My Story and Services

Cam McDonough is a seasoned financial advisor with eight years of experience guiding entrepreneurs, business owners, and their families through the complexities of wealth management. As a Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, he delivers highly tailored investment advice and comprehensive planning strategies designed to meet each client’s unique objectives.

Cam was recruited out of college to Lennar Mortgage's Corporate Management Training Program, where he rotated through each department of the company to advise on corporate strategy and drive operational efficiency. That experience provided him with firsthand insight into the mortgage industry and the intricacies of corporate financial operations. He then joined JPMorgan Private Bank, where he advanced through a variety of roles before ultimately managing his own book of high-net-worth families. His professional focus has always been on delivering highly specific, tailored investment advice to help clients preserve and grow their wealth across generations.

A graduate of the University of Miami, Cam remains actively engaged in his community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Lighthouse of Broward. Outside of his professional life, he enjoys golf, skiing, traveling, and spending time outdoors. A lifelong South Floridian, Cam and his wife, Isabelle, reside in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with their miniature dachshund, Noodle.
Services Include
  • Business Succession PlanningFootnote1
  • Alternative InvestmentsFootnote2
  • Estate Planning StrategiesFootnote3
  • Comprehensive Wealth Planning
  • Comprehensive Wealth Management
Securities Agent: VA, CT, NM, MS, IA, CA, AL, AK, ND, MT, MN, MD, CO, WV, UT, NV, FL, NJ, NE, MI, MA, LA, WA, OR, KY, DE, AZ, VT, OK, MO, KS, TN, NH, NC, IN, DC, ID, AR, WI, SC, RI, OH, NY, HI, WY, VI, TX, SD, PR, PA, ME, IL, GA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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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.

    Approach

    Discovery Process
    Investing the time to learn about you and your family; your assets and liabilities and the risk exposures, enables us to formulate strategies and customize the relationship to your needs.
    Formulation of Tax, Trust and Estate Strategy
    Working with your tax and legal advisors, we help analyze your income and estate tax circumstances to identify and tailor planning techniques that may be used to address your objectives.
    Creation of Customized Strategic Asset Allocation
    Your customized asset allocation reflects risk, opportunities and taxation across multiple entities, while integrating your investing and estate plans.
    Integration of Tactical Asset Allocation
    Short-term adjustments seek to capitalize on temporary market distortions. Before making adjustments, we analyze the impact of taxes and trading costs on potential returns.
    Implementation of a Customized Wealth Strategy
    After comprehensive due diligence and analysis of expected results across multiple market scenarios, strategies are chosen from our expansive investment platform.
    Ongoing Assessment
    In coordination with your other advisors, we can conduct ongoing reviews and comprehensive reporting to ensure that your strategy adapts to changing financial and family needs.

    Family Office Resources

    Our team at Morgan Stanley combines their years of expertise and knowledge to help clients of substantial wealth simplify and manage their complex financial lives so that their families can live the lifestyle that they wish. Our team's goal is to be an extension of your family.

    Family Office Resources help clients and financial advisors utilize an expansive suite of highly specialized resources to address complex challenges of managing significant wealth so clients may make complicated decisions confidently.

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      Morgan Stanley Family Office

      When it comes to providing institutional-level support for your family office, scale matters. Our offering aims to bring together specialized investment services and operational support to enhance your life and legacy.

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      Wealth Education

      Financial Literacy means being empowered with the knowledge to make smart financial decisions during every stage of life. Discussing family finances is especially important with adult children, no matter their age. It is not always easy, but starting the conversation is a key step in long-term wealth planning.

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      Family Governance

      For ultra-high net worth families involved in a shared enterprise—whether running a family business, managing a family office, or investing collectively—establishing a robust decision-making framework is essential. In other words, a well-defined family governance system provides the structure needed to guide choices and preserve unity.

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      Business Succession Planning

      Selling a business should be the reward for years of entrepreneurial savvy and hard work. Here's how to make the process go smoothly.

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      Trust and Estate Planning

      With you every step of the way. We analyze your tax and estate structures so that their tax characteristics are accurately incorporated in the asset allocation analysis performed for the client.

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      Philanthropic Planning

      Your set of philanthropic objectives is as personal as your vision of a better world. Determining your objectives, however, can be challenging when there are so many worthy causes and so many unmet needs.

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    Client Resources

    Morgan Stanley provides a range of client and financial planning resources to support your investment and wealth management needs. With tools for easy access to your investments and personalized planning strategies, you can effectively manage your financial goals.

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      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.

