Our Team's Story

Being a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Jesse's held to one of the highest ethical standards. Our team's goals are to help provide our clients (i) confidence about re-thinking retirement, (ii) their dream vacation/home, or (iii) transitioning wealth to the next generation or charity of their choice.

We get to understand your (i) personal, lifestyle, financial goals and (ii) concerns in order to create your (iii) personal wealth strategy. Utilizing Portfolio Management Designation, we provide investment advise to high networth individuals as well as successful professionals to select the investment products to maximize returns on a tax efficient basis.

With 54 years of investment experience, we’ve grown our practice with a small niche of clientele with our personalized portfolio construction process. By utilizing all of Morgan Stanley Wealth Managements and various external resources, we have the ability to address any tax, life insurance, estate/trust, liability concerns and provide personalized solutions.

Long Island natives, our team has spent the last 30 years in the community and devoting our free time to better it. Residing in Saint James with his wife, Caitlyn both are active in the community. Volunteering his free time by working with Wings for Widows to assist Widows with understanding their top priorities after spouse passes and Home For Our Troops, to help US Veterans with home building/construction through manual and financial assistance. He spends his free time assisting the less fortunate in the homeless community through his non-for-profit organization and feeding less fortunate families across the world by organizing meal packaging events with another non-for-profit organization, "Rise Against Hunger". In his free-time, Jesse enjoys powerlifting, golfing, 1/2 Marathons, Spartan Races, and hosting financial literacy seminars through Suffolk County Community College and SUNY Binghamton.

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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC offers insurance products in conjunction with its licensed insurance agency affiliates.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not accept appointments nor will it act as a trustee but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third‐party corporate trustee.
Services Include
Securities Agent: PA, MN, GA, TN, AK, VT, RI, MA, IA, AZ, NH, MD, KY, HI, WV, OR, MO, NM, TX, FL, CT, AR, MS, AL, NC, OH, IN, DE, VA, