Mackenzie Lewis
Client Service Associate
Phone:
(210) 366-6683(210) 366-6683
Blair Short, CIMA®, CRPS®
Senior Vice President,
Financial Advisor
Direct:
(210) 366-6682(210) 366-6682
My Mission Statement
Empowering families through open financial communication and personalized strategies that support informed decisions across generations.
Insights Grounded in Experience
Blair Short is a Certified Investment Management Analyst, Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist, and Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC). Blair received his degree in Finance from the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He has been married to his wife, Joy, for 29 years. Their oldest son works for Morgan Stanley in Atlanta, their middle son is a project engineer for Joeris in San Antonio, and their youngest son attends and plays football for Cornell University.
After interning for his father, who was a financial advisor for over 30 years, Blair could see the huge impact he had on his clients and knew he wanted to help others achieve their financial goals too. Blair started his financial services career in 1996 as a loan officer at Merrill Lynch. This gave him a solid foundation of the mortgage industry and allowed him to have a better understanding of his clients' financial needs and provide them with comprehensive advice when he transitioned to becoming a financial advisor.
Blair became a financial advisor because he wanted to help clients gain a clearer understanding of their financial situation and guide them in making informed decisions. His goal is to be their financial quarterback, coordinating all aspects of their finances to help ensure they’re on track to meet their goals. He is deeply committed to helping his clients achieve their financial objectives and takes pride in providing the guidance and support they need to succeed. Blair feels so fortunate that he has been able to build strong, meaningful relationships with his clients and their families. Watching them thrive financially and knowing that he has played a role in their success has been incredibly gratifying for Blair.
Throughout his career, Blair has been named to Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list in 2021-2025. Blair has also been named to Barron's "America's Top Private Wealth Advisory Teams" list in 2024.
Outside of work, he enjoys hiking with his wife and dogs, and he cherishes the vacations he takes with the whole family. One of his favorite pastimes is watching his son play football at Cornell, and he is also an avid Cleveland sports fan. Blair is committed to being a part of his community. He has had the privilege of sitting on various boards over the years, including scholarship funds, planning giving committees for hospitals, family charitable foundations, and booster clubs for both high school and college football programs. These experiences have allowed him to give back to his community and deepen his understanding of charitable giving, all while helping organizations make a meaningful impact.
After interning for his father, who was a financial advisor for over 30 years, Blair could see the huge impact he had on his clients and knew he wanted to help others achieve their financial goals too. Blair started his financial services career in 1996 as a loan officer at Merrill Lynch. This gave him a solid foundation of the mortgage industry and allowed him to have a better understanding of his clients' financial needs and provide them with comprehensive advice when he transitioned to becoming a financial advisor.
Blair became a financial advisor because he wanted to help clients gain a clearer understanding of their financial situation and guide them in making informed decisions. His goal is to be their financial quarterback, coordinating all aspects of their finances to help ensure they’re on track to meet their goals. He is deeply committed to helping his clients achieve their financial objectives and takes pride in providing the guidance and support they need to succeed. Blair feels so fortunate that he has been able to build strong, meaningful relationships with his clients and their families. Watching them thrive financially and knowing that he has played a role in their success has been incredibly gratifying for Blair.
Throughout his career, Blair has been named to Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list in 2021-2025. Blair has also been named to Barron's "America's Top Private Wealth Advisory Teams" list in 2024.
Outside of work, he enjoys hiking with his wife and dogs, and he cherishes the vacations he takes with the whole family. One of his favorite pastimes is watching his son play football at Cornell, and he is also an avid Cleveland sports fan. Blair is committed to being a part of his community. He has had the privilege of sitting on various boards over the years, including scholarship funds, planning giving committees for hospitals, family charitable foundations, and booster clubs for both high school and college football programs. These experiences have allowed him to give back to his community and deepen his understanding of charitable giving, all while helping organizations make a meaningful impact.
Award Disclosures:
- Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors Source: Forbes (Awarded April 2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based for the period 6/30/23 - 6/30/24.
- Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC for the period 6/30/22 - 6/30/23.
- Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2023) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/21 - 6/30/22.
- Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Apr 2022) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/20 - 6/30/21.
- Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Feb 2021) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/19 - 6/30/20.
- Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State Source: barrons.com (Awarded Mar 2022) Data compiled by Barron's based on time period from Sept 2020 - Sept 2021.
