Dan Ives Launches Yorkville Ives Merchant Bank After Wedbush Exit
Star tech analyst Dan Ives is going independent, founding Yorkville Ives & Co. to blend research, banking, and trading under one roof.
Dan Ives just made the biggest career move of his life. The Wall Street analyst best known for his bullish Tesla and Big Tech calls has left Wedbush Securities to launch his own merchant bank — Yorkville Ives & Co. — and the Street is paying attention.
The new shop isn't a boutique research house. It's a full-service merchant bank designed to roll investment banking, equity research, institutional trading, and principal investing into a single platform. That's an ambitious build, and it signals Ives isn't content just issuing price targets from someone else's desk.
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For retail traders, this matters more than you think. Ives moves markets with his commentary. When he tweets or goes on TV, tech stocks react. An independent platform means he could be louder, faster, and less constrained by the compliance walls that slow analysts down at larger firms. Watch for his research to carry even more weight when it drops without a big bank's agenda behind it.
The principal investing component is the piece to watch closely. That means Yorkville Ives will put its own money to work — not just advise on deals. Skin in the game changes the calculus on every call he makes going forward.
This is a rare move in an era when most star analysts cash in by joining hedge funds quietly. Ives is building something public-facing, brand-driven, and scalable. Whether it disrupts the traditional sell-side model or becomes a niche player remains to be seen — but the launch alone is a statement. Continue reading at US Top News and Analysis.
