Our Story and Services

As your Financial Advisors, we can help you define and strive to meet your goals by delivering a vast array of resources to you in the way that is most appropriate for how you invest and what you want to achieve. Working together we can help you to preserve and grow your wealth. You’ll have access to some of the world’s most seasoned and respected investment professionals, a premier trading and execution platform and a full spectrum of investment choices.
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Working With You

We break our process into six simple steps. Uncovering every aspect of your financial picture. During each step we will:
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    Step 1: Initial Consultation
    • Understand your financial concerns and what you want to accomplish
    • Discuss our commitment to client confidentiality
    • Determine how we can add value to your individual situation
    • Request important information about finances and legal planning
    • Schedule our next discussion
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    Step 2: Wealth Management Introduction
    • Introduce the members of our team
    • Review and cover a detailed agenda we’ve prepared to discuss your personal situation
    • Showcase all of Morgan Stanley’s capabilities
    • Review the information you’ve shared with us
    • Define priorities and identify the values that shape decisions
    • Introduce fee vs commission wealth management
    • Answer questions about the broad array of services available with the Reynolds Group at Morgan Stanley.
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    Step 3: Analysis
    • Study the financial documents you’ve shared and identify any tax savings opportunities
    • Evaluate your current and future financial expectations
    • Analyze current investment portfolio and identify any investment risk concerns
    • Identify a personalized target rate of return for the goals you’ve set
    • Develop your personalized wealth management plan, utilizing our Goals Planning System (GPS) software tool
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    Step 4: Presentation
    • Unveil your tailored life plan, highlighting the achievements you’ve made and the opportunities we’ve identified to grow and preserve your wealth
    • Explain, in detail, the investment strategies we recommend
    • Present important financial planning and estate planning strategies to preserve and pass on wealth
    • Discuss our management platform and the advantages of discretionary portfolio management
    • Explain how householding works for the members of your family to reduce fees
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    Step 5: Implementation
    • Adjust the plan to incorporate discussions during the presentation meeting
    • Open new accounts, complete necessary paperwork and execute investment recommendations
    • Implement the remaining wealth management strategies presented
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    Step 6: Ongoing Service & Relationship Building
    • Review your initial statements to ensure familiarity and understanding
    • Set up tools to provide convenient access to your accounts
    • Apply due diligence to evaluate investment performance
    • Develop a call and meeting schedule to review and track progress towards achieving your goals
    • Continuous discussions as your circumstances evolve, adjusting your plan and investments accordingly
    • Work closely with your accountant, attorney and other professionals to ensure a coordinated and cohesive execution of your plan

The Significance of Family Wealth Management

Our team leverages the versatile resources of Morgan Stanley and professionals to help our clients and their families maximize the value of their human capital by driving family wealth education, making it more likely that all members of the family will have the foundation and support they need to potentially lead meaningful, fulfilled and engaged lives.
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    Our Team's Family Wealth Capabilities
    Your family is unlike any other we have ever served. You may, however, share many of the same questions, challenges and opportunities. We look forward to learning more about you and your family, and discussing how we can help you safeguard what you have earned and pursue your most important life goals. We deliver an exceptionally attentive level of service and dedicate ourselves to finding solutions to the challenges our clients face, even those challenges that fall well outside the traditional role of wealth managers.
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    Family Governance and Wealth Education
    Too often, members of rising generations spend decades in silence. Having a mechanism in place such as a family mission statement, a family constitution or an investment policy statement can offer critical parameters and guidelines to make decisions as a collective. We work with you to find your way to becoming your own generation, with your own voice.
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    Legacy & Estate Planning strategies
    We engage with our clients to provide a fully integrated, comprehensive analysis of your balance sheet, estate plan, and investment strategy through a collaborative process- at your request we will coordinate with your legal tax advisors as well.
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    Philanthropy Management
    We provide our clients with a smart way to give to causes and charities they care about through Morgan Stanley GIFT. Our donor advised fund, GIFT, is a 501(c)(3) public charity structured to offer you a simple, thoughtful and tax-advantageous way to support your favorite charities.
    Learn more about GIFT

