My Story and Services

Culley is a seasoned financial services professional with nearly 37 years of experience, and his enduring passion and continue supporting the relationships he has built over the years. Since launching his career in 1988, he has excelled in diverse roles, from Assistant Branch Manager to Financial Planning Specialist, Family Wealth Advisor and Investment Management Consultant, continually sharpening his expertise.

At Morgan Stanley, Culley and his trusted partners craft personalized wealth strategies for individuals, families, and small businesses. With a deep commitment to understanding each family's unique needs and financial aspirations, he leverages his extensive planning and investment know-how—backed by his Series 7, 9, 10, 31, and 63 designations—to help clients achieve their goals.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Culley is a dedicated community leader. For more than 13 years, he has served as Board President of the Mission San Rafael Rotary Club Foundation, helping to secure academic scholarships for high-achieving students from low-income households. His serviced roles on the finance committee at the Redwoods Retirement Community Center, a presidency at Rebuilding Together-Marin, and even a decade of coaching youth baseball.

When he's not busy steering financial futures or contributing to his community, Culley unwinds by playing blues and rock with his band, fishing, and traveling. He and his wife, Lynnette, are proud parents of three accomplished children—each following their own impressive paths. Their son Raymond honorably served in the Army Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, daughter Jaime enriched her life with a two-year Peace Corps journey in Lesotho before earning a Master’s degree in psychology, and her and her spouse, Matt, are raising two beautiful girls. Their youngest son, Cameron, is a four-time state qualifying wrestler now pursuing a medical degree.
Services Include
Securities Agent: MT, WA, NY, MA, MD, VA, AZ, WY, TX, SC, FL, UT, CO, OR, NV, CA, WI, ID, TN, NJ, IL, AK; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1310748
CA Insurance License #: 0A44016
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Advice Matters

As your life and career evolve, so do your goals. We help you answer critical financial questions and adapt your strategy to meet your evolving needs. Below are some of the questions we help our clients solve every day.
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    Financial Basics
    How do I reduce my debt?

    How do I teach my children about money?

    I have so many goals and priorities, how can one investment strategy balance them all?
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    Life Events
    What are my options if I'm laid off at work?

    How do I prepare for a more secure future if I get divorced or I lose my spouse?

    What happens if I must care for my parents?
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    Retirement
    When can I stop working?

    What do I need to do BEFORE I retire?

    What should I do with my employer retirement plan?

    When should I start taking social security?
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    Getting Older
    How do I ensure my parents have the comprehensive care they need and deserve?

    What happens to the management of my assets, should I become incapacitated?
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    Managing Risk
    Does my asset allocation make sense given my risk tolerance?

    Will my family be secure if something happens to me?

    How do I help ensure my assets are protected from cyber-attacks?

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.

Alternative Investment Categories at a Glance

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    Hedge Funds
    Hedged strategies can help manage portfolio volatility, while seeking enhanced risk-adjusted returns relative to traditional equity and fixed income markets.
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    Digital Assets
    Digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies, offer speculative investors the potential for both growth and inflation risk mitigation.
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    Private Equity
    Private market investment approaches, such as private company buyouts, growth equity and venture capital generally seek higher growth and additional diversification relative to traditional equity markets.
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    Real Estate / Real Assets
    Assets such as private real estate and infrastructure offer investors the potential for both appreciation growth and tax-advantaged income while helping to mitigate inflation risk over time
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    Tax-Advantaged Strategies
    Strategies, such as concentrated stock exchange funds, 1031 real estate exchanges, real estate opportunity zones, private placement variable annuity and life insurance structures offer investors a means of additional diversification with the added benefit of reducing or deferring tax liability
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    Private Credit
    Private corporate lending and private real estate lending offer the potential for higher income relative to traditional fixed income markets; additionally, distressed credit investing may serve as an opportunistic means of generating risk-adjusted growth

Our Commitment to Your Online Security

Your security is our top priority. Morgan Stanley proactively defends our systems and monitors our digital landscapes to anticipate issues before they arise and respond appropriately when they do.

The firm is actively supporting multiple layers of security. Security includes the following; Strong encryption protocols designed to protect your data, continuous monitoring to help detect and prevent fraudulent activity in your accounts, routine testing of our systems to identify potential vulnerabilities, and independent reviews by outside security firms to penetration test our applications and evaluate our processes.

Cybersecurity Best Practices
  • Safeguarding your personal information is one of our highest priorities. While many of us continue to work from home we find ourselves utilizing technology more now than ever. For some tips and tricks that can help you be more secure check out our cybersecurity center.
Protective Measures & Preemptive Defense
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Alerts and Notifications
  • Automatic Session Time Out
  • VoiceID
  • Fraud Detection and Prevention
  • Digital Tools
  • Cybersecurity Fusion Centers
  • Threat Landscape Monitoring
  • Employee Training and Testing

Location

3562 Round Barn Circle
1st Fl
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
US
Direct:
(707) 524-1038(707) 524-1038
Toll-Free:
(800) 777-3489(800) 777-3489
Fax:
(415) 482-2750(415) 482-2750

Meet My Team

About Ian Linde

Ian Linde is a Registered Client Service Associate supporting Financial Advisor, Culley Casey, at Morgan Stanley. He assists with the development and growth of the practice by optimizing new and existing client relationships through active communication, efficient processing of client requests and handling inquiries.

Ian joined Morgan Stanley in December of 2023. Previously, he graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a bachelor’s degree of science with a major in Financial Management. He worked at a boutique winery in San Luis Obispo for two years and still enjoys being in the wine industry in his spare time. Ian stays busy by working out, spending time with friends, and rooting on Bay Area sports teams.

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 Farbod Farman

Farbod Farman is an Associate Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in California.

Associate Private Bankers partner with Private Bankers and 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.

Farbod began his career in financial services in 2015, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022 as an Associate Private Banker. Prior to joining the firm, he was an Associate Banker at Citi Private Bank. He also served as a Brokerage Associate at Wells Fargo.

Farbod is a graduate of the Hawaii Pacific University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business, and Missouri State University – West Plains, where he received his Associate in Arts degree in General Studies. He lives in San Rafael, California with his spouse. Outside of the office, Farbod enjoys working out, playing video games, watching movies, spending time with his family, volunteering and traveling. Farbod played basketball in college in the US, and for the Iranian National Team and represented them in many international tournaments including Asian Championship Cup and the World Cup.
NMLS#: 1619986

About Cindy W. Lee

Cindy Lee is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in the East Bay, California Market.

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.

Cindy began her career in financial services in 1996 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Custom Residential Real Estate Specialist at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch where she also served as a Wealth Management Banker and Financial Advisor.

Cindy is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. She resides in the Bay Area with her family. Outside of the office, Cindy dedicates time to volunteering, enjoys traveling, reading, watching sports and spending time with family and friends.
NMLS#: 637460
Wealth Management
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Portfolio Insights

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6Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is a registered Broker/Dealer, Member SIPC, and not a bank. Where appropriate, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has entered into arrangements with banks and other third parties to assist in offering certain banking related products and services.

Investment, insurance and annuity products offered through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC are: NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NOT BANK GUARANTEED | NOT A BANK DEPOSIT | NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

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7An investment in an exchange-traded fund (ETF) involves risks similar to those of investing in a broadly based portfolio of equity securities traded on exchange in the relevant securities market, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The investment return and principal value of ETF investments will fluctuate, so that an investor’s ETF shares, if or when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the ETF. To obtain a prospectus, contact your Financial Advisor or visit the ETF company’s website. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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