About Us

We believe our clients’ trust is our most important asset. Our goal is to create a comprehensive wealth management strategy to support you and your family’s long term needs and objectives. An open line of communication between client and advisor will allow us to clearly define your investment goals and ensure that they are accurately reflected in your financial plan. By leveraging the firm’s intellectual capital and our understanding of global markets, we will design a customized investment strategy with a focus on risk management and wealth preservation. Our dedication to understanding your unique needs will remain constant, while we will adapt to the inevitable changes that may occur along the way.
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As your dedicated wealth management team, the Bedford Wealth Management Group will tailor a personalized financial strategy that fits your needs. In our experience working with clients, we have developed a step-by-step approach to service:
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    Discovery
    We take the time to fully understand you and your family – whether you’re planning for retirement, purchasing a home, or living out your golden years – we consider all of your challenges, goals, and aspirations when building your financial picture.
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    Forming Your Strategy
    Using your life goals as our compass, we create a risk-balanced strategy which maps a clear path to achieving your success.
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    Implementing Your Plan
    We apply extensive research and analysis, and also utilize Morgan Stanley’s full suite of resources, to ensure swift decisive action in all market scenarios.
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    Measuring Your Success
    We check in with you to deliver metrics around your portfolio, and ultimately measure trajectory towards your goals. Our ultimate mission is your success and well-being.

Customized Solutions

As your wealth grows, so does its complexities and the resources needed to manage it effectively. We leverage our experience and relationships to deliver innovative strategies that are tailored to your needs. We look forward to speaking with you to understand your challenges, so we may map out a strategy to achieve your particular priorities and goals.
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    Wealth Management
    Wealth management brings all the dimensions of your life together. We listen carefully to understand the connections across your personal life, your family, your career, and your legacy goals to develop an integrated strategy that is uniquely yours.
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    Financial Planning
    The cornerstone of an effective wealth management plan is comprehensive financial planning, which captures your goals, resources and expectations for the future. Effective planning can potentially lead to successful education and retirement income funding. It helps eliminate blind spots, and helps ensure legacy goals are met.
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    Asset Management
    Managing an investment portfolio should be a consultative, disciplined process that balances your attitudes about investing with careful analysis of the financial markets. Working together, we create a personalized strategy that applies long-held investment principles to help your assets appreciate appropriately or generate income as you require.
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    Retirement Planning
    One of our key areas of strength is helping you prepare for and thrive in retirement. From IRAs to RMDs, we manage the complexities of your comprehensive retirement plan assets, helping you easily transition to the next phase of your life with security and confidence.
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    Estate Planning Strategies
    Delivering an estate to the next generation or favorite charity requires more attention than families often realize. We coordinate with your estate and tax professionals to align your legacy goals with the appropriate asset titling and beneficiary designation requirements, incorporating best practices to help enhance results.
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    Business Planning
    The links between business ownership and personal wealth are many and complex. Whether your objective is to grow your business, realize its value through a succession strategy or sale, or maintain family ownership through the next generation, we will help you examine your alternatives and develop the best strategy to achieve your goals.
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    Business Succession Planning
    Owning a business represents years, if not decades, of hard work and entrepreneurial savvy. Yet, even the most astute business owners are often unfamiliar with the complexities that go into a successful succession strategy. We understand your succession in the context of your overall financial picture. We also work closely with your other financial advisors to help ensure your priorities are reflected in your succession strategy.
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    401(k) Rollovers
    If you have a 401(k) from a previous job, we make it easy to consolidate your assets into one account so you can monitor your progress and investment results all in one place. This helps simplify your financial life, keeps you organized and helps make your money work harder for you.

