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Chris Nawa is a Certified Financial Planner™, Qualified Plan Financial Consultant, and Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining the firm, he earned his MBA in Finance from The University of Toledo where he was a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Chris also earned his degree in Business Administration & Finance from Ohio Northern University. From an early age, he would watch the stock market channel with his father when he got home from work, fascinated by the idea of owning a small piece of a company. When he was a teenager, he was able to shadow a Financial Advisor where he got his first look at professional portfolio management and the trust that was held between a client and their advisor. He knew, after this first glimpse into advising, that this was the career for him.

Chris has a client-centric approach to advising. His favorite part about being a Financial Advisor is learning about his clients' personal interests, accomplishments, family, and what drives their business or career path. By obtaining a deep understanding of his clients, he is able to develop a financial plan and investment strategy that is truly tailored to their unique needs and takes the time to educate his clients on their investment options. Leveraging Morgan Stanley's state-of-the-art technology, he can provide clarity in the decision-making process and avoid common investment pitfalls.

Chris is a resident of Chicago's South Loop. He enjoys being outdoors: camping, hiking, fishing, and golfing. His hobbies include woodworking, working on cars, and visiting craft breweries. During the pandemic he earned the WSET Level 1 Award in Wines. He volunteers as a youth ice hockey coach and previously served as a board member for Ohio Northern University's Chicago Alumni from 2016 to 2019.

Services Include
Securities Agent: VA, AZ, AR, OR, OK, IN, GA, CO, MI, MD, MA, AL, RI, FL, CA, TX, SC, NV, NJ, NE, IL, NM, NC, MO, HI, WI, TN, MS, MN, DC, CT, IA, WA, NY, LA, KS, ID, AK, PA, OH, DE; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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    CFP®
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    QPFC®
    As a Qualified Plan Financial Consultant, I have expertise in all aspects of qualified retirement plans like IRAs, 401(k)s, and others. This designation requires extensive knowledge of retirement planning concepts, terminology, investment instruments, and the role of retirement plan professionals.
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    Professional Portfolio Management
    • Oversee & Implement investment strategy
    • Implement tax-loss harvesting to help improve
    investment returns and reduce tax liability
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    401(k) Rollovers
    • Educate you on options available when you separate
    from an employer
    • Offer a seamless process to consolidate your assets
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    Divorce Financial Analysis
    • Financial Planning unique to divorcees
    • Help develop Budget & Spending during and post divorce
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    Estate Planning Strategies
    • Coordinate with your Attorneys & CPAs for the proper
    titling and transfer of assets
    • Effective Gift & Philanthropic strategies
    • Integrating insurance to help protect your estate
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    Cash Management & Lending Products
    • Offer a suite of comprehensive lending solutions
    • Offer everyday cash management and liquidity services
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    Retirement Income Solutions
    • Social Security Analysis
    • Incorporating Annuities to provide an income stream at
    retirement
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    Corporate Retirement Plans
    • Helping Business Owners decide on the right retirement
    plan for their company and employees
    • On-site visits to educate employees on how to properly
    save for retirement
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    Business Succession Planning
    • Engage Morgan Stanley’s Family Office Resources to
    navigate liquidity and tax implications


    The term “Family Office Resources” is being used as a term of art and not to imply that Morgan Stanley and/or its employees are acting as a family office pursuant to Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Our Process, Your Journey

With greater wealth comes greater complexity. Our team is specifically designed to support successful individuals who have accumulated a significant amount of wealth. Our typical client needs more sophisticated solutions, security, and first-class service.

Our approach to client service is simple – we put you at the center of everything we do. We recognize that getting to know you is essential to success, so we are focused on active listening and collaboration. The more we know about you, the better we understand your needs and what you want to accomplish by working with us.
    Our Process
    Our Clients
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    Step 1: Getting To Know Each Other
    Our relationship begins with an in-depth discussion of your family's needs, values, lifestyle and aspirations for the future.
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    Corporate Retirement Plans
    We work with companies to develop and manage their corporate retirement plans. Let us bring our experience and resources to the table to take this burden off of you.
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    Step 2: Gather & Analyze Current Financial Situation
    Review of your balance sheet, current statements, estate plans and other essential documents together to gain a clear picture of your current wealth plan.
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    Women & Wealth
    Whether you are a single woman or mother, a divorcee or widow, or a happily married woman in charge of the finances, we want to assist you in education, resources and planning to help you navigate all things financial.
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    Step 3: Present Your Custom Financial Plan
    In this step, we meet with you to present your Wealth Management Plan in detail. Your Plan includes investment recommendations as well as other valuable strategies. We will discuss any fees as well as the advisory fiduciary responsibility.
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    Business Owners
    Here at Morgan Stanley, we understand the unique circumstances that arise from owning your own business. Working with an experienced Advisor can help set you and your business up for success by helping to make smart investment decisions that will impact your business in a positive way.
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    Step 4: Implement Plan
    As your assets transfer to Morgan Stanley, we begin the disciplined process of executing your plan. We often collaborate with specialized professionals in key areas, as well as your CPA and estate attorney to help ensure a cohesive implementation and transparency.
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    Retirees
    Developing a plan for retirement is essential. Working with an experienced advisor can help with making sure you are meeting your personal retirement needs. Retirement planning can be stressful, the advisors at Morgan Stanley are here to make this stressful process as easy as possible.
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    Step 5: Comprehensive Review & Ongoing Monitoring
    Committed to premium service, we focus on developing a relationship that provides special value to you and your family. We set up regular calls and meetings to provide updates and keep your plan on track towards achieving your goals. Morgan Stanley's online financial tools makes monitoring your progress quick and easy.
    Online Financial Management Tools
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    Multi-generational Families
    Our financial planning process for multi-generational families is a rigorous analysis of your lifestyle, tax obligations, future gifting plans and portfolio objectives. This analysis drives our strategy as it pertains to financial and estate planning for wealth preservation, tax optimization, asset allocation and investment decisions. Throughout the entirety of the relationship, we can work closely with your attorneys and accountants.
    Family Office Resources