ESOPs

Private business owners who have spent many hard years sacrificing their efforts to grow their company are often faced with the challenge of deciding what to do with their business when they are ready to walk away. Numerous questions arise. What is next? What are my options? Who can help educate and guide me through this process? Below, you will find answers to popular questions in regards to ESOPs and our team is happy to schedule time to discuss your unique situation.
What is an ESOP?
An ESOP is an unique type of qualified benefit plan. The overall goal of an ESOP is to provide liquidity to private business owners in a manner that is tax advantaged and diversified while also giving existing employees the opportunity to become a stockholder.
How to decide if an ESOP makes sense for you?
The benefit of an ESOP is that it allows the business owner to dictate the amount and timing of the sale of the company stock. If you are not ready to fully give up your company, ESOPs give you the flexibility to do so. There are certain restrictions and regulations to pay special attention to when deciding if an ESOP makes sense for a client. Since ESOPs are a vehicle for retirement savings and corporate finance, it is important to ensure there will not be any conflicts of interest.
How our team can help?
ESOPs often require a multidisciplinary team of professionals including an experienced Wealth Advisor, an experienced Attorney, an Ultra High NetWorth Estate Attorney, and a Certified Public Accountant. The Bay Area Mosaic Group is happy to assist you in building out your team. To further our services, we have helped business owners create Goals Based Plans to determine the amount of income they will need to generate from their investments to sustain the lifestyle of their choosing.

Saving For the Future

Our team works with companies to assist with the fiduciary, investment, and compliance related responsibilities of retirement plans.
Retirement Options
Company sponsored retirement plans can help make saving for retirement easier on your employees. Retirement planning is something that our team treats with the highest levels of attention to detail and commitment. Done properly, it can also help build employee retention, increase employee acquisition, and promote company loyalty.

The following two types of retirement plans offer tax advantages, higher contribution limits than non-employer sponsored plans, and the ability for the employer to contribute to the employees' plans. The key considerations are listed below.
401(k)
Both employers and employees are eligible to contribute to a 401(k) plan on a pre-tax basis. 401(k) plans have the ability to be flexible and customizable. Our team works with business owners to help ease fiduciary responsibilities, IRS compliance, and minimum requirements for enrollment and investments.
SIMPLE/SEP IRA Plans
SIMPLE/SEP IRA plans have more limitations than 401(k) plans but are easier to set up and contributions are still made on a pre-tax basis. Employees are left to make their own investment decisions, so our team recommends consulting with a Financial Advisor.

Location

100 N Tampa St
Ste 3000
Tampa, FL 33602
US
Direct:
(813) 227-2099(813) 227-2099

Meet Bay Area Mosaic Group

About James J Moroney

James brings almost 40 years of financial experience to every client he advises. He started his career as a CPA with Deloitte Touche before becoming a Financial Advisor with a Morgan Stanley predecessor firm in 1995. “I wanted a profession that would enable me to be entrepreneurial, while helping clients address issues beyond tax planning,” he explains. “At the same time, my background gives me the experience to help clients meet complex challenges like exiting a business or planning an estate without excessive tax consequences.”

His clients rely on him to provide them with advice that encompasses both sides of their personal balance sheets and virtually every aspect of their financial lives.

A Tampa native, James graduated from Florida State University and has long been an active member of his community. He currently serves as Treasurer for the Parkside Condominium Association and is a proud Ybor City Rotary member. In addition, James is a past Chairman of the ALS Association of Florida and past Tampa Bay Dragon Boats Treasurer.

An avid open water swimmer who has completed the swim around Key West five times, James enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his wife, Julie, their two children and four grandchildren.
Securities Agent: MD, KS, OH, IA, NC, IL, WA, MI, KY, TX, TN, HI, AZ, OK, NM, CO, NY, NJ, WV, CA, AR, VA, MA, IN, GA, FL, CT, SC; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1255547

About James Valenti

With almost 40 years of financial services experience, Jim has helped clients through a wide variety of market and economic conditions. Clients have looked to him for the guidance they needed to retire in comfort, exit their successful businesses, and make decisions that would affect the financial well-being of not only themselves, but future generations.

Born and raised in Tampa, Jim graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Accounting but soon realized that he wanted to help clients with more than their tax returns. He joined a Morgan Stanley predecessor firm in 1985 and has been advising clients ever since. “I take great satisfaction in helping my clients avoid mistakes that can derail their plans for a fulfilling retirement,” he says. “That means providing them with advice that is always given with their interests first and foremost in mind.”