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Our Process
My role, as your dedicated Financial Advisor, is to tailor a personalized financial strategy designed to fit whatever needs you may have. In my experience working with clients, I have developed a step-by-step approach to service:
Step 1: Discovery
I take time to fully understand you and your family's needs and goals. Whether you're planning for retirement, purchasing a home, or living out your retirement years - I take in to account your aspirations, challenges, risk tolerance and other factors to help me develop your financial plan.
Step 2: Formulating Your Strategy
Using your goals as a guide, I create a detailed strategy with recommendations aimed to help you grow, preserve, and transfer your wealth. I use proprietary financial planning tools in tandem with your personal priorities to help formulate a plan that fits your needs.
Step 3: Implementing Your Plan
In this step, I present the strategy I created for you. Upon your approval, I begin to implement the strategy using the firm's world class platforms.
Step 4: Monitoring and Evaluation
Continuing the conversation allows me to help ensure that your current goals are top of mind when working on your wealth management strategy. I monitor your plan and portfolio to help make certain your assets are positioned to align with your changing circumstances.
What We Provide
Here at Morgan Stanley, we strive to simplify complex financial ideas so that our clients understand what is being done on their behalf to plan for their financial future. We are firm believers of giving our clients as many resources as possible so they can stay informed about the latest market trends, outlooks, and breakdowns. Morgan Stanley seeks to make complex financial ideas more digestible so that our clients understand what is being done on their behalf to plan for their financial future, and why. The links below provide detailed analysis on interesting topics that are affecting the finance and business worlds.
Wealth Management Capabilities
Our team at Morgan Stanley has exclusive access to vast resources, combined with our unique capabilities, giving us the means to support your goals at every life stage. Our commitment to building, preserving and managing wealth of our clients forms the foundation of everything we do.
Estate Planning
Our Team looks at all aspects of an individual's estate to understand the potential income tax and estate planning attributes of the vehicles. The goal is for the client and his or her investment professionals to make more informed investment decisions looking at their estate plan holistically.
Pre-Liquidity Event Planning
Liquidity events such as an initial public offering or a merger or acquisition may provide income and estate planning opportunities. Liquidity events also magnify the need to put in place or update certain essential estate planning documents. It is important to consider and implement income tax and wealth transfer strategies prior to a potential liquidity or sale event.
Executive Compensation: Stock & Stock Options
Executives today are increasingly compensated with stock or stock options. It is critical that an executive understands the risks of investing financial assets and the potential reward of preferential income tax treatment. The following is a general overview of some of the basic rules applicable to stock and stock options.
Alternative Investments
Our Team is highly skilled and experienced in providing clients with support through alternative investments. Learn how Morgan Stanley's comprehensive strategies, diverse talent and global resources can provide you with the opportunity to achieve your financial goals.
Home Loans
As a Morgan Stanley client, you have access to our dedicated Home Loans team, who will work with you to explore the right solution for your home financing needs.
Digital Resources for Clients
Access your financial world at your convenience.
Morgan Stanley Online
Your investments and everyday finances are always just a few clicks away with Morgan Stanley Online (MSO) and the Morgan Stanley mobile app! Access your finances and invest in an instant with the help of this handy resource that is available 24/7.
Total Wealth Tool
Complete your financial profile with Total Wealth View. By linking your external account information, you will benefit from more educated and holistic wealth planning, along with convenient connectivity.
Portfolio Risk Management
Morgan Stanley's Portfolio Risk Platform is powered by BlackRock's Aladdin risk engine, a state-of-the-art, innovative risk engine used by several of the world's largest institutional asset managers. Providing you with comprehensive risk analytics and a sophisticated view of the risk/return dichotomy across your financial portfolios. This helpful tool can assist you in making educated investment decisions with increased confidence.
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Detailed Market commentary from Morgan Stanley's though leaders on topics such as global equities, fixed income, monetary policy and more.
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On the Markets
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Meet My Team
Wealth Management
Global Investment Office
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
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
Tax-Smart Ways to Sell Securities
How investors can tap their portfolios in tax-savvy ways.
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
529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education
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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
Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business
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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
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1Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan Stanley offers a wide array of brokerage and advisory services to its clients, each of which may create a different type of relationship with different obligations to you. Please consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
3When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
4Alternative Investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his/her investment. Alternative investments are appropriate only for qualified, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
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For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan Stanley offers a wide array of brokerage and advisory services to its clients, each of which may create a different type of relationship with different obligations to you. Please consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
3When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
4Alternative Investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his/her investment. Alternative investments are appropriate only for qualified, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
https://www.morganstanley.com/disclaimers/mswm-email.html. Any profiles and associated content are for U.S. residents only.
The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S, which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
Awards Disclosures
CRC 6491812 (04/2024)
