Welcome

As a boutique group within a world-class firm, we are dedicated to delivering the experience, knowledge and resources our clients need to help preserve their assets, address their financial challenges, reach their goals and enjoy the rewards of their success. We are transparent in our practices, accountable for our results and holistic in our approach. Our goal is to earn the trust our clients place in us, each and every day.

Our team focuses all of our resources on fewer than 40 highly affluent Entrepreneurs and Executives across the country. We pride ourselves on building productive, multigenerational relationships with each of the families we serve and are completely committed to helping them achieve and sustain success on their terms. Our approach combines our understanding of the global financial markets with deep insight into your financial situation, resulting in a comprehensive plan to help you manage your entire personal financial life.

Dan O’Kray is a Private Wealth Advisor and Family Wealth Director at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management with more than a decade of experience advising individuals and families. His team focuses their resources on highly affluent families, with a particular emphasis on those who have built, and often still operate, successful businesses.

In 2024 and 2025, Dan was named to Forbes Magazine’s list of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors. Dan is also a Family Wealth Director within Morgan Stanley, a designation for advisors who specialize in advising affluent families in aligning their estate, philanthropic, and lifestyle goals within their wealth.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Dan completed his M.B.A. in Financial Analysis at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, attained the CFP® designation, and graduated with a B.B.A. from St. Norbert College in DePere, WI. Dan and his wife, Brittany, live in Glen Ellyn, IL with their three children.


2024-2025 Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC for the period 6/30/22 - 6/30/23.
Capabilities
  • Proprietary Investment Opportunities
  • Tax, Trust & Estate AdvisoryFootnote1
  • Family Governance & Wealth Education
  • Philanthropy Management
  • Comprehensive Wealth Planning
  • Cash Management & LendingFootnote2
  • Pre-Liquidity Planning
  • Open-Architecture Platform
  • Corporate Stock Plans
  • Investment Management
Securities Agent: ID, DC, CA, NC, MI, NY, NE, KY, CT, CO, WA, VA, RI, MT, MA, IA, FL, DE, KS, SC, LA, GA, TN, OK, NV, MN, IN, TX, OR, OH, NH, MO, AR, UT, AZ, SD, PA, NJ, ND, MD, IL, WY, WV, WI; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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About PWM

Founded in 1977, Private Wealth Management is the division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that is dedicated to serving the firm’s most affluent clients, including some of the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs, executives and stewards of multigenerational wealth. Functioning as an exclusive investment boutique within a global financial firm, we deliver sophisticated solutions that leverage the intellectual capital and insight of Morgan Stanley’s substantial global resources. Drawing on a deep understanding of your financial life, our goal is to help you:
  • Manage investments with an unwavering focus on your financial strategy and personal goals
  • Create comprehensive, multigenerational wealth management plans based on your needs, challenges and the values that guide your life and legacy
  • Simplify financial complexity to help you achieve clarity and control
Private Wealth Management Highlights
  • Approximately 300 teams specialized in assisting individuals and families with $20MM+ in investable assets
  • Over $1.2 trillion in AUM
  • Comprising 26% of the Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors list for 2025
  • Direct access to ultra high net worth experts in philanthropy, family dynamics, wealth transfer, lifestyle advisory and other areas of interest to ultra high net worth families
1 Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, September 2025

Source: Barron's (Awarded March 2025) This ranking was determined based on an evaluation process conducted by Barron's for the period Oct 2023-Sept 2024. Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC nor its Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors paid a fee to Barron's to obtain or use the ranking. This ranking is based on an algorithm that includes client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations, and quantitative criteria, including assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion. Rankings are based on the assessment of Barron's and may not be representative of any one client’s experience. This ranking is not indicative of the Financial Advisor’s future performance. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is not affiliated with Barron's. Barron’s is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company, L.P. All rights reserved.

Accountable, Transparent & Committed

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Accountability comes in three forms: clear communication of capital markets opinions and strategy, timely performance updates, and clarity on fees.
1. Communication
Communicating our strategy and opinions, how they will be reflected in the portfolio and how their quality should be judged over time. This communications should be delivered directly in face-to-face meetings and in writing.
2. Reporting
The portfolio will have comparative benchmarks and each manager will have an appropriate asset benchmark. This allows for both the portfolio strategy and individual manager to be assessed as a measure of accountability of advice and execution.
3. Transparency
A clear, transparent review of the fees and expenses involved with the management of the portfolio.

Philosophy

Investments must be made with an eye towards the macroeconomic changes taking place on a domestic and global scale. The seeds for positive returns are planted during times of higher volatility, and the potential for outsized losses are set in motion during periods of complacency. The goal is to limit the volatility during downturns and position to take advantage of the opportunities. In short, Recession = Opportunity. 

Although every recession has its own unique characteristics, all recessions have followed a certain rhythm and have a common pattern. Based on historical averages from 1945-2009, the recovery and overheating stages of the cycle last a combined total of 58 months, while the slowdown and contraction stages of the cycle last a combined total of 11 months.