Jim has spent much of his career managing fixed income portfolios for clients seeking income and capital preservation. When not studying markets and advising clients, he has been an active member of the Tampa community. Specifically, Jim has served on the boards of Hillsboro Kids, Inc. and the Center for Women.
Securities Agent: WI, WV, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1288331

About Richard A. Pittman

When Red began his financial services career more than 45 years ago, he had bright red hair (thus the nickname) and a passion for helping people prepare for retirement and achieve greater financial security for themselves and their families. Born and raised in Tampa, Red graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in Finance and began his career at a regional bank where he served as a credit analyst and managed several branches. He joined a Morgan Stanley predecessor firm in 1980 and continues to provide clients with advice that encompasses not only retirement, but virtually every aspect of their financial lives.

“I really enjoy talking with investors,” he says, “but often they reach a time in their lives when which stocks they should own doesn’t seem quite as important as will I be able to retire without running out of money and who will take care of my spouse if anything happens to me?” That’s why Red advocates comprehensive financial planning that can help clients understand where they are in relation to their goals and what they must do to reach those goals within their required timeframe.

An active member of the Tampa community, Red has served as President of Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club. He was also named Captain & King of Gasparilla, Tampa’s famous pirate festival and parade. He and wife Kate have five grown children and reside in South Tampa.
Securities Agent: TX, SC, NY, AL, MO, CA, HI, CT, PA, MA, ID, AZ, TN, OH, NJ, MI, KY, WV, NC, CO, MD, GA, IN, IL, IA, FL, WA, VA, OK; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1312855

About Ana Dominguez

Ana is a CSA at Morgan Stanley. She has been with the firm and has had experience in this industry since 2001. Part of her responsibilities are the processing of documentation, performing account maintenance, resolving inquiries, assisting with Firm services and solutions that support clients' needs that include banking products, and digital services.

Born in San Salvador, El Salvador, Ana moved to the United States with her family at age 12. She attended Springfield Gardens High School and Queens College in Queens New York with a focus on Business Administration and social work.

Before joining Morgan Stanley, Ana worked at the Carol Morgan American School in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Coastal Energy Company in San Salvador, El Salvador where part of her responsibilities included assisting American and other foreign ex-patriots with their assimilation in both countries. She also taught English as a second language to children and adults at the Escuela Americana (American School) in El Salvador.

Away from Morgan Stanley, Ana enjoys reading, gardening, and preparing new recipes in the kitchen. She enjoys volunteering her spare time at Meals on Wheels, and spending time with her 2 adult children, Christopher and Massiel.
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Portfolio Insights

Retirement

Working with you to understand your life goals and develop a personalized wealth strategy. Today and for the years to come.
  • 401(k) Rollovers
  • IRA Plans
  • Retirement income strategies
  • Retirement plan participants
  • Annuities
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Investing

Working closely with you to guide your wealth and investments through the most challenging market cycles.
  • Asset Management
  • Wealth Planning
  • Traditional Investments
  • Alternative Investments
  • Impact Investing
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Family

Creating customized financial strategies for the challenges that today’s families face.
  • Estate Planning Strategies
  • 529 Plans / Education Savings Planning
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • Special Needs Planning
  • Trust Services
Are You Prepared for Tax Day?
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Business Planning

Helping you on key aspects of your business such as ownership, liquidity and developing opportunities.
  • Succession Planning
  • Business Planning
  • Qualified Retirement Plans
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Philanthropy

Making sure your philanthropic dollars are managed with the same high quality service as the rest of your wealth.
  • Endowments
  • Foundations
  • Donor Advised Funds
  • Impact Investing
Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 
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Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 

There’s more to charitable giving than you may realize. Here’s one method that may be a tax-efficient way to give and can help maximize your impact.

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Financial Wellness

Enhancing Financial Wellness enables your workforce to do their best work. Companies that invest in financial wellness have an opportunity to:
  • Reduce employee stress,
  • Improve retention and engagement, and
  • Set themselves apart by offering comprehensive financial wellness benefits.
The Business Case for a Financially Resilient Workforce
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The Business Case for a Financially Resilient Workforce

In the face of turbulent markets, the word “resilience” may be top of mind. Broadly speaking, resilience is the ability to “bounce back” when encountering life’s inevitable challenges.
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