Danny Bufkin, CFP®
Senior Vice President,
Financial Advisor,
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®,
Branch Manager
Direct:
(864) 222-6808(864) 222-6808
My Mission Statement
Experience, intellectual capital and dedicated personal service to help you meet your life goals
My Story
Danny is a Financial Advisor, Senior Vice President and Resident Manager with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Danny has been a licensed Financial Advisor since 2000 and brings years of experience from his time with The Investment Center, Scott & Stringfellow and Stifel Nicolaus.
Danny graduated from Clemson University in May 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. In September 2011, Danny earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional certificate from the Boston University Center for Professional Education.
With more than 25 years of experience as a financial advisor, Danny has helped guide his clients toward their goals, addressing their concerns and needs and keeping their best interests in mind. Through regular updates and portfolio reviews and by keeping in touch with his clients, he can help them stay on top of their investments.
Danny holds Series 7, 9 & 10, 63 and 65 licenses, CFP®, along with life, health and variable insurance licenses.
Danny lives in Anderson with his wife, Audrey, and their two daughters. In his free time, Danny enjoys hunting, fishing, and attending Clemson athletic events.
Danny graduated from Clemson University in May 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. In September 2011, Danny earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional certificate from the Boston University Center for Professional Education.
With more than 25 years of experience as a financial advisor, Danny has helped guide his clients toward their goals, addressing their concerns and needs and keeping their best interests in mind. Through regular updates and portfolio reviews and by keeping in touch with his clients, he can help them stay on top of their investments.
Danny holds Series 7, 9 & 10, 63 and 65 licenses, CFP®, along with life, health and variable insurance licenses.
Danny lives in Anderson with his wife, Audrey, and their two daughters. In his free time, Danny enjoys hunting, fishing, and attending Clemson athletic events.
Securities Agent: GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, WY, WV, VT, VI, VA, PA, OK, OH, NY, NJ, NH, MO, MI, ME, MD, LA, KS, ID, IA, HI, DE, DC, CO, AZ, AL, AK, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, CT, CA, AR, FL; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1703205
NMLS#: 1703205
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My Process
My philosophy is to develop a thorough understanding of each client’s financial position and goals, and build a comprehensive plan to insure your objectives are met. The five steps listed below are a key part of our process.
Establishing Our Relationship:
Through a process of discovery and discussion, we will ask a series of detailed questions to understand and articulate your specific financial goals.
Analysis and Evaluation:
Utilizing modern wealth planning analytics, we will assess how your resources and current course of action align with your goals.
Developing Your Plan:
From ongoing dialogue and, we’ll further analyze your current situation and begin to develop a detailed action plan, unique to you, with recommendations to help you effectively build, protect and transfer your wealth. This analysis will serve as the foundation for building your initial plan, as well as future wealth management decisions.
Implementing Your Plan:
Once we’ve discussed and refined your strategy, we will begin to execute your investment plan as an effort to meet your short and long term goals.
Ongoing Review:
After we put your wealth management plan into action, we’ll set up regular, ongoing meetings to help ensure your plan remains on schedule to achieve your specific financial goals.
Our Services
I work with even the most complex financial portfolios, meaning I am well versed in both family and business dynamics-important elements in many financial issues. In addition, I have a deep understanding of market trends and the global economic landscape. I give you objective, understandable advice, so you can invest with confidence.
Portfolio Management
I study investment trends and leverage the global resources of the firm to develop a personalized investment strategy. I will develop a customized portfolio to help you meet your requirements for growth income or wealth conservation within your risk constraints.
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 cutting edge tools- Goals Planning System (GPS) and LifeView.
Morgan Stanley Goals-Based Wealth ManagementInvestment Advisory
Manage your investments within a holistic advisory relationship and take advantage of integrated tax, risk management and estate planning benefits across your entire wealth strategy—backed by leading insights and one of the financial industry's most comprehensive, multi-award-winning advisory platform.
Estate Planning Strategies
Delivering an estate to the next generation or favorite charity requires more attention than families often realize. I coordinate with you estate and tax professionals to align your legacy goals with the appropriate asset tilting and beneficiary designation requirements, incorporating best practices to help enhance results.
Tax Strategies
I work with you to identify the best possible tax strategy given your financial situation. I can help you reduce the impact of taxes on your portfolio, income, and retirement, and assist you inn understanding the tax.
