Jonathan Berry
Senior Vice President, Private Wealth Advisor
Phone:
(312) 453-9160(312) 453-9160
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Berry Laidlaw Group
Direct:
(312) 453-9161(312) 453-9161
Welcome
As Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Advisors, we combine our own talents and experience with the vast resources of a global financial services firm to address the planning, governance, liability management and investing needs of ultra-high net worth families, their businesses, and philanthropic enterprises. We take a holistic approach that is grounded in investment strategy but covers virtually every aspect of your financial life: risk management, liabilities, trusts, and estate structures and even family dynamics and lifestyle management issues. Our goal is to help preserve and grow your financial, family, and social capital so that it can have the greatest positive impact today and for generations to come. Our clients are highly successful executives, entrepreneurs, family offices and foundations from across the United States. Many of our clients are retired and seeking to protect and preserve capital while generating income to support their lifestyle, while others have continued working or founded new ventures and seek to grow their capital.
We work closely with you; every portfolio is customized based on your needs, objectives and "what keeps you up at night"
We work with your attorneys and tax professionals to ensure tax and estate planning optimization.
We believe in the value of diversification; wealth is created through concentration and may be preserved through diversification.
We provide high touch, "white glove" service and pride ourselves on our responsiveness to our clients.
We utilize the full breadth and depth of Morgan Stanley's open investment architecture platform to develop holistic, personalized portfolios.
We are a boutique practice founded by Alternative Investments Directors Jon Berry, Senior Vice President, and Mike Laidlaw, Executive Director, catering to a select group of families with relationships spanning decades. Our practice offers comprehensive, holistic investment, estate planning and lending solutions with a dedication to providing "white glove" service and an unsurpassed experience. We take a unique, customized approach to our clients' asset allocations and utilize the full breadth of Morgan Stanley's institutional capabilities.
We work closely with you; every portfolio is customized based on your needs, objectives and "what keeps you up at night"
We work with your attorneys and tax professionals to ensure tax and estate planning optimization.
We believe in the value of diversification; wealth is created through concentration and may be preserved through diversification.
We provide high touch, "white glove" service and pride ourselves on our responsiveness to our clients.
We utilize the full breadth and depth of Morgan Stanley's open investment architecture platform to develop holistic, personalized portfolios.
We are a boutique practice founded by Alternative Investments Directors Jon Berry, Senior Vice President, and Mike Laidlaw, Executive Director, catering to a select group of families with relationships spanning decades. Our practice offers comprehensive, holistic investment, estate planning and lending solutions with a dedication to providing "white glove" service and an unsurpassed experience. We take a unique, customized approach to our clients' asset allocations and utilize the full breadth of Morgan Stanley's institutional capabilities.
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About PWM
Founded in 1977, Private Wealth Management is the division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that is dedicated to serving the firm’s most affluent clients, including some of the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs, executives and stewards of multigenerational wealth. Functioning as an exclusive investment boutique within a global financial firm, we deliver sophisticated solutions that leverage the intellectual capital and insight of Morgan Stanley’s substantial global resources. Drawing on a deep understanding of your financial life, our goal is to help you:
- Manage investments with an unwavering focus on your financial strategy and personal goals
- Create comprehensive, multigenerational wealth management plans based on your needs, challenges and the values that guide your life and legacy
- Simplify financial complexity to help you achieve clarity and control
Private Wealth Management Highlights
- Approximately 350 teams1 specialized in assisting individuals and families with $20MM+ in investable assets
- Over $980 billion in AUM1
- Comprising 23% of the Barron’s Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams for 2024
- Direct access to ultra high net worth experts in philanthropy, family dynamics, wealth transfer, lifestyle advisory and other areas of interest to ultra high net worth families
1 Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, December, 2024
Source: Barron's.com (May 2024) 2024 Barron's Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams awarded in 2024. The teams are ranked on a variety of factors, including their size and shape, their regulatory records and credentials of their members, and the resources they have at their disposal to serve their client bases. The rankings are meant as a starting point for clients looking for an advisor—a first-pass vetting that can help investors narrow a search. Every advisor will have his or her own approach to investing, financial planning, and other services. Clients are encouraged to approach a search for an advisor the way they would a search for a doctor—interviewing multiple professionals and getting opinions from multiple third parties. Rankings are based on the opinions of Barron's and this ranking may not be representative of any one client’s experience. This ranking is not indicative of the Financial Advisor’s future performance. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is not affiliated with Barron's. Barron’s is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company, L.P. All rights reserved.
