Kimberly Emerson
Private Banker
Christopher Green
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management,
Financial Advisor,
Senior Portfolio Management Director,
Alternative Investments Director,
Financial Planning Specialist
Direct:
(513) 562-8372(513) 562-8372
Toll-Free:
(800) 543-1825(800) 543-1825
Industry Award WinnerMy Mission Statement
I design investment strategies that align with your goals which can simplify and help add value to your life.
My Story and Services
If you are like the clients with whom I work, then your time is occupied with managing your business or progressing in your career, tending to your family and making time for your interests. Your financial situation has become fairly complex. You use a CPA to prepare your annual taxes, a financial advisor to help with your investments and an attorney to help you with estate planning. Chances are, you manage the coordination between them all.
I have three primary goals as your financial advisor. First and foremost, I aim to help you achieve your financial goals. Second, my investment strategies are designed to simplify and help add significant value to your life. And third, my focus on the first two goals can potentially free you up to spend time with the people and passions that bring you joy.
As a Portfolio Management Director, I do more than professionally manage your investment portfolio. Like the quarterback of your financial team, I work closely with those who serve you and your family seeking to ensure that various aspects of your financial situation is covered and coordinated. This investment management strategy not only saves you a considerable amount of time, it can potentially increase the likelihood that we’ll find better outcomes, realize significant efficiencies and discover strategies that might otherwise not have been possible.
As a Financial Planning Specialist, I design financial strategies that align with your short-term and long-term goals. I aim to provide you with risk-conscious returns in an effort to meet your needs and add meaningful value to your life.
My role extends beyond families and individuals to provide advice for endowments, trusts and corporations. Let me show you how it works.
I have three primary goals as your financial advisor. First and foremost, I aim to help you achieve your financial goals. Second, my investment strategies are designed to simplify and help add significant value to your life. And third, my focus on the first two goals can potentially free you up to spend time with the people and passions that bring you joy.
As a Portfolio Management Director, I do more than professionally manage your investment portfolio. Like the quarterback of your financial team, I work closely with those who serve you and your family seeking to ensure that various aspects of your financial situation is covered and coordinated. This investment management strategy not only saves you a considerable amount of time, it can potentially increase the likelihood that we’ll find better outcomes, realize significant efficiencies and discover strategies that might otherwise not have been possible.
As a Financial Planning Specialist, I design financial strategies that align with your short-term and long-term goals. I aim to provide you with risk-conscious returns in an effort to meet your needs and add meaningful value to your life.
My role extends beyond families and individuals to provide advice for endowments, trusts and corporations. Let me show you how it works.
Securities Agent: GA, TX, TN, SD, NY, OH, MN, FL, SC, MA, IN, AZ, WA, VA, NV, NC, MI, KY, CA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1877456
NMLS#: 1877456
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About Me
I have a strong, natural affinity for numbers and data and an equally strong ability to translate them into real, actionable information on behalf of my clients.
My financial management strategy is dedicated to creating comprehensive wealth management strategies for my clients. I place a high premium on delivering quality service while implementing risk-conscious strategies that align with your goals. I listen carefully to your values, aspirations and concerns and I work diligently to create portfolios that aim to realize those goals. I believe that a large contributor to success is seeking to avoid risks that are not obvious. Helping you see these often hidden obstacles is an essential service I provide. I am here to help preserve and nurture your portfolio for the long run.
I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from Ohio University. After graduation, I worked for a short time at the office of the Ohio State Auditor, before joining Deloitte as an auditor and earning my CPA designation in 1999. (Not practicing with Morgan Stanley.) From there, I joined a regional investment firm, Gradison McDonald Investments, before joining Smith Barney (a Morgan Stanley predecessor firm) in 2004. I have been here ever since.
Outside of work, my wife and I stay very busy with the many and varied activities of our four school-aged children. My community is important to me and I make time to work with several wonderful organizations who serve the beautiful region where we live.
My financial management strategy is dedicated to creating comprehensive wealth management strategies for my clients. I place a high premium on delivering quality service while implementing risk-conscious strategies that align with your goals. I listen carefully to your values, aspirations and concerns and I work diligently to create portfolios that aim to realize those goals. I believe that a large contributor to success is seeking to avoid risks that are not obvious. Helping you see these often hidden obstacles is an essential service I provide. I am here to help preserve and nurture your portfolio for the long run.
I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from Ohio University. After graduation, I worked for a short time at the office of the Ohio State Auditor, before joining Deloitte as an auditor and earning my CPA designation in 1999. (Not practicing with Morgan Stanley.) From there, I joined a regional investment firm, Gradison McDonald Investments, before joining Smith Barney (a Morgan Stanley predecessor firm) in 2004. I have been here ever since.
