Phone:
(281) 263-1624(281) 263-1624
Dawson Group at Morgan Stanley
Direct:
(281) 263-1600(281) 263-1600
Our Mission Statement
The Dawson Group is committed to help our clients meet financial goals through dedicated service, investment experience and financial planning.
Our Story and Services
The Dawson Group, founded by Alan Dawson, is led by Alan and his two sons, Ben and Sam. As a father-son team, we seek to form multi-generational relationships with our clients and help build long-lasting family legacies. With a combined 40 years of experience in financial services, financial planning, accounting, and lending, we have been serving clients from our base in Sugar Land, TX, since 2006 - and officially expanded our presence to the Woodlands, TX in 2025.
We offer comprehensive guidance to clients throughout Texas and across the United States, addressing all aspects of their financial lives. Our approach is both collaborative and personal, providing advice grounded in customized strategies tailored to meet your unique circumstances, objectives, and timeline. Our goal is to partner with you and your family to achieve your long-term goals.
We offer comprehensive guidance to clients throughout Texas and across the United States, addressing all aspects of their financial lives. Our approach is both collaborative and personal, providing advice grounded in customized strategies tailored to meet your unique circumstances, objectives, and timeline. Our goal is to partner with you and your family to achieve your long-term goals.
Services Include
- Wealth ManagementFootnote1
- Professional Portfolio ManagementFootnote2
- Financial PlanningFootnote3
- Retirement PlanningFootnote4
- Executive Financial ServicesFootnote5
- Estate Planning StrategiesFootnote6
- Donor Advised Funds
- Alternative InvestmentsFootnote7
- 401(k) Rollovers
- Cash Management and Lending ProductsFootnote8
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Working With You
As your dedicated wealth management team, our role is to tailor a personalized financial strategy which fits your needs. In our experience working with clients, we have developed a step by step approach to service:
Discovery Process
We take the time to fully understand you and your family- weather you're planning for retirement, purchasing a home, or living out your golden years - we consider all of your challenges, goals, and aspiration when building your financial picture
Forming Your Strategy
Using your life goals as our compass, we create a risk- balanced strategy which maps a clear path to achieving your success.
Implementing Your Plan
We apply extensive research and analyses, and also utilize Morgan Stanley's full suite of recourses, to ensure swift decisive action in all market scenarios.
Measuring Your Success
We check in with you to deliver metrics around your portfolio, and ultimately measure trajectory toward your goals. Our ultimate mission is your success and well-being.
Resource & Research
At Morgan Stanley, we provide clients with resources mean to transform complex financial analysis and research into concise and easily digestible content.
Global Investment Office
The Morgan Stanley Global Investment Office provides you with world-class thought leadership timely market commentary, and portfolio ideas to help guide your investment decisions.
Morgan Stanley Portfolio InsightsTotal Tax 365
Taxes can be a substantial drag on investment returns. Morgan Stanley Total Tax 365 offers access to a broad range of tax-efficient strategies to help you integrate tax planning into your investment process all year long, maximize portfolio after-tax return potential, manage unrealized gains and help keep more of what you earn.
Total Tax 365
Taxes can be a substantial drag on investment returns. Morgan Stanley Total Tax 365 offers access to a broad range of tax-efficient strategies to help you integrate tax planning into your investment process all year long, maximize portfolio after-tax return potential, manage unrealized gains and help keep more of what you earn.
Learn MoreSpecializations
We leverage our unique position and our affiliates to source innovative strategies from among the most knowledgeable investment minds in the business. Employing rigorous due diligence to identify, evaluate and select each alternative investment product on our platform, we work to identify the managers that we believe are highly qualified to help our clients meet their objectives. Your choices will depend on your goals, objectives and risk tolerance.
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. From simplified vehicles available more broadly to institutional strategies, the platform supports a goals-based approach for asset allocation tailored to investor needs.
Morgan Stanley Alternative InvestmentsLocation
16554 Creek Bend Dr
Ste 100
Sugar Land, TX 77478
US
Direct:
(281) 263-1600(281) 263-1600
Meet Dawson Group
Phone:
(281) 263-1639(281) 263-1639
Phone:
(281) 362-4706(281) 362-4706
Shruti Sheth
Senior Registered Client Service Associate
Phone:
(281) 263-1672(281) 263-1672
About Alan McGuire Dawson
Alan entered the wealth management industry in 1993, and has been at Morgan Stanley since 2010. He and the Dawson Group currently manage over $500 million in client assets, as of December 2025. Alan has the CFP designation, and Ben is a licensed CPA (non-practicing). Utilizing a planning based approach, the team helps clients meet their long-term financial goals, by addressing many aspects of their financial life.
Alan has a finance degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. In his spare time, he enjoys exercising, golfing, traveling with his wife, Karen and hanging out with his kids and grandkids.
Alan and Karen have been married for 35 years and reside in Sugar Land, TX.
Alan has a finance degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. In his spare time, he enjoys exercising, golfing, traveling with his wife, Karen and hanging out with his kids and grandkids.
Alan and Karen have been married for 35 years and reside in Sugar Land, TX.