For Ultra-High Net Worth Investors
Trust Planning
Among the available tools for protecting and transferring assets, trusts may be the most misunderstood. Put simply, a trust can be a flexible and effective way for families to solve their financial issues and manage many types of challenges involving how to transfer assets and wealth to help ensure a lasting legacy.
Planning Your Legacy
Intergenerational Wealth Planning
Highly skilled accountants and estate attorneys are vital to constructing sound wealth-transfer plans, but sometimes it is the matters these experts cannot address that pose the greatest challenges.
Addressing Your Challenges
Financial Literacy
Financial literacy means being equipped with the knowledge to make smart financial decisions during every stage of your life. No matter your current priorities, a strong financial literacy foundation can help you meet your goals.
Financial Literacy for Any Stage of Your Life
Donor Advised Funds (DAF)
A solution that may help you execute planned giving, offer an efficient way to donate complex and illiquid assets, and simplify charitable giving reporting while potentially mitigating taxes. Bring philanthropy into your wealth plan and help amplify the impact of your giving through the Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust (MS GIFT).
MS GIFT
Signature Access
A broad range of specialty services are available to enrich and enhance the health, safety, comfort, and interests of affluent families, from private aviation, personal security, art advisory, and household staffing, to private health advisory services and advisory services for single family offices.
Our Offering
Private Equity
Investments in private equity have seen rapid growth as an asset class over the last few years, especially with newfound uncertainty among traditional investments in the years ahead. By accessing privately held companies, our alternatives team can tap into the potential growth of startups, private middle-market corporations, and more with the aim of delivering alternate sources of long-term capital appreciation.
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Private Markets
Many of today’s companies stay private longer, with more of their valuation being created before they become publicly traded. Morgan Stanley Private Markets connects a broad network of potential private investors in an accessible ecosystem, allowing eligible clients to buy and sell securities of private companies.
Morgan Stanley Private Markets
Alternative Lending
Using highly-automated models and expansive datasets, alternative lending platforms can rapidly underwrite borrower credit risk.
Borrowers may access credit in a more streamlined fashion as compared to the traditional lending process, often on terms more attractive than otherwise would be available.
Loan investors may access attractive credit risk premia historically captured by banks, while diversifying their portfolio fixed income and credit exposures.
Innovation in LendingBorrowers may access credit in a more streamlined fashion as compared to the traditional lending process, often on terms more attractive than otherwise would be available.
Loan investors may access attractive credit risk premia historically captured by banks, while diversifying their portfolio fixed income and credit exposures.
Impact Investing
How can investors gain insight into the impact of their investment portfolios? Our Morgan Stanley Impact Quotient tool distills complex data and tailors analysis to you.
Morgan Stanley IQYour Modern Wealth Tools
Morgan Stanley's comprehensive suite of digital resources has carefully been designed to help enhance each aspect of your financial portfolio. Take some time to learn about some of the many Modern Wealth Management resources that we offer to our clients.
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Morgan Stanley CashPlus Brokerage Account
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Morgan Stanley Online
Morgan Stanley Online allows you to seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place.
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Cybersecurity Center
Learn about our latest security measures, how we are safeguarding your assets and personal information, and find actionable insights and resources on important cybersecurity topics to enhance your own online security.
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Digital Vault
Digital Vault lets you easily and securely manage and share important documents such as account statements, authorizations, tax filings and other relevant documents with your Financial Advisor.