ADDRESSING YOUR UNIQUE GOALS

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    Family Governance & Dynamics
    For many high net worth clients, running a family business, operating a family office or simply investing as a family can present daunting challenges with a mix of issues. It is critical to develop a cohesive and thorough framework that helps you make wealth management decisions as a family.
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    Trust & Estate Planning
    Often the hardest part of estate planning is just starting the conversation. Our group will help you and your family open these lines of communication to facilitate your ability to preserve and transfer wealth.
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    Philanthropic Planning
    Many selfless individuals begin their philanthropic journeys by defining their personal passions and objectives. However, implementing a strategy can become challenging when there are multiple worthy causes close to your heart.
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    Signature Access
    Signature Access provides Lifestyle Advisory services for the most affluent families. We will help connect you with carefully vetted, experienced professionals who can provide an extensive variety of services to help you contain costs, mitigate risks and enhance your overall enjoyment of life.

Resources and Reports

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    US Policy Pulse: 10 Policy Actions to Watch in 2022
    The top 10 public policy and regulatory actions to watch and how they might affect both the markets and the economy.
    Read the Policy Actions to Watch
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    2022 Mid-Year Outlook
    This report contains Morgan Stanley Research's midyear economic and investment outlooks, a six-step guide for checking on your retirement plan amid market volatility, and a look at how the world is changing in the multi-earner era.
    Read the Insight
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    Thoughts on the Market Podcast
    With perspectives on the forces shaping the market, join Mike Wilson, Chief Investment Officer and Chief US Equity Strategist for Morgan Stanley, as he and his colleagues discuss a variety of viewpoints regarding the latest trends in the financial marketplace.
    Listen to the Latest Episode
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    Morgan Stanley Minute
    Explore insights on today's most important investment topics, including tech-powered advice, online advertising, affordable housing bonds, and monetizing small business.
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    Tax Efficient Strategies
    The tax decisions you make today can help you save for years to come. Consider these smart tax strategies for your financial plan.
    Tax Efficient Strategies
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    Morgan Stanley's Research
    Through timely, in-depth analysis of companies, industries, markets, and world economies, Morgan Stanley has earned its reputation as a leader in the field of investment research.
    Morgan Stanley's Research & Insights

Location

9665 Wilshire Blvd
Ste 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
US
Direct:
(310) 285-4819(310) 285-4819

Meet Bedford Wealth Management Group

About Alex Fur

Alex is a Managing Director, Financial Advisor, Senior Portfolio Management Director and Global Sports and Entertainment Director based in Morgan Stanley’s Beverly Hills office. Alex and his team develop customized wealth management solutions for high-net-worth families and foundations. Alex leads the investment and financial planning decisions for the team’s clients. His primary focus is building and implementing risk management and portfolio strategies.

Alex earned a BBA in Finance from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. He began his career as a research analyst at Pinnacle Associates in New York, an asset management firm managing over $5 billion for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. In 2008, Alex joined UBS International in Los Angeles as a financial advisor on a team working with select high-net-worth families from Europe and Latin America.

At UBS, Alex was recognized as one of the Top 35 Advisors under 35 and earned the Portfolio Manager title. Forbes Magazine ranked Alex as a top advisor, naming him to the Forbes Best in State Wealth Advisors list as well as the Forbes Next Gen Best in State Wealth Advisors list. His professional licenses include the Series 3, 7, 9, 10, 63, and 65.

A strong advocate of giving back to the community, Alex is a coach at AYSO Hollywood Region and the Pan Pacific Basketball League. He enjoys running, cycling, skiing, and most importantly, spending time with his family. Alex lives in the Hollywood Hills with his wife and their two children.
Securities Agent: UT, PA, CA, NM, MD, WI, TN, LA, KY, DC, WY, NY, HI, DE, CT, ID, WA, VI, AL, WV, OR, OH, NJ, MI, AZ, FL, VA, CO, TX, NV, NC, MA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 302556

About Paula Kalandiak

Paula has over 25 years of investment experience as an equity analyst covering retail and consumer stocks, and on the institutional sales desk, working with analysts and portfolio managers at mutual funds, hedge funds, and pension funds across the country. She transitioned to the Financial Advisor role in 2014, leveraging her extensive investment knowledge and experience throughout several economic cycles. Paula has her Series 7 and Series 66 licenses, as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. She received her B.A. degree in International Relations from Brown University and her M.B.A. in finance from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Originally from Philadelphia, Paula has lived in Los Angeles for over 25 years. Community outreach is important to her. Paula volunteers as a crisis hotline operator for Project Cuddle and is on the WISH Forward Board at WISH Charter in Westchester. Away from the office, she enjoys spending time with her boys and living a beach lifestyle.
Securities Agent: LA, CO, VA, NC, AL, WI, CT, TX, MI, HI, CA, NJ, FL, TN, MA, OR, OH, NY, DC, WY, NV, NM, MD, ID, AZ, WA, PA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2351149
CA Insurance License #: 0J08156

