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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 **4.5/5** by 12 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** | **4.5/5** | 12 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 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
- Risk Management Software

## Integrations (9 total)

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

## Support Options

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

## Category

- [Investment Management Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/20010/investment-management/software)

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## Reviews

### "Review fo Direct Advisory Suite" — 4.0/5

> **Mark** | *9 February 2026* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Once you familiarize yourself with the various options (and there are a lot of them) the tool is very useful for producting comparatives as well as gettting details about portfolios that you construct.
> 
> **Cons**: Jargon - some items such as the fixed income style boxes are very, very poorly explained. And I don't understand that because the equity style box is well explained.  

Also there are some many options it takes quite a while, at least for myself, to get to a consistent  report that would could be used a majority of the time. Now having that flexiblity is awesome for the special sitautions where either the client makes a specific request for some information or the circumstances dictate it.
> 
> Overall, I find it very helpful. I find the performance tool to be very effective in sifting through some of the performance related commentary that wholesalers provide to get the "true facts" of the situation. It is not that they are necessarily lying but they are presenting their products in the best possible light and if you don't ask the right question they may omitt to fill it in. Howeve, the tool negates that.

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### "Shining star with morningstar." — 5.0/5

> **Alex** | *3 February 2026* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Value for the money. Very easy to use. Client's love the reporting. Great tool when prospecting as well. Comparing portfolios is a game changer.
> 
> **Cons**: Not much not to like. Cant find any issues. Data entry can be a little challenging.  A mobile app would be a good idea too.
> 
> Very well done. A great improvement from previous version.   Clients enjoy the reports. Great for doing reaearch.

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

> **Erik** | *19 August 2026* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Great tool that is helpful for my business. Fund research and screening is great, the hypothetical tool is great, and I appreciate the ability to save my customs screens.
> 
> **Cons**: I certainly understand the challenge of this request, but when running screens prior to month end the data can feel slightly out of date. It would be great to have daily or weekly updates of the fund fact sheets.
> 
> Morningstar Direct Advisory Suite has been a helpful tool. It offers great fund analytics and research tools, in depth customization of search screens, and is fairly simple to use.

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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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