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# Direct Advisory Suite

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> All-in-one platform for financial advisors to deliver personalized advice, streamline workflows, and enhance client engagement.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 22 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Direct Advisory Suite?

Financial advisors, advisory firms, and investment professionals looking to enhance client engagement, navigate compliance, and scale their practices.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 22 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Morningstar

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Per Feature
- **Pricing Details**: Contact Morningstar for pricing information.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: English, French
- **Available Countries**: Canada, United States

## Features

- Benchmarking
- Bonds/Stocks
- Client Management
- Client Portal
- Compliance Tracking
- Financial Analysis
- Investments Tracking
- Performance Metrics
- Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Rebalancing
- Reporting/Analytics
- Risk Management Software

## Integrations (9 total)

- Envestnet | MoneyGuide
- FactSet
- Fidelity
- Microsoft 365
- Redtail CRM
- RightCapital
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Wealthbox CRM
- eMoney Advisor

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support

## Category

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## Reviews

### "Intuitive and Efficient" — 4.0/5

> **Mike** | *19 August 2026* | Investment Management Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Detailed investment analytics, easy to use screener, sensible reporting options for client portfolios.
> 
> **Cons**: Minimal API integration options with my custodian (more of a Custodian issue than a Morningstar one I would argue)
> 
> I use DAS to mainly screen for investments and provide clients with detailed reporting that our custodian doesn't provide by default. It also allows for better planning and scenario building for discussions through the planning module.

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### "Direct Advisory Suite Review" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *26 August 2026* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ease of use when building model portfolios and comparing them to client portfolios. Also, I like the portfolio risk score as it's a great (quick) way to illustrate the risk characteristics to clients.
> 
> **Cons**: I would say the one thing that I disliked about DAS was the excel import feature, especially at first. It wasn't overly clear how to properly import client portfolios. I have since figured that out and it's much easier.
> 
> I would say the overall experience using DAS has been great. It's certainly a step up in terms of coverage compared to competitors and has provided more detail on specific metrics that are important to our team.

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### "Great data, harder than it should be to obtain." — 3.0/5

> **Brady** | *20 August 2026* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The data availability is probably unmatched against any other product. Morningstar provides access to nearly every benchmark our firm could want. A huge plus for our firm is the availability of ESG data, and the ability to create reports containing the stats of every fund, along with category/index driven averages to directly compare to. The dashboard itself is simple, clean, and easy enough to navigate.
> 
> **Cons**: Adjustments to many expected or typical features are unintuitive, or dont exist. There are some basic features that are tough to find. Something as simple as quarterly rebalancing on a model portfolio - can't find it in the setup or when editing. Also, the drift of the portfolio holdings, and historical performance. The allocations of a model drift according to markets - cool. But if the portfolio does not rebalance quarterly, and you dont go in and edit the holdings on time, then you can't (or its hard and unintuitive to) retroactively change the allocations to have it rebalanced at a certain date. There are also sometimes longer than expected lags on data, sometimes several days to over a week on some benchmarks, which is usually not the end of the world, but worth noting. I've had issues with creating reports, sometimes the interface will not load. Reaching out to support usually yields a decent response time, but varies on results.
> 
> Overall the data availability is crutial to our firm, and that is what keeps us tied to Morningstar. Many of the struggles that relate to obtaining that data make the tool more annoying to use than it probably should be.

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### "Senior Vice President" — 4.0/5

> **Brandon** | *19 August 2026* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ease of use and features that were available as part of morningstar office which we had prior.  The data transferred over seamlessly
> 
> **Cons**: user interface and all data not readily available.  There are some parts of direct that are not available that were part of office.
> 
> Good overall but lacking some key components that would enhance the product.  It is serviceable but could be better

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### "A Valuable Tool for Building Better Client Portfolios" — 5.0/5

> **Ashley** | *20 August 2026* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I like the ability to tailor the type of report I share with clients. I particularly like the comparison report, as it clearly highlights the key differences between a client’s existing portfolio and the recommended portfolio. It makes the information easy for clients to understand and helps demonstrate the value of the recommendation, which can be very effective in winning new business.
> 
> **Cons**: I would like to see the fund code displayed directly on the reports. This would make it much easier to implement the recommendations without having to go back into Morningstar to locate the applicable fund codes.

I would also really value having both the Morningstar Star Rating and Medalist Rating displayed on the reports. These are very important to my business. When designing portfolios, presenting recommendations, and earning a client’s trust, I speak to these ratings quite frequently. Having them incorporated directly into the report would help reinforce the quality of the investments being recommended.

Similarly, I would love to see recent Lipper Fund Awards highlighted for any funds included in the recommended portfolio. These types of independent ratings, recognitions, and awards tend to resonate with clients and can give them additional confidence and comfort when considering an investment recommendation.

Lastly, I think it would be incredibly valuable if Morningstar could provide an overall portfolio rating or scorecard—for example, A+, A, A-, B+, etc. Ideally, this could incorporate factors such as fund quality, diversification, risk-adjusted performance, fees, and the overall construction of the portfolio.

Right now, it can be difficult for a client to look at a portfolio and truly understand whether what they currently own—or what is being recommended to them—is a strong, high-quality portfolio. A simple overall score, supported by Morningstar's underlying research and analytics, could make that much easier for clients to understand.

I believe these additions would make the reports even more powerful, particularly for advisors using them to communicate recommendations and demonstrate value to clients.                                                                                                                     I would also say that the annual cost is expensive for an individual advisor. Perhaps it should be considered that the cost be lower for a single advisor and higher for a Team with multiple advisors and associates.
> 
> I do quite like the Direct Advisory Suite. It has been instrumental in earning the trust with clients and winning business.

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