Our Story and Services

As your Financial Advisors, we can help you define and strive to meet your goals by delivering a vast array of resources to you in the way that is most appropriate for how you invest and what you want to achieve. Working together we can help you to preserve and grow your wealth. You’ll have access to some of the world’s most seasoned and respected investment professionals, a premier trading and execution platform and a full spectrum of investment choices.
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Our Clients

We help people just like you, in various stages of life.

We understand that your specific circumstances may require unique solutions. No problem: we’ll work with you individually to develop detailed wealth plans and thoughtful strategies.
Our clients include:
  • Business Owners (including family businesses)
  • Corporate executives
  • High net worth young investors
  • Mid-career professionals and their families
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Seniors near or in retirement

Location

225 W Santa Clara St
Suite 900
San Jose, CA 95113
US
Direct:
(408) 947-2200(408) 947-2200

Meet Cunningham Jarrell Group

About Philip J. Cunningham

Phil is an Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager Director at Morgan Stanley. He has been with the firm for over 30 years and his primary focus is to make a positive impact on his clients’ lives.

Phil takes a personal and custom approach to wealth management. His clients are financially successful individuals, multi-generational families, and business owners. He has extensive experience managing discretionary -equity based portfolios, designing and implementing both taxable and tax free income portfolios, and integrating complex executive compensation and stock options strategy. His goal based approach always starts first with a personalized financial plan and is followed by an investment strategy framework that is custom to a client’s objectives.

His path first began in 1990 as an intern in the London office of Shearson Lehmann Hutton (a Morgan Stanley predecessor firm). After graduating from California State University, Chico with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, he began his financial advisory career in the San Francisco Bay Area. He lives in the South Bay with his wife, Kirsten, their three children, two dogs and two cats. He enjoys playing competitive adult soccer, surfing, fly fishing, skiing and traveling.
Securities Agent: PA, AL, VA, CO, TN, MO, GA, WI, FL, UT, WY, NH, ID, RI, NC, IN, OH, SC, OR, LA, AZ, VT, OK, WA, MS, NY, CA, NJ, IL, HI, KS, TX, MD, MT, AR, KY, MI, ME, AK, MN, NV, NM, MA, CT; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1278600
CA Insurance License #: 0B24095

About Laura Jarrell

Laura is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the 225 Group at Morgan Stanley.

You can expect her to take a collaborative, transparent, and holistic approach to every issue you will tackle together because work, family and health all play an important role in any financial plan. She is particularly interested in in delivering confidence and freedom to women who are often so busy taking care of others that they don’t pay attention to this important part of their life.

She joined Morgan Stanley in 2013 after spending twenty years as an entrepreneur. Working as a financial advisor feels like a culmination of all the skills and experience she has gathered over the years coming to together to be used to advise and service others.

Outside of work, she is an avid enjoyer of the outdoors (rock climbing, backpacking, kitesurfing) and lives in Palo Alto, California with her two sons and their cat, Tom.
Securities Agent: VA, AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY, OH; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1279192
CA Insurance License #: 0H98789

About Leslie Figone

Leslie joined Morgan Stanly through predecessor firms in 2003, beginning her career as a Branch Manager’s Assistant. Prior to joining Phil Cunningham's team, Leslie gained extensive financial services experience and communication skills while working with senior management in several different management roles. During her tenure, Leslie has developed professionally, having passed the Series 7, 63 and 65 examinations and promoted to Portfolio Associate.

Leslie aptly combines an outgoing personality with a wonderful attitude and her experience in her daily client interactions. She has dedicated her time to building strong client relationships, understanding client needs, and continues to educate herself to better serve our clients.

Leslie is a Bay Area native and enjoys outdoors sports, volunteering, spending time with her family and the spirit within her community. She and her husband, John, have two young daughters and live in San Jose.

About Mary Keller

Mary first started in this industry with Kidder Peabody and stepped out to raise her two children. She came back again in 2008 and went through the process of getting licensed. She loves working with clients and helping them in any way she can.

Mary provides valuable insight in deepening client relationships. She is responsible for managing the client experience and the primary contact for scheduling client meetings, operations, and administrative needs.

Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, doing home improvements, hiking, water and snow skiing, being with friends and her pets.

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
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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
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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
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Business Planning

Helping you on key aspects of your business such as ownership, liquidity and developing opportunities.
  • Succession Planning
  • Business Planning
  • Qualified Retirement Plans
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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
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Financial Wellness

Enhancing Financial Wellness enables your workforce to do their best work. Companies that invest in financial wellness have an opportunity to:
  • Reduce employee stress,
  • Improve retention and engagement, and
  • Set themselves apart by offering comprehensive financial wellness benefits.
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