Our Story and Services

As a business owner, your personal wealth is inextricably linked to the financial health of your company. We understand the interplay between your business decisions and your future financial security. We can work with you to assess your business needs, identify risks and opportunities, as well as develop strategies to help achieve goals as diverse as retaining talented employees, managing cash flow and planning for succession.
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OUR PROCESS

Here at Jeffery and Sons, we take pride in our financial process. Read below on how we breakdown our process into four main steps.
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    Step 1: Discovery Process
    We take the time to fully understand you and your family - whether you're planning for retirement, purchasing a new home, putting your kids through college or living out your golden years - we consider all of your challenges, goals and aspirations when building your financial picture.
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    Step 2: Forming Your Strategy
    Using your goals as a compass, we create a plan that is tailored to your financial needs.
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    Step 3: Implementing your Plan
    We apply extensive research and analysis while utilizing Morgan Stanley's Digital resources to ensure that your investments are best suited to fit your financial needs.
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    Step 4: Measuring your Success
    We monitor your plan and track in real time to make adjustments according to your needs, life events and market conditions.

Valuable Resources

Our comprehensive suite of digital resources are designed to help enhance every aspect of your financial life. These resources are meant to transform complex financial analysis and research into concise and easily digestible content.
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    GIC Weekly Research Report
    The Global Investment Committee's Lisa Shalett headlines this weekly look at markets, asset class performance and fixed income.
    Check out the latest report
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    On The Markets Research Report
    Detailed market commentary from Morgan Stanley's thought leaders on topics such as global equities, fixed income, monetary policy and more.
    Check out the latest report
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    Morgan Stanley Ideas Podcast
    The Morgan Stanley Ideas Podcast brings you revealing stories about the world of business, finance, technology and beyond.
    Check out the latest episode
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    A Parent's Guide to Talking to Your Kids About Money
    Raising kids to be smart about money requires creating an environment where they are neither insecure, nor overconfident about family finances.
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    You Can't Manage Portfolio Risk Without Seeing The Big Picture
    What if there were a resource that could show you where your investment exposures are and how they might affect your returns in different scenarios?
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    6 Money Questions to Ask Your Partner Before You Commit
    Thinking of taking the next step with someone special? Head off money headaches by talking about your finances first.
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    What's Your Relationship with Wealth
    Before engaging in family wealth-planning conversations, you may want to examine your own feelings and attitudes about wealth. Here are some questions you can ask yourself.
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    Innovative Ways to Pay for Education
    A 529 plan is a great way to invest for future education costs, but there are also other options to raise the funds you need.
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    Top 5 Mistakes Investors Make in a Market Sell-Off
    Whether it is panic selling, hiding out in cash, or trading frantically during volatile markets, investors tend to make several mistakes that can hurt them long-term. Know how to spot—and avoid—the most common bad behaviors.
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    Stock Market Outlook: Reasons for Optimism
    What will 2023 bring for stocks? Investment Management’s Andrew Slimmon says the first half could surprise to the upside and to watch value stocks and Asia ex-Japan for opportunities.
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Digital Tools

Here at Jeffery and Sons, we utilize the Modern Wealth Tools that Morgan Stanley provides to enhance our client's financial goals. Below are some of the resources we use every day to provide you with a high level of service.
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    Morgan Stanley Online (MSO)
    Morgan Stanley Online (MSO) has a variety of features beyond viewing your account balance and activity that clients can take advantage of. Read more below on what some of these advantages are.
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    Total Wealth View
    Complete your financial picture with Total Wealth View. By linking your external account information, you will benefit from more informed and comprehensive wealth planning and convenient connectivity.
    Sign up for Total Wealth View
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    Financial Planning (GPS)
    Our financial planning tool, GPS, helps clients define what their financial goals are, and then creates a financial framework to bring these goals to life.
    Learn more about GPS here
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    Portfolio Risk Platform (Aladdin)
    Morgan Stanley's Portfolio Risk Platform is powered by BlackRock's Aladdin risk engine, a state-of-the-art, innovative tool used by several of the world's largest institutional asset managers, using this tool provides comprehensive risk analytics and a sophisticated view of the risk/return dichotomy across your financial portfolios.
    Manage Your Risk

