My Story and Services

Managing significant wealth is a considerable responsibility— especially because the stakes are high for your family and your future. Sometimes the demands of this task can make it difficult to concentrate on what matters most to you: pursuing personal and family aspirations, exploring new opportunities, and living the life you have always envisioned. And when you reach a certain level of wealth and complexity, traditional advisory services may no longer be sufficient.

Christina Paul focuses on helping highly successful families manage the full spectrum of their financial affairs through comprehensive multi-generational solutions and industry-leading resources from Morgan Stanley. Money management, retirement planning, estate planning strategies, insurance, taxes, business planning succession—she will bring together all of these elements into a cohesive and integrated financial plan that can help you enhance and preserve your wealth while enjoying the lifestyle it affords.

Christina runs a relationship-based financial planning practice recognized by her individual clients for quality advice, effective implementation and dedicated service. She has a focus on building long-term relationships founded on mutual trust and respect. As a wealth advisor to many families, she has experience with the unique challenges, styles and strategies that distinguish you from other investors. She will work with you to help you preserve and grow your wealth, relying on the insights of seasoned investment professionals, a premier trading and execution platform and a full spectrum of investment choices.
Services Include
Securities Agent: UT, CO, OH, NY, NH, MN, VT, VA, MO, ME, LA, NM, OR, KS, HI, WY, WA, TX, SC, PA, MA, AZ, IL, DC, CA, AL, NC, MT, MI, DE, CT, VI, MD, KY, GA, NE, SD, RI, NJ, FL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1270237
CA Insurance License #: 0H53810
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Working With You

As your dedicated wealth management team, our role is to tailor a personalized financial strategy which aligns your needs. In our experience working with clients, we have developed a step-by-step approach to service:
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    Step 1: Discovery Meeting
    During the discovery meeting, we will work together to establish your financial goals by reviewing your current financial situation and developing an appropriate risk tolerance that can help you achieve the financial outcome you envision for yourself.
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    Step 2: Financial Plan Presentation
    Financial plan presentations map out essential factors that play into helping achieve financial success, such as your employee and employer contributions, liquidity events, and insurance coverage. Examining relevant financial information provides a holistic asset allocation analysis for your accounts, helping ensure a comprehensive financial plan. In this step, we also incorporate tax, trust, and estate planning strategies to help structure your wealth effectively and that can ensure that your legacy goals are fully integrated into your plan.
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    Step 3: Action Items / Next Steps
    After the financial plan presentation, we will follow up with you regarding our analysis and recommendations, which may include adjustments to your financial plan, investment allocation, company benefits, and insurance coverage.
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    Step 4: Implementation Meeting
    The implementation meeting focuses on creating prospective strategies tailored for your specific needs. Recommended changes could include logistics, tax impact, asset allocation adjustments, and saving/benefit modifications.
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    Step 5: Monitoring & Performance Tracking
    Finally, we will be constantly monitoring your assets and analyzing your performance tracking data seeking to ensure your financial expectations are being met and adjusted accordingly. We will keep a high degree of communication with you to make sure your concerns and requests are always addressed.
HER WAY PROGRAM HISTORY

In November 2017, Christina Paul, along with 13 other female financial advisors at Morgan Stanley’s 522 5th Avenue office, created and hosted Morgan Stanley’s first-ever HER Day. The goal of the event was to create an immersive experience to explore themes of health and wellness, personal and professional development, wealth, and philanthropy in a storytelling format, in sessions coined HER Talks. Featured speakers for the event included Gloria Steinem, a founder of Ms Magazine and the modern women’s movement, Bobbi Brown, lifestyle and beauty entrepreneur, and Shelley O'Connor, Co-Head of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

The event reached over 1,000 women – 100 invitees in the room and others through a nationwide webcast. To build on the momentum of HER Day, in 2018 HER Way was launched.

HER Way’s mission is simple: ENGAGE, EMBRACE and EMPOWER women to live their best financial and personal lives. We do this by curating content and hosting regular events featuring dynamic speakers taking about the financial and personal issues that are important to women.

Want to learn more? E-mail minerva.flores@morganstanley.com to be added to our HER Way invite list for upcoming events.

DESIGNATIONS AND AWARDS

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    CFP® - Certified Financial Planner™ (Christina Paul & Christina Hein)
    The Certified Financial Planner™ designation is awarded to candidates who have demonstrated extensive knowledge in the areas of Education, Investment, Tax, Retirement, Estate and Insurance planning strategies. CFP® professionals must accrue several years of experience related to delivering financial planning services to clients and pass a comprehensive exam before calling themselves a CFP® Professional and are held to strict ethical standards to ensure financial planning recommendations are in the best interest of their clients.
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    CIMA® - Certified Investment Management Analyst® (Christina Paul)
    Certified Investment Management Analyst® professionals are dedicated to elevating their practice through education, experience, examination and the highest standards of ethics. CIMA® professionals have the advanced investment management knowledge necessary to fully serve affluent clients, and they use that in-depth knowledge to analyze and select the investments that make the most sense for your circumstances.
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors - Christina Paul (2020-2025)
    2020 - 2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
    Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2020 - 2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
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    Forbes List of Top Women Wealth Advisors - Christina Paul (2020-2023)
    2020 - 2023 Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors
    Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2020 - 2023). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of the year the award was issued.
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    Working Mother Magazine's Top List of Wealth Advisor Moms - Christina Paul (2019-2021)
    2019 - 2021 Working Mother Magazine & SHOOK Research's Top Wealth Advisor Moms
    Source: Workingmother.com (Awarded October 2019 - 2021). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was given.
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    Morgan Stanley Master's Club - Christina Paul (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
    Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Master's Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision. Master's Club membership is no guarantee of future performance.
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    Morgan Stanley President's Club - Christina Paul (2016)
    Morgan Stanley Wealth Management President's Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision. President's Club membership is no guarantee of future performance.
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Resources & Insights

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    Morgan Stanley's Reserved Living & Giving
    Clients with $1 million+ in assets and liabilities at Morgan Stanley are eligible to enroll in the Reserved Living & Giving program. As a Reserved member, clients will have access to exclusive partner offers and discounts, as well as thought leadership content on a variety of lifestyle and personal finance topics.
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    LifeView - Intelligent Planning
    LifeView offers a suite of planning tools that includes goal-specific analysis that we use with our clients to create a realistic, holistic strategy that integrates the various aspects of their financial life.
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    GIC On the Markets
    Detailed market commentary from Morgan Stanley's thought leaders on topics such as global equities, fixed income, monetary policy and more.
    On the Markets
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    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).
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Location

55 East 52nd Street 10th
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New York, NY 10055
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Direct:
(212) 603-6120(212) 603-6120
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Wealth Management
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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
A Simple Six-Step Retirement Checkup
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A Simple Six-Step Retirement Checkup

Checking in on your retirement plan may make a lot of sense, especially when market volatility arises.

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
Rational Investing in an Age of Uncertainty
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Rational Investing in an Age of Uncertainty

When it comes to investing, even the most savvy of us fall prey to bias and emotional trades. So what triggers should you watch for?

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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529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education

Though education costs continue to climb, starting to save and invest early can make a difference.

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.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact Christina Paul today.
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