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      Total Wealth View

      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.

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      MS Reserved

      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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      The GIC Weekly

      The Global Investment Committee's Lisa Shalett headlines this weekly look at markets, asset class performance and fixed income.

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      LifeView Intelligent Planning

      ifeView is a suite of planning tools that includes goal-specific analysis that I can use with my clients to create a holistic strategy that integrates the various aspects of an individual's financial life, including investments and cash management needs.

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      Goals Planning System

      Goals Planning System (GPS) is Morgan Stanley's own integrated planning tool. Built on the Firm's intellectual capital and capabilities, GPS is an intuitive and efficient platform used to quickly assess whether a client is "On Track" to achieving their financial goals.

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      CashPlus: A Modern Alternative to Banking

      With a CashPlus brokerage account, you can manage your cash and get more value, more protection, and a seamless digital experience. Contact me to discuss or click here. Terms apply.

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      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.

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    (561) 657-4516(561) 657-4516

    The Power of Partnerships

    By partnering with experienced individuals across wealth disciplines, Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors can align specialized resources with your custom needs and deliver strategic guidance through the familiarity and trust of existing relationships

    About Jason Taggart

    Jason Taggart is a Senior Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Georgia.

    Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.

    Jason began his career in financial services in 2002, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2014. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Wealth Management Banker at Merrill Lynch. He also served as an Operations Supervisor at PHH Mortgage.

    Jason is a graduate of Florida State University, where he received both a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Business Administration in Finance. He lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia with his family. Outside of the office, Jason enjoys spending time with family, attending his kids sporting events, traveling, watching college football, and coaching his daughters’ softball team.
    NMLS#: 652503

    About Rob Ward

    Rob Ward is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Florida.

    Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.

    Rob began his career in financial services in 2001, and rejoined Morgan Stanley in 2019. Rob has over 8 years of experience as a Private Banker at the firm. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Client Advisor with Seaside National Bank & Trust. He also served as a Wealth Management Banker at Merrill Lynch and an Institutional Fixed Income Sales Representative at Vining Sparks IBG, LLP.

    Rob is a graduate of Florida State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his family. Outside of the office, Rob enjoys spending time with family, watching Florida State football, and being outdoors.
    NMLS#: 799983

    About Frank Hammad

    Frank Hammad is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Florida.

    Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending
    solutions.

    Frank began his career in financial services in 2000 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2010 as a Commercial Real Estate Banker. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Commercial Real Estate Banker at BB&T.

    Frank is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Marketing and Business Management, and Nova Southeastern University, where he received his Master’s in International Business Administration. He lives in Plantation, Florida with his family. Outside of the office, he enjoys football and hockey.
    NMLS#: 798426

    About Brad Burton

    Brad Burton is a vice president and financial planning director serving Morgan Stanley’s Palm Beach market. He is responsible for helping Financial Advisors’ clients and prospects with their financial planning needs.

    Brad began his career in financial services in 2010 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2020. Prior to his current role, he held senior investment and planning positions with J.P. Morgan, Northwestern Mutual and TIAA, working closely with high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families.

    Brad earned his MBA in finance and is currently in the process of completing his Master of Taxation. He is a CFA® charterholder and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Professional.

    He currently resides in Weston, FL with his wife Marisa, three children Brooke, Madison and Troy, as well as their dog, Wally. In their spare time they enjoy hiking, going to the beach and trying all the local restaurants.

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    As Executive Director and Trust Specialist, Bill is responsible for helping Financial Advisors, clients, prospects and the legal community to understand and utilize Morgan Stanley’s Trust Services and its “open architecture” corporate trustee platform. He’s available to meet with clients, conduct conference calls, review trust documents and explain to estate planning attorneys the numerous fiduciary solutions our platform can provide. Bill covers the Southeast region and is based in West Palm Beach, FL.

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    Important information about your relationship with your Financial Advisor and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC when using a Financial Planning tool. When your Financial Advisor prepares a Financial Plan, they will act in an investment advisory capacity for thirty (30) days after the delivery of your Financial Plan. To understand the differences between brokerage and advisory relationships, you should consult your Financial Advisor, or review our “Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships,” brochure available at https://www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.

    You have sole responsibility for making all investment decisions with respect to the implementation of a Financial Plan. You may implement the Financial Plan at Morgan Stanley or at another firm. If you engage or have engaged Morgan Stanley, it will act as your broker, unless you ask it, in writing, to act as your investment adviser on any particular account.

    Morgan 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.

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    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 trusts, estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.

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    2Alternative 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.

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