Location

105 South Court Street
Florence, AL 35630
US
Direct:
(256) 760-5377(256) 760-5377
Toll-Free:
(800) 704-7675(800) 704-7675

Meet Jeffery and Sons

About David R Jeffery

Securities Agent: HI, AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative

About William Tillman Jeffery

Securities Agent: PA, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, NY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1395629

About John T Jeffery

John attended Vanderbilt University on an ROTC Scholarship and graduated in 1999. After majoring in Economics, he served as an Infantry Officer and Ranger in the U.S. Army. He also worked as an international security consultant and commercial loan office at regional banks in the southeast and before joining Morgan Stanley in 2010. John focuses on corporate retirement plans, 401(k), employee stock ownership plans, non-qualified plans and employee benefit consulting. John is passionate about his family, trail running, water skiing, and adventure racing.
Securities Agent: DC, WA, VA, UT, TX, TN, SC, PA, OK, NY, NM, NC, MS, MO, MN, MI, MD, KY, KS, IL, GA, FL, CO, CA, AZ, AL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1310699

About Joe Agee

Securities Agent: AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, MA, MS, MT, TX; Investment Advisor Representative; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures

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 Emily Mason

Emily Mason is a Vice President and Financial Planning Director serving Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management offices in Alabama, Arkansas, and the Florida Panhandle. She is responsible for helping Financial Advisors with their clients' and prospects' financial planning needs.

Emily began her career in financial services in 2014, and joined Morgan Stanley shortly thereafter, in 2015. Prior to her current role, she held a variety of positions serving teams and clients throughout her complex at Morgan Stanley, in addition to holding a position as an Adjunct Instructor at The University of Alabama where she taught courses within their Financial Planning and Counseling concentration. Emily earned her Masters in Financial Planning and Counseling from The University of Alabama and holds her Certified Financial Planner™ and Certified Private Wealth Advisor® designations. Emily holds an undergraduate degree in Human Development and Psychology which gives her a unique perspective as she works to create comprehensive financial plans centered on both personal and financial goals.

Emily and her husband, John, have been married for 10 years and together they have two kids, ages 6 and 3.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, exercising, traveling, and participating in her community and church.
Important information about your relationship with your Financial Advisor and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC when using a Financial Planning tool. When your Financial Advisor prepares a Financial Plan, they will act in an investment advisory capacity for thirty (30) days after the delivery of your Financial Plan. To understand the differences between brokerage and advisory relationships, you should consult your Financial Advisor, or review our “Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships,” brochure available at https://www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.

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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

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
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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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Are You Prepared for Tax Day?

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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
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Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business

Selling your business can mean big changes for your life, both personally and financially. Know how to make the most of your windfall.

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
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Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 

There’s more to charitable giving than you may realize. Here’s one method that may be a tax-efficient way to give and can help maximize your impact.

Retirement for Plan Sponsors

End-to-End Services, Made Simple:
We can provide the tools and guidance to help you manage a retirement plan.
  • Plan Evaluation
  • Investment Management
  • Plan Management Support
  • Plan Participant Education
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State of the Workplace Study 2023

Explore Morgan Stanley at Work’s State of the Workplace III Financial Benefits Study results. Discover workforce challenges and how to stay competitive.

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.
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The Business Case for a Financially Resilient Workforce

In the face of turbulent markets, the word “resilience” may be top of mind. Broadly speaking, resilience is the ability to “bounce back” when encountering life’s inevitable challenges.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact Jeffery and Sons today.
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CRC 6491812 (04/2024), 3582895 (6/2024)