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Total Wealth View
It's hard to see the complete picture with only half the details. As a Morgan Stanley client, you can now conveniently view your accounts from other financial institutions on Morgan Stanley Online or by using the Morgan Stanley mobile app.
Link External Accounts
Portfolio Risk Platform
Our Portfolio Risk Platform, backed by institutional-caliber analytics, assesses thousands of risk factors using a holdings-based approach to assess a portfolio’s exposures, analyze how securities behave together across portfolios and forecast how they influence risk and return moving forward.
Portfolio Risk Platform
eDelivery
Sign up for eDelivery today and start receiving email notifications as soon as your account documents are available on Morgan Stanley Online or the Morgan Stanley Mobile App. It's quick, convenient & secure.
Enroll TodayOur Future
It is no secret that our economy and our world are evolving at a rapid pace, and with that, we must be cognizant of the changes taking place in how we invest. Take a look at these futuristic sectors and click on the links to learn more.
Thoughts on the Market Podcast
Want to stay up to date with these emerging sectors? Join Mike Wilson as he dives into the market, breaking down complex topics in a concise, easy-to-understand format.
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Cybersecurity
In a world that is now more virtual than ever, cybersecurity is of the utmost importance. Maintaining safe practices online requires a multifaceted and well-informed approach - something that can be grasped by learning to be more careful and astute in your digital practices.
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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Technology seems to be getting smarter by the minute, and artificial intelligence is on the verge of becoming a more common presence in our everyday lives. Learn about how robots and other forms of AI are taking the world by storm with their new and innovative technology.
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The Future of Agriculture
With the global population rapidly on the rise, the way in which we feed our planet is changing. Take a look at this insightful Morgan Stanley report on the future of food, which delineates interesting sustainable tactics that can be used to combat global malnutrition.
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Healthcare
Healthcare has been on our minds more than ever as of recent, and it is clear that there is a huge economy behind this massive industry, ranging from pharmaceuticals to research and much more. The future of medicine has the potential to shape our economy and the ways in which we live.
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Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is becoming more and more well-known, and it is beginning to pique the interest of many investors. While it is certainly a topic of interest, many do not consider themselves well-informed on cryptocurrency, and it is crucial to make educated decisions in regard to your investing.
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Space and Quantum Communication
Space is the next frontier, and we are now closer than ever to breaking this extraterrestrial barrier. As has happened with each age of exploration, there is potential for the economy to expand into new sectors.
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Autonomous, Shared Mobility, and Electric Vehicles
The future of movement appears to be in electric vehicles, which have taken a larger and larger portion of the transportation marketplace as of recent. This has the potential to create a massive shift in how we get from point A to point B and can possibly lead to other electric means of transportation, such as trains and planes.
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Meet Berry Laidlaw Group
Mike Laidlaw
Executive Director, Private Wealth Advisor
Phone:
(312) 453-9162(312) 453-9162
Angela Milan
Vice President
Phone:
(312) 453-9161(312) 453-9161
Richard Walker
Assistant Vice President
Phone:
(312) 453-9163(312) 453-9163
About Jonathan Berry
Jonathan Berry has spent over twenty-eight years helping highly successful families address their financial needs. After serving five years as a U.S. Army officer culminating in the rank of Captain, he began his financial services career at Andersen Consulting helping large companies become more efficient through technology. In 1994, after completing an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, he accepted a position at JP Morgan’s Institutional Fixed Income Department servicing large mutual fund and insurance company clients. In 1998, he brought his experience to Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, where he now focuses on managing balanced portfolios, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocations to help preserve and grow multi-generational wealth.