Why Advice Matters

I believe that now, more than ever, there is a need to have a dedicated Financial Advisor and financial plan. In a world of Do It Yourself (DIY) and "Robo Advisors", I work with my clients to avoid the pitfalls of investing. We create a disciplined investment strategy that not only seeks to exploit opportunities but provides increased comfort when volatility and market uncertainty rises.

Location

233 S Wacker Dr
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Chicago, IL 60606
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Direct:
(312) 827-6683(312) 827-6683
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Meet My Team

About Gus Stathopoulos

Securities Agent: GA, CT, OH, NE, DC, SC, IL, IA, MI, DE, TN, NM, IN, CA, AZ, NY, LA, FL, KS, TX, HI, CO, PA, NJ, MN, WI, WA, VA, MO, MA, NC, NV, MS, MD; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures

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 Mamta Shah

Mamta Shah is the Trust Specialist based in Chicago, covering the Midwest Region. Morgan Stanley provides a full array of personal and institutional trust services to high net worth clients of the firm. Mamta’s responsibilities include educating Financial Advisors and their clients on the open architecture trust service model and helping them identify opportunities to leverage the trust partners on the platform.

Before joining Trust Services in 2010, she was the Wealth Analyst with the Chicago based Wealth Planning Center at Morgan Stanley. Mamta was responsible for providing information and education on a full range of income and estate tax topics and concerns.

Prior to joining the Planning Center team in 2006, Mamta was Vice President of an Independent Investment Advisory Firm. She worked closely with the clients of the firm on a variety of financial planning and investment advisory services.

Mamta obtained her bachelor’s degree from Babson College with a major in Finance/Entrepreneurship. Mamta is a licensed CPA and holds a CFP® designation, She has been in the financial services industry since 1999. She is Series 7, 63, 65 and life/health insurance licensed. She is a member of the AICPA and the Illinois CPA Society. She lives in Chicago with her family.

About Mehul Dhadankar

Mehul Dhadankar is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Illinois.

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.

Mehul began his career in financial services in 1998 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Business Development Manager for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Merrill Lynch Edge product team. Mehul also served as a Resident Manager, Senior Banker, and Premier Client Manager at Bank of America.

Mehul is a graduate of the DePaul University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He lives in Chicago, Illinois with his family. Outside of the office, Mehul enjoys playing golf, traveling, and spending time family and friends.
NMLS#: 652577

About Mike Manson

Mike Manson is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Illinois.

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.

Mike began his career in financial services in 2010, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2019 as an Associate Private Banker. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Senior Wealth Strategist and Banking Consultant at UBS. He also was a Bank Manager at BMO Harris Bank.

Mike is a graduate of Roosevelt University, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He also received a Post- Baccalaureate Certificate in Finance from Northwestern University. Mike and his family resides in Glenview, IL. Outside of the office, Mike enjoys early morning workouts, golf, and playing 16 inch softball.
NMLS#: 728335

About Andrew Starkey

Andrew Starkey is an Assistant Vice President and Financial Planning Director serving Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management office in Chicago, Illinois. He is responsible for helping Financial Advisors with their clients’ and prospects’ financial planning needs.

Andrew began his career in financial services in 2017 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2021. Prior to his current position, he worked as a Wealth Management Associate at Morgan Stanley and a paraplanner in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Andrew graduated from the University of St. Thomas and holds his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. Andrew moved to Chicago, Illinois in 2021 from Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he was born and raised. Outside of work, Andrew enjoys exploring Chicago with his wife and dog, traveling back to Minnesota and Colombia to visit with family, and playing basketball with his friends on the weekend.

About Lynn King

Lynn R. King is a Family Office Resource Generalist for the Mid-America region. She has over 15 years of experience working with families, family offices, and their attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors on issues unique to the UHNW client. Lynn started her career as an attorney in Illinois working with closely held businesses across the country on a broad range of topics, including entity structuring, estate planning, business succession and tax. She then joined New York Life Insurance as a Corporate Vice President in their Advanced Planning Group. In this role she expanded on her experience from private practice and engaged with clients on complex business and personal planning needs.
Lynn joined Morgan Stanley in September of 2020. As the Family Office Resource Generalist, Lynn provides advice and strategies to UHNW families. To that end, she assists families with the creation of family mission statements. She also educates adults and children on how to be good stewards of generational wealth. She engages with resources in philanthropy, wealth and estate planning and trust management to ensure the UHNW clients of the Firm are able to accomplish their goals.
Lynn received her undergraduate degree in Finance and Political Science from the University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign. She attended The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois where she obtained her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and is licensed to practice law in Illinois. She also holds her Series 7 and 66.
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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.
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