Securities Agent: GA, AK, WV, AZ, AR, OK, OH, IN, NY, LA, TX, TN, OR, NC, IL, MO, MD, CA, SC, DC, MI, NM, FL, CO; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 797620
NMLS#: 797620
About Ben Dawson
Ben joined Morgan Stanley in 2020 and works alongside his father, Alan Dawson. As a wealth management team in the Sugar Land area, Ben is a licensed CPA (non-practicing at Morgan Stanley) and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®. His team's varied professional experience and designations provide a wide knowledge base and skill set. They are committed to providing long-term investment planning to multiple generations of clients.
Ben received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting from Baylor University. Upon graduation, he started his career at PwC in Houston, TX with a focus in the energy sector. He also worked in corporate finance for a Fortune 500 company specializing in commercial negotiations and financial planning.
As a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Ben utilizes his accounting and financial planning background to serve families and help them meet their financial goals. Morgan Stanley honored Ben in their “Pacesetters Club” in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Outside of work, Ben enjoys travel, watching movies, playing sports and being with his family. He lives in Sugar Land, TX with his wife, Brenna, and triplet 2nd graders (one boy and two girls).
Ben received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting from Baylor University. Upon graduation, he started his career at PwC in Houston, TX with a focus in the energy sector. He also worked in corporate finance for a Fortune 500 company specializing in commercial negotiations and financial planning.
As a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Ben utilizes his accounting and financial planning background to serve families and help them meet their financial goals. Morgan Stanley honored Ben in their “Pacesetters Club” in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Outside of work, Ben enjoys travel, watching movies, playing sports and being with his family. He lives in Sugar Land, TX with his wife, Brenna, and triplet 2nd graders (one boy and two girls).
Securities Agent: CO, AK, LA, KS, FL, OR, NV, OK, NY, TN, NM, NC, AZ, VA, TX, GA, DC, AR, SC, OH, IL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2109163
NMLS#: 2109163
About Samuel Dawson
Securities Agent: AR, AZ, GA, NM, NC, MI, DC, CA, OR, OH, MO, OK, NY, WV, SC, MD, TN, FL, CO, AK, IN, TX, LA, IL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2759878
NMLS#: 2759878
About Shruti Sheth
Shruti provides executive-level support with precision and effectiveness as a Senior Registered Client Service Associate. Serving as a key client liaison, she is often the initial point of contact for a variety of services relating to account management.
Shruti is responsible for helping clients fully understand the robust suite of services, products and tools that Morgan Stanley has to offer. These include Total Wealth, Digital Vault, Financial planning and Morgan Stanley Reserved Living & Giving. Shruti combines her extensive operational knowledge with her excellent relationship management skills to identify solutions that deepen client relationships and help ensure a premium experience.
Shruti has been in finance industry for more than 12 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Accounting & Finance from Mumbai University.
Shruti also holds her FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, 66 and Group 1 life licenses.
Prior to Morgan Stanley, she has served as a Private Client Banker at JP Morgan Chase Bank where she was responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of clients, providing them with personalized financial advice and tailored solutions that meet their unique banking, investment and wealth management needs.
Shruti and her husband, Sid, have two children, Kiana and Riaan. During her leisure time, Shruti enjoys biking, classical Indian dance, cooking, and spending quality time with her children.
She annually donates her time to Sewa International organization. Sewa International’s mission is to serve humanity in distress, aid local communities, run developmental projects.
Shruti is responsible for helping clients fully understand the robust suite of services, products and tools that Morgan Stanley has to offer. These include Total Wealth, Digital Vault, Financial planning and Morgan Stanley Reserved Living & Giving. Shruti combines her extensive operational knowledge with her excellent relationship management skills to identify solutions that deepen client relationships and help ensure a premium experience.
Shruti has been in finance industry for more than 12 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Accounting & Finance from Mumbai University.
Shruti also holds her FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, 66 and Group 1 life licenses.
Prior to Morgan Stanley, she has served as a Private Client Banker at JP Morgan Chase Bank where she was responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of clients, providing them with personalized financial advice and tailored solutions that meet their unique banking, investment and wealth management needs.
Shruti and her husband, Sid, have two children, Kiana and Riaan. During her leisure time, Shruti enjoys biking, classical Indian dance, cooking, and spending quality time with her children.
She annually donates her time to Sewa International organization. Sewa International’s mission is to serve humanity in distress, aid local communities, run developmental projects.
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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
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Creating customized financial strategies for the challenges that today’s families face.
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Making sure your philanthropic dollars are managed with the same high quality service as the rest of your wealth.
- Endowments
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- Donor Advised Funds
- Impact Investing
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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’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.
3Morgan 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.
4When 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.
5Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or 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 legal matters.
6Morgan 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.
7Alternative Investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his/her investment. Alternative investments are appropriate only for qualified, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.
8Morgan 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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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:
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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 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.
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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For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan 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.
3Morgan 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.
4When 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.
5Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or 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 legal matters.
6Morgan 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.
7Alternative Investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his/her investment. Alternative investments are appropriate only for qualified, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.
8Morgan 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
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 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.
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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