Our Suite of Digital Tools

Digital technology is centered on how people communicate, consume, transact and travel. Our comprehensive suite of digital tools are designed to help enhance every aspect of your financial life. Here are a few of the technologies we have to offer our clients.
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    Digital Vault lets you easily and securely manage and share important documents such as account statements, authorizations, tax filings and other relevant documents with your Financial Advisor.
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    Security Center
    Learn about our latest security measures, how we are safeguarding your assets and personal information and find actionable insights and resources on important cybersecurity topics to enhance your own online security.
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    Protecting Your Digital Footprint
    Gain insights into proficient tactics for preemptively handling your virtual identity and safeguarding your personal data amidst the contemporary digital era.
    Strategies to Protect Your Digital Footprint
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    Portfolio Risk Platform
    Our Portfolio Risk Platform, backed by institutional-caliber analytics, assesses thousands of risk factors using a holdings-based approach to assess a portfolio’s exposures, analyze how securities behave together across portfolios and forecast how they influence risk and return moving forward.
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    Financial Planning
    Morgan Stanley Financial Planning can show you a single, comprehensive snapshot of your finances. We can help you create a wealth plan that’s adaptable to the different stages of your life using our award winning tools- Goals Planning System (GPS) and LifeView.
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    Alternative Investments
    Our leading alternatives platform offers 200+ third-party and proprietary funds, including first look and exclusive opportunities, that may help qualified investors enhance returns, reduce volatility, manage taxes and generate income—while maintaining a goals-based approach for asset allocation.
    Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments

Location

233 S Wacker Dr
Ste 9200
Chicago, IL 60606
US
Direct:
(312) 453-9153(312) 453-9153
Fax:
(312) 777-2224(312) 777-2224

Meet My Team

About Elizabeth Malysz

Liz has specialized in providing personalized private banking and wealth management strategic & administrative services to high-net-worth families for over 20 years. Before joining Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in 2012, her career included time at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse.

Liz graduated from DePaul University and resides in the south suburbs of Chicago with her husband, Paul, and two children, Sara & Andrew.

About Matthew Taylor

Matt Taylor is a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management with more 11 years of experience advising individuals and institutions. Prior to joining Private Wealth Management, Matt worked within Morgan Stanley’s Outsourced Chief Investment Office and Private Wealth Management’s Family Office Resources. As a trusted partner to the largest Private Wealth Management teams across the country, Matt focused on creating customized financial plans involving wealth transfer, trust & estate planning, cash flow modeling, concentrated stock, and liability management for ultra-high net worth families & institutions. Matt also performed due diligence on public, and private investments to construct multi-asset class portfolios utilizing techniques such as asset location, risk budgeting, and tax-loss harvesting.

Matt graduated with a B.B.A. in Finance and Business Law from Stetson University in Deland, FL where he was captain of the Men’s Golf Team and member of Roland George Endowment Investment Program. Matt and his wife, Victoria, and daughter, Margot, live in Naples, FL and sits on the Associate Board of the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund.

About William Scott

Will joined Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in 2025. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Will worked in the Private Wealth Management group at Jefferies. His primary roles include portfolio analysis, asset selection, trading, and performance reporting.

Will graduated from the University of Louisville, College of Business, with a bachelor’s in finance and minor in Computer Information Systems. He resides in Chicago’s River North neighborhood after relocating from the United Kingdom.

Awards and Recognition

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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 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.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trusts, estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.

Morgan Stanley does not accept appointments, nor will it act as a trustee, but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third-party corporate trustee.

Trusts are not necessarily appropriate for all clients. There are risks and considerations which may outweigh any potential benefits. Establishing a trust will incur fees and expenses which may be substantial. Trusts often incur ongoing administrative fees and expenses such as the services of a corporate trustee, attorney, or tax professional.

Trust services are provided by third parties who are not affiliated with Morgan Stanley. Neither Morgan Stanley nor its affiliates are the provider of such trust services and will not have any input or responsibility concerning a client’s eligibility for, or the terms and conditions associated with these trust services. Neither Morgan Stanley nor its affiliates shall be responsible for any advice or services provided by the unaffiliated third parties. Morgan Stanley or its affiliates may participate in transactions on a basis separate from the referral of clients to these third parties and may receive compensation in connection with referrals made to them.

Morgan Stanley, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.

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Private Wealth Management Podcast

Bringing you engaging stories and key insights surrounding the complexities associated with significant wealth, including:
  • Intergenerational Planning
  • Philanthropic Giving
  • Non-Traditional Assets
  • Managing Family Wealth
Listen | The Pyramid of Giving: When to Say Yes. How to Say No.
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Listen | The Pyramid of Giving: When to Say Yes. How to Say No.

You can support the people and causes you care about, while also turning down requests when you feel you have done enough. Tune in for tips and hear from Katherine Lorenz, President of the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, who shares her story.

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  • Investment Management
  • Wealth Transfer & Philanthropy
  • Cash Management & Lending
  • Family Governance & Wealth Education
  • Lifestyle Advisory
  • Business Services
Compensation Practices of Investment-Focused Family Offices
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Compensation Practices of Investment-Focused Family Offices

Competitive compensation is key to attracting and retaining the best talent for your single family office. Discover the latest trends on relevant pay, benefits and bonus structures in Morgan Stanley's 2025 benchmarking report.

Insights and Outcomes

Thought Leadership for our ultra high net worth clients, which contains thought-provoking articles, authored by leading experts from Morgan Stanley Family Office Resources.
Larry Fitzgerald Jr.'s Playbook on Leadership and Values
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Larry Fitzgerald Jr.'s Playbook on Leadership and Values

The renowned NFL wide receiver shares insights on aligning your investments with your values.
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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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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not accept appointments nor will it act as a trustee but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third-party corporate trustee.

Asset Allocation does not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining financial markets.

The securities/instruments, investments and investment strategies discussed on this website may not be suitable for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment or investment strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. The views and opinions expressed on this website may not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”). This website and its associated content are intended for U.S. residents only.

Morgan Stanley and its Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Visitors to this website should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning and other legal matters.

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Advisers may only transact business in states where they are registered or excluded or exempted from registration. Transacting business, follow-up and individualized responses involving either effecting or attempting to effect transactions in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, will not be made to persons in states where Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Advisers are not registered or excluded or exempt from registration.

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Private Bankers are employees of Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association.

Morgan 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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