About Vladi Madatov

Securities Agent: MD, LA, CO, AZ, AR, TN, OR, WI, NY, ID, DC, TX, NC, FL, IL, HI, CA, NM, NJ, AL, PA, OH, MI, WY, NV, MA, GA, CT, WA, VA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2221475

About Byuzand Adzhikosyan

Byuzand is a Wealth Management Associate based in Morgan Stanley’s Beverly Hills office. Byuzand began his professional career as a private banker with Bank of America in 2001 before joining HSBC in 2005. In 2008, he moved to UBS International where he worked for high-net-worth families from Europe and Latin America with Alex Fur. In 2016, Byuzand moved to Morgan Stanley.

Byuzand directs the team’s business processes, which include working with individuals and families by providing comprehensive financial planning along with exemplary client service. He also assists with manager research, due diligence and analysis, and works closely with the Bedford Wealth Management Group research team on all tactical portfolio strategies and risk management.

In his free time, Byuzand enjoys traveling, playing hockey, cheering on the Los Angeles Kings and spending time with his family. Byuzand currently resides in Sherman Oaks with his wife and two children. Byuzand holds his Series 7, 66, and CA insurance licenses.
CA Insurance License #: 0I56828

About Madison Moore

Madison is a Registered Service Associate based in Morgan Stanley’s Beverly Hills office. He began his professional career working as a production and financial analyst at a top Los Angeles based advertising firm before transitioning over to the wealth management field.

After joining Morgan Stanley in 2017 as a Financial Advisor Associate, Madison continued to hone his skills while expanding his knowledge of the capital markets. He joined the Bedford Wealth Management Group where he now focuses on the team’s lending practice, and assists with manager due diligence, portfolio construction and client service.

Madison was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where his passion for sports and music led him to both the football field and the orchestra pit. He continued those endeavors at Wesleyan University, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, with a focus in Finance. When he isn’t at work, Madison enjoys rooting for his hometown Lakers and Dodgers, spending time with family and friends and whipping up a delicious meal. Madison holds his Series 7, 66 and CA insurance licenses.
CA Insurance License #: 0M59166
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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
4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts
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4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts

Discover how planning for required minimum distributions from retirement accounts can help you fund future needs and support loved ones.

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
2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth
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2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth

Global growth is likely to be around 3% in 2025 and 2026, as tariff and immigration policies begin to slow the U.S. economy late next year, and China's underperformance restrains emerging markets.

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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Are You Prepared for Tax Day?

The countdown to Tax Day has begun. Here are some strategies to consider as the deadline approaches.

Business Planning

Helping you on key aspects of your business such as ownership, liquidity and developing opportunities.
  • Succession Planning
  • Business Planning
  • Qualified Retirement Plans
Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business
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Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business

Selling your business can mean big changes for your life, both personally and financially. Know how to make the most of your windfall.

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.

Wealth Management for Athletes and Entertainers

Understanding the unique financial challenges of athletes and entertainers and how they differ from one profession to the next, we deliver the experience and resources you need to help create and implement a comprehensive, multigenerational wealth management plan based on your needs, values and aspirations.
  • Investment Management
  • Wealth Transfer & Philanthropy
  • Private Banking Solutions
  • Family Governance & Wealth Education
  • Lifestyle Advisory
You are your Own CEO: Build a Dream Team for Your Career
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You are your Own CEO: Build a Dream Team for Your Career

Assembling a team of trusted professionals to manage your career—and your money—is essential to help best position you to thrive. Here’s how.

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.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact Bedford Wealth Management Group today.
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