David Ambartsumian, CFP®
Financial Advisor,
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
Direct:
(215) 854-1655(215) 854-1655
My Mission Statement
Everyone deserves a financial advisor who will listen, empathize, and collaborate with them in order to help create concrete action plans that are designed to help achieve their goals and objectives.
Welcome
David Ambartsumian, CFP® is a dedicated financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Drexel University, David began his investing career in 2016, and has since been focused on managing client relationships, financial planning, investment management, and plan implementation.
David's background in psychology has given him a unique prospective on financial planning and investment management. He understands that financial decisions are often influenced by emotions and behavior, which is why he incorporates principals of behavioral finance into his approach.
Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2022, David worked as a Financial Advisor and Senior Portfolio Advisor at Merrill Lynch for nearly 4 years.
Aside from his work, David is an avid Formula One fan, enjoying watching the races on Sundays with his wife Rebekah, and their two children, Alex and Sofia. When he's not working or watching the race, David enjoys exploring his passions for wine, travel, and food.
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, David is committed to helping his clients achieve their financial goals and objectives. Whether you're just starting to plan for your future, or you're a seasoned investor, David can help navigate the ever-changing landscape of financial planning. Contact him today to learn more about his services.
David's background in psychology has given him a unique prospective on financial planning and investment management. He understands that financial decisions are often influenced by emotions and behavior, which is why he incorporates principals of behavioral finance into his approach.
Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2022, David worked as a Financial Advisor and Senior Portfolio Advisor at Merrill Lynch for nearly 4 years.
Aside from his work, David is an avid Formula One fan, enjoying watching the races on Sundays with his wife Rebekah, and their two children, Alex and Sofia. When he's not working or watching the race, David enjoys exploring his passions for wine, travel, and food.
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, David is committed to helping his clients achieve their financial goals and objectives. Whether you're just starting to plan for your future, or you're a seasoned investor, David can help navigate the ever-changing landscape of financial planning. Contact him today to learn more about his services.
Securities Agent: NY, WV, WI, UT, PA, WA, NJ, LA, KS, IA, CA, MO, MN, MD, CO, OR, VT, AZ, TX, TN, MI, IN, OH, NV, ME, SC, IL, GA, DE, DC, CT, RI, NC, MA, FL, VA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1823066
NMLS#: 1823066
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Goals Based Wealth Management Process
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, our goal is to help you achieve financial freedom by providing you with comprehensive and personalized financial planning strategies.
Our Financial Planning Process:
1. Understanding Your Personal and Financial Circumstances
2. Identifying and Selecting Goals
3. Analyzing the Your Current Course of Action and Potential Alternative Course(s) of Action
4. Developing the Financial Planning Recommendation(s)
5. Presenting the Financial Planning Recommendation(s)
6. Implementing the Financial Planning Recommendation(s)
7. Monitoring Progress and Updating
To learn more, please use the link above to schedule a meeting.
Outlook & Updates
We strive to simplify complex financial ideas so that our clients understand what is being done on their behalf to plan for their financial future. We are firm believers of giving our clients as many resources as possible so they can stay informed about the latest market trends, outlooks, and breakdowns. The links below provide detailed analysis on interesting topics that are affecting the finance and business worlds.
Global Investment Committee on the Markets
A monthly publication that summarizes the Global Investment Committee’s market outlook and contains thought-provoking essays that examine the forces shaping the investment landscape. Check out this month's edition here.
GIC on the Markets Report
2025 Global Economic Outlook
Global growth is likely to be around 3% in 2025 and 2026, as tariff and immigration policies begin to slow the U.S. economy late next year, and China’s underperformance restrains emerging markets.
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Why Choose a Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor
Investing can be complicated. Choosing a Financial Advisor shouldn’t be
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Tax-Efficient Investing
Building and preserving wealth may involve more than maximizing your investment returns. You can also consider your portfolio’s tax efficiency. Even small reductions in your tax costs today could have a big impact on the amount of wealth you’re able to build over time and how quickly you’re able to build it.
Click Here for More InformationUpcoming Firm Events
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2025 Midyear Economic & Investment Outlook
DATE: June 2, 2025 at 12 p.m. ETWhat's in store for the markets and the economy for the rest of 2025? Join us for a midyear conversation with thought leaders from the Morgan Stanley Global Investment Committee—an integrated team of leading market, economic and portfolio management experts from across the Firm. Tune in as they discuss the state of the U.S. economy and the American consumer, economic signals to watch for in the back half of the year, and potential tailwinds or headwinds for various market sectors and industries.
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Wealth Management
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Portfolio Insights
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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
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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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.
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
Tax-Smart Ways to Sell Securities
How investors can tap their portfolios in tax-savvy ways.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact David Ambartsumian today.
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1Morgan 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.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States.
3Morgan 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 trust and estate planning and other legal matters.
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.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame 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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