
Lashawn Hayes


Financial Planning Specialist | Portfolio Manager | Fiduciary Financial Advisor in San Luis Obispo, CA
Chandra Platt is a Morgan Stanley-credentialed Financial Planning Specialist and Portfolio Manager in San Luis Obispo, California, offering financial planning services to the unique goals of each client. Whether your preparing for retirement, growing your investments, or managing family wealth, Chandra brings a clear, client-first approach built on trust, expertise, and long-term strategy.
At the core of Chandra's practice is a simple philosophy: do what's right—always. With years of experience in comprehensive financial planning for individuals and families, she takes the time to listen, understand, and create strategies that align with your life, values, and vision for the future.
Unique Background in Finance and Design Thinking
Originally from Florida, Chandra began her professional life in New York City at the heart of Wall Street. Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2015, she used her degrees in Industrial and Fashion Design; working with high-profile brands on creative projects. Her entrepreneurial background, combined with leadership experience, design thinking, and goal mapping gives her a distinctive approach to the world of finance. Chandra applies these skills to create custom financial solutions—especially for clients with complex or non-traditional needs.
A Holistic, Collaboritive Method
Chandra is passionate about educating her clients and continuously staying in tune with industry developments. She leverages Morgan Stanley's top-tier research capabilities and a strong network of specialists to craft dynamic strategies built for changing economic conditions.
Her process is rooted in collaboration—taking time to deeply understand your full financial picture, needs, and goals and designing a strategy that builds and protects wealth for the long term.
Beyond the Numbers
Outside of the office, Chandra enjoys spending time with her husband Chris, their cat, and three rescue dogs. She enjoys training the dogs, exploring the outdoors, and tackling creative projects—like restoring and renovating their once-neglected home and wooded property.
With an appreciation for the world around her, she is a student of native botany and arboriculture. Chandra brings the same thoughtful, intentional approach to her personal life as she does her financial practice.
1. Discover
Our initial conversations will focus on who you are as a person, as well as an investor and what you want your wealth to accomplish. We'll explore what those goals are, what steps you've taken to pursue them and what obstacles you fear might be standing in your way.
2. Devise a Plan
Analysis of your current financials and future goals will inform cohesive financial picture and guide a goals-based financial plan. This includes tangible recommendations for helping to achieve what's most important to you and your family.
We focus first on immediate needs and goals but always keep longer-term objectives in mind. Your plan will give you an idea of where you stand versus what you hope to achieve, if your aspirations are realistic, and direction to help pursue them.
3. Implement
We will invest according to your plan. Your investment strategy will include a customized asset allocation for each of the goals you prioritized. Asset Allocation does not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining financial markets. Investments are only one aspect of a comprehensive plan. Depending on the needs it uncovers, we may work with attorneys, tax advisors and Morgan Stanley professionals in such disciplines as trusts, lending and insurance to address such issues as planning your estate, restructuring debt and protecting you and your family from unforeseen circumstances.
4. Monitor and Adapt
Continuous review and adjustments are made. Change is certain in life. My role is to help navigate change and empower your financial decisions as they evolve.