Securities Agent: PA, NY, MN, MI, WI, TN, NE, FL, CA, CT, NV, MO, MA, TX, MD, HI, WA, VA, KY, KS, IN, NJ, SC, PR, OH, DE, WY, SD, IL, GA, DC, CO, IA, AZ; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1253054
NMLS#: 1253054
About Mike Laidlaw
Mike Laidlaw has also spent over twenty-seven years servicing ultra-high-net-worth families, foundations and companies. Mike graduated from Princeton University and came to Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in 1997 after developing his experience while as a U.S. Listed Trader at Goldman Sachs and at a newly formed investment firm abroad, Value Investing Partners. Mike is well-versed on issues regarding intergenerational wealth planning techniques, alternative investments, lending, insurance and estate planning strategies. He and his teammates help their clients grow their wealth and protect their legacy.
Securities Agent: CO, DC, TX, SD, PR, MI, MO, IN, OR, KS, IL, CA, IA, DE, WY, SC, NE, HI, FL, VA, MD, KY, WI, PA, MA, CT, WA, NV, AZ, TN, OH, NY, NJ, MN; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1252901
NMLS#: 1252901
About Angela Milan
Securities Agent: GA, DE, SC, OR, NV, NC, PA, MD, IN, HI, WY, WI, PR, NY, NM, MT, VA, MO, IL, CO, KS, AZ, TN, NE, MI, FL, CT, AR, NJ, MN, KY, IA, DC, TX, SD, OH, CA, WA, MA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
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Portfolio Insights
Private Wealth Management Podcast
Bringing you engaging stories and key insights surrounding the complexities associated with significant wealth, including:
- Intergenerational Planning
- Philanthropic Giving
- Non-Traditional Assets
- Managing Family Wealth
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Managing Significant Wealth
- Investment Management
- Wealth Transfer & Philanthropy
- Cash Management & Lending
- Family Governance & Wealth Education
- Lifestyle Advisory
- Business Services
Insights and Outcomes
Thought Leadership for our ultra high net worth clients, which contains thought-provoking articles, authored by leading experts from Morgan Stanley Family Office Resources.
We look forward to discussing your needs and goals, and the exceptional resources we can place at your disposal.
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is a registered Broker/Dealer, Member SIPC, and not a bank. Where appropriate, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has entered into arrangements with banks and other third parties to assist in offering certain banking related products and services.
Investment, insurance and annuity products offered through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC are: NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NOT BANK GUARANTEED | NOT A BANK DEPOSIT | NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not accept appointments nor will it act as a trustee but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third-party corporate trustee.
Asset Allocation does not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining financial markets.
The securities/instruments, investments and investment strategies discussed on this website may not be suitable for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment or investment strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. The views and opinions expressed on this website may not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”). This website and its associated content are intended for U.S. residents only.
Morgan Stanley and its Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Visitors to this website should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning and other legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Advisers may only transact business in states where they are registered or excluded or exempted from registration. Transacting business, follow-up and individualized responses involving either effecting or attempting to effect transactions in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, will not be made to persons in states where Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Advisers are not registered or excluded or exempt from registration.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
See the Financial Advisors Biographies for Registration and Licensing information.
Certified Financial Planner™ Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® (with flame logo)® in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP® Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
Investment Management Consultants Association, Inc. owns the marks CIMA®, Certified Investment Management Analyst® (with graph element)®, and Certified Investment Management Analyst® .
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC offers insurance products in conjunction with its licensed insurance agency affiliates.
Life insurance, disability income insurance, and long-term care insurance are offered through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC's licensed insurance agency affiliates.
Lifestyle Advisory Services: Products and services are provided by third party service providers, not Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”). Morgan Stanley may not receive a referral fee or have any input concerning such products or services. There may be additional service providers for comparative purposes. Please perform a thorough due diligence and make your own independent decision.
Private Bankers are employees of Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is a registered Broker/Dealer, Member SIPC, and not a bank. Where appropriate, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has entered into arrangements with banks and other third parties to assist in offering certain banking related products and services.
Investment, insurance and annuity products offered through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC are: NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NOT BANK GUARANTEED | NOT A BANK DEPOSIT | NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
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