Outside of work, my wife and I stay very busy with the many and varied activities of our four school-aged children. My community is important to me and I make time to work with several wonderful organizations who serve the beautiful region where we live.
Risk-Conscious Portfolio Strategies
As a Portfolio Management Director, I focus on providing risk-conscious and tax-aware investment strategies that not only help meet your needs and goals, but are designed to navigate the ever-changing circumstance of financial markets.
Risk is a catchall phrase for a number of investment issues and often means different things to different people. It can mean how readily you can get your money when you need it, how fast your money will grow, and how safe your money will be. It can also refer to market volatility and fluctuations, inflation movement that jeopardizes a fixed rate of return, and interest rate changes, which create risk for bond holders.
You create your own risk if you have an aversion to loss of any kind, allow a personal connection to a company influence investment decision or have too much of your portfolio tied up in one particular company’s stock.
My job is to ascertain the amount of risk you are willing to maintain in a portfolio and use that information to develop investment objectives around the risk. I build diversified portfolios, which often include alternative investments. Depending on your situation, a better outcome may mean more tax efficiency, more diversification, more income, or simply higher returns.
Risk is a catchall phrase for a number of investment issues and often means different things to different people. It can mean how readily you can get your money when you need it, how fast your money will grow, and how safe your money will be. It can also refer to market volatility and fluctuations, inflation movement that jeopardizes a fixed rate of return, and interest rate changes, which create risk for bond holders.
You create your own risk if you have an aversion to loss of any kind, allow a personal connection to a company influence investment decision or have too much of your portfolio tied up in one particular company’s stock.
My job is to ascertain the amount of risk you are willing to maintain in a portfolio and use that information to develop investment objectives around the risk. I build diversified portfolios, which often include alternative investments. Depending on your situation, a better outcome may mean more tax efficiency, more diversification, more income, or simply higher returns.
Community Involvement
My past and my present is rooted deeply in the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana tri-state community. I grew up here, attended Archbishop Moeller High School, established my career here, and now I am raising my family here. With four school-aged children, my wife and I spend a lot of time at volleyball, basketball and soccer games. You can often find me cheering on the sidelines and occasionally coaching a team or two. Our summers are spent at our home in Lake Norris, Tennessee, where we enjoy boating, golfing, all kinds of water sports and generally relaxing.
I am actively involved in my church and a proud volunteer of organizations and cultural activities that contribute to our community’s vibrancy and vitality. I support the following organizations in a variety of ways:
• Finance Committee, St. Columban Church, Loveland, Ohio
• Endowment Board, The Children's Home of Cincinnati
• Auction Sponsor, Ursuline Academy
Last, but not least, I am honored to address the financial planning and wealth management needs of our tri-state neighbors, including those who have moved to warmer climates as they’ve neared or reached retirement.
I am actively involved in my church and a proud volunteer of organizations and cultural activities that contribute to our community’s vibrancy and vitality. I support the following organizations in a variety of ways:
• Finance Committee, St. Columban Church, Loveland, Ohio
• Endowment Board, The Children's Home of Cincinnati
• Auction Sponsor, Ursuline Academy
Last, but not least, I am honored to address the financial planning and wealth management needs of our tri-state neighbors, including those who have moved to warmer climates as they’ve neared or reached retirement.
Client Service Team
Kagen Butler, Registered Client Service Associate
Phone:
(513) 762-5321(513) 762-5321
Email:kagen.butler@ms.com
Location
7755 Montgomery Road 2nd
Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45236
US
Direct:
(513) 562-8372(513) 562-8372
Toll-Free:
(800) 543-1825(800) 543-1825
Fax:
(513) 579-0050(513) 579-0050
Awards and Recognition
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2025) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC for the period 6/30/23 - 6/30/24.
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About Kimberly Emerson
Kimberly Emerson is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Ohio.
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.
Kimberly began her career in financial services in 2001, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2015. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Private Banking Relationship Manager at FC Bank. Kimberly has also been a Wealth Management Banker at Merrill Lynch, as well as a Private Banking Relationship Manager at Fifth Third and KeyBank.
Kimberly is a graduate of Ohio Dominican University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. She and her family reside in Blacklick, Ohio. Outside of the office, Kimberly enjoys sporting events, concerts, and spending time with her family.
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.
Kimberly began her career in financial services in 2001, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2015. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Private Banking Relationship Manager at FC Bank. Kimberly has also been a Wealth Management Banker at Merrill Lynch, as well as a Private Banking Relationship Manager at Fifth Third and KeyBank.
Kimberly is a graduate of Ohio Dominican University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. She and her family reside in Blacklick, Ohio. Outside of the office, Kimberly enjoys sporting events, concerts, and spending time with her family.
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