Our Story and Services

For more than 25 years, our team has advised Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) and High Net Worth (HNW) individuals and families across Latin America and the United States. We've built our practice around long-term relationships, thoughtful planning, and a high-touch service model designed for clients with complex cross-border lives and multi-generational goals.

We work with a wide range of sophisticated client structures, including single-family offices and multi-family offices, and we tailor each engagement to the client's governance preferences, reporting needs, and decision-making style.

Successful wealth management extends beyond investment management alone, we take an active role in other aspects of our clients' personal and business financial lives. This comprehensive approach requires a significant commitment of time, attention, and resources. As a result, we intentionally serve a limited number of high-net-worth clients, allowing us to provide a high level of personalized service and cultivate lasting, meaningful relationships.

You don't just get an advisor — you get a full team: senior advisors and experienced client service professionals focused on your success.

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Our Suite of Digital Tools

Morgan Stanley's suite of Modern Wealth Management Tools allows advisors to offer customized and comprehensive advice. These tools' ease of use allows for a more in-depth view of a client's financial life to be taken, resulting in enhanced service and more well-rounded advice.

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    Morgan Stanley Online

    Morgan Stanley Online allows you to seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place.

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    Digital Vault

    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.

    *Not all documents can be accepted into Digital Vault.

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    Total Wealth View

    It's hard to see the complete picture with only half the details. As a Morgan Stanley client, you can now conveniently view your accounts from other financial institutions on Morgan Stanley
    Online or by using the Morgan Stanley Mobile App, giving you a more complete financial picture.

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International Wealth Management

International Wealth Management is a specialized group within Morgan Stanley Wealth Management focused on supporting individuals, families, family offices, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and corporate stock plan managers who reside outside the United States. We also work with U.S. citizens living and working abroad, as well as clients who are relocating to the United States or otherwise changing their country of domicile.

With our office in the United States, our teams often concentrate on specific countries or regions. We typically speak our clients' languages, understand local culture, and bring deep familiarity with the markets we cover. By pairing our investment capabilities with the broader resources and intellectual capital of Morgan Stanley, we provide tailored strategies designed to help clients pursue their goals and address complex, cross-border financial needs.

We may be able to provide access to:

  • Thematic investment ideas and asset allocation models from Morgan Stanley's Global Investment Committee to help inform overall portfolio positioning.
  • Customized lending solutions through Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, to support a range of financing needs.
  • Specialists and family office capabilities in areas such as wealth transfer planning, philanthropy, family dynamics, concierge and lifestyle advisory services, and other non-financial considerations.

    Foundation For Lasting Success

    Everything we do is guided by three core principles: building long-term relationships, helping implement a disciplined investment process, and aiming to provide comprehensive advice that extends beyond your portfolio. These values shape every recommendation, every conversation, and every client experience.

      Developing Long Lasting Relationships

      We always keep the client's interests first by earning their trust through unbiased advice, and strive to be their primary source of support when navigating both personal and business matters.

      Implementing a Disciplined Investment Process

      Our team obtains a deep understanding of each client's goals and objectives, with a goal of developing a personalized investment strategy tailored to their needs, and assist them in implementing, monitoring, and staying committed to the plan.

      Providing Advice Beyond Investments

      We assist clients in establishing an appropriate estate plan to help protect their wealth and aim to ensure a smooth transfer to future generations, while leveraging our professional experience and the Firm's resources to help deliver the best possible outcomes for the client.

    Location

    399 Park Ave 12th
    Fl
    New York, NY 10022
    US
    Direct:
    (212) 893-6300(212) 893-6300

    Meet Duboy Serra Group

    About Claudio Duboy

    Claudio Duboy is a Managing Director – International Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Claudio has over 25 years of experience in the US financial services industry. During these years he advised Ultra High Net Worth families across Latin America (Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Peru & Panama) and held several management roles at JPM NY and UBS AG NY and Switzerland. 

    Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Claudio spent  seven years at UBS AG and eleven years at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

    Claudio attended the Business Administration School at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago. He is series 7 (General Securities Representative) and 66 (Uniform Combined State Law Examination) licensed.
    Securities Agent: PA, MA, UT, OR, FL, WA, CT, VI, SD, RI, DC, NY, WY, TX, NC, CA, IN, NJ, DE, MD, IA, GA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
    NMLS#: 1273044

    About Gerardo Serra

    Gerardo Serra is an International Client Advisor – Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Gerardo offers over 20 years of seasoned Financial Services experience in Proprietary & Execution Trading in Equities, Rates, FX and Credit Markets for the LATAM Andean Region Institutional Market. Prior Joining Morgan Stanley, Gerardo spent over four years at ABN Amro, and over five years at JP Morgan Chase. Gerardo’s main focus at Morgan Stanley is working with High Net worth Individuals & Families, Single & Multi-Family Offices and Middle Markets Institutional Investors.

    Gerardo holds a BA in Economics from Fordham University New York. He is Series 7 (General Securities Representative), 66 (Uniform Combined State Law Examination), 3 (National Commodity Futures) and Nationally Mortgage licensed
    Securities Agent: WA, TX, DE, VI, IA, FL, CA, GA, NY, MD, CT, NM, AZ, NJ, MA, IN, SD, PA, RI, DC, NC, WY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
    NMLS#: 1404013
    Wealth Management
    Global Investment Office

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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
    • Retirement plan participants
    • Annuities
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    Investing

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    • Wealth Planning
    • Traditional Investments
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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.
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    • 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.
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    • Foundations
    • Donor Advised Funds
    • Impact Investing
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