He has over 35 years experience in the investment business, including positions in portfolio management, research, trading and marketing.

Tom received the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1989 and is a member of the Cincinnati Society of Financial Analysts. As a Visiting Instructor of Finance at the Farmer School of Business at Miami University, Tom taught Principles of Investments and Securities Markets to seniors and graduate students on the Oxford campus from 2000-02.

He graduated from Miami University in 1983 with a B.S, in Business / Finance, and the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University in 1991, where he received an MBA in Finance.

Tom has responsibility for the investment of over $150,000,000 of his client’s funds.

David S Duncan, CFP®

Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer

David Duncan is the Chairman and CEO of Duncan Financial Group, the parent company of Duncan Walsh Advisors. Dave is a Certified Financial Planner® and has over 40 years of investment management experience. Although he has responsibility for all aspects of the company’s growth, his main focus is private wealth management, which allows him to help his clients develop, monitor and achieve their financial goals.

David graduated from Point Park University in 1979 with a degree in Business Administration. He received the professional designation of Certified Financial Planner from the College for Financial Planning in 1986.

David has responsibility for the investment of over $250,000,000 of his client’s funds.