About Dane Runia
Dane Runia is a leader of the Runia Group. Dane works closely with individuals and families who have attained extraordinary financial success, helping them preserve, transfer, and steward their wealth effectively. He looks to build lasting relationships that are squarely focused on each client's priorities and needs. Diligent and discreet, Dane directs tailored initiatives that harness the capabilities of his team and the wider firm to pursue client goals with forethought and purpose. He enjoys the dynamic nature of capital markets, refining the team's investment outlook relative to changing economic environments and themes. He strives to make clients lives easier and more fulfilling, embodying the service ethic that is an essential underpinning of the Runia Group's outreach.
Dane joined Morgan Stanley in 2021. He earned his B.S. in Business Finance from Brigham Young University. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. He also holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) designation administered by the Investments & Wealth Institute (The Institute) and taught in conjunction with The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, as well as Series 7, 66 and 31 FINRA Registrations.
Dane was named to Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list in 2019, 2020, and 2021, taking the #1 spot in the state of Utah each year. He was also included in Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors list in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and named as #1 in the state of Utah in Barron's 2019, 2020, and 2021 America's Top 1200 Financial Advisors State-by-State. Financial Planning (formerly On Wall Street) named him in its Top 40 Advisors Under 40 in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and placed him as #1 on the list in each year. Financial Times named him in its 400 Top Financial Advisers in 2020. Forbes/SHOOK named Dane as one of America's Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors in 2018, 2019, and 2020. The Runia Group was named the #1 team in Utah for Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams by Forbes in 2023 and 2025. In addition, the team named to the Barron's Top 50 Private Wealth Management Teams list in April 2020. Since coming to Morgan Stanley, Dane has been listed as one of Barron’s Top 1200 State-by-State Financial Advisors from 2023-2025.
Dane lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife Stacy and their four children. Active in his church, he also volunteers as a pilot with Angel Flight West, a nonprofit organization that arranges free, non-emergency air travel for children and adults with serious medical conditions and other compelling needs. Additionally, he serves on the board of Thanksgiving Point Institute, Inc. which is a nonprofit farm, garden, and museum complex that draws upon the natural world to cultivate transformative family learning. In his free time, Dane enjoys basketball and a range of outdoor activities, including waterskiing, backpacking, endurance fitness events, and golf.
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2019-2021 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2019-2021). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
2023, 2025 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2023). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
2019-2021 Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors
Source: Barrons.com (Awarded2019-2021). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Dec of the year prior to the issuance of the award.
2019-2025 Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State (formerly referred to as Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors: State-by-State)
Source: Barrons.com (Awarded 2019-2024). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Sept of the year prior to the issuance of the award.
2019-2020 Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors & Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State (formerly referred to as Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 1,000 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 500 Next Generation Wealth Advisors)
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2019-2020). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
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