401(k) Rollovers
If you have a 401(k) from a previous job, I help make it easy to consolidate your assets into one account so you can monitor your progress and investment results all in one place. This helps simplify your financial life, keeps you organized and helps make your money work harder for you.
Modern Wealth Tools
Our goal is simple: “To be the firm with some of the most talented advisors in the industry leverage cutting-edge technology and deliver customized wealth management solutions to their clients and their families to help them to achieve their life goals.” The Firm strives to ensure it serves clients on its technology platforms that are resilient, safe, efficient, smart, fast and flexible.
Morgan Stanley Online
Morgan Stanley Online (MSO) has a variety of features beyond viewing your account balance and activity that you should take advantage of. They include:
• Total Wealth View – Access streamlined views of your assets and liabilities, including mortgage information, aggregated from all of your financial institutions
• Current Financial News – access up-to-date news, current market data, research, company profiles, and quotes
• Access Import Documents – sign up for digital access to all of your financial documents
• Manage Everyday Finances – mobile check deposit, online bill pay, send money with Zelle, and e-authorizations
Morgan Stanley Online• Total Wealth View – Access streamlined views of your assets and liabilities, including mortgage information, aggregated from all of your financial institutions
• Current Financial News – access up-to-date news, current market data, research, company profiles, and quotes
• Access Import Documents – sign up for digital access to all of your financial documents
• Manage Everyday Finances – mobile check deposit, online bill pay, send money with Zelle, and e-authorizations
Goals Planning System
Compiling a full financial picture—that takes both your life goals and your life stage into consideration—is the starting point to a meaningful goals-based retirement analysis.
Using Morgan Stanley’s Goals Planning System (GPS), an innovative platform that aligns your investments with your goals, your Financial Advisor can:
• Discover and quantify your goals
• Advise on an investment process to meet your needs
• Implement a tax-efficient approach
• Track progress towards your goals
GPS BrochureUsing Morgan Stanley’s Goals Planning System (GPS), an innovative platform that aligns your investments with your goals, your Financial Advisor can:
• Discover and quantify your goals
• Advise on an investment process to meet your needs
• Implement a tax-efficient approach
• Track progress towards your goals
Online Security Center
Protecting your online security is our top priority at Morgan Stanley. We proactively defend our systems and monitor the threat landscape to help anticipate issues before they arise and respond appropriately when they do. We also provide advice and best practices to safeguard your personal information external of the firm as well. To learn more about the measures we take in the face of a constantly evolving cyber threat landscape and how you can better protect yourself, please visit our new Online Security Center.
Online Security CenterLocation
3003 N Main St
Anderson, SC 29621
US
Direct:
(864) 222-6808(864) 222-6808
Wealth Management
Global Investment Office
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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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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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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Ready to start a conversation? Contact Danny Bufkin today.
CFP Board owns the marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
1Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a business of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan Stanley offers a wide array of brokerage and advisory services to its clients, each of which may create a different type of relationship with different obligations to you. Please consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.
3Morgan Stanley’s investment advisory programs may require a minimum asset level and, depending on your specific investment objectives and financial position, may not be appropriate for you. Please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC program disclosure brochure (the “Morgan Stanley ADV”) for more information in the investment advisory programs available. The Morgan Stanley ADV is available at www.morganstanley.com/ADV.
4Morgan 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
5Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
6When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals 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.
7Annuities are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
https://www.morganstanley.com/disclaimers/mswm-email.html. Any profiles and associated content are for U.S. residents only.
The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
CFP Board owns the marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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1Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a business of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan Stanley offers a wide array of brokerage and advisory services to its clients, each of which may create a different type of relationship with different obligations to you. Please consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.
3Morgan Stanley’s investment advisory programs may require a minimum asset level and, depending on your specific investment objectives and financial position, may not be appropriate for you. Please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC program disclosure brochure (the “Morgan Stanley ADV”) for more information in the investment advisory programs available. The Morgan Stanley ADV is available at www.morganstanley.com/ADV.
4Morgan 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
5Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
6When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals 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.
7Annuities are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
https://www.morganstanley.com/disclaimers/mswm-email.html. Any profiles and associated content are for U.S. residents only.
The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
CFP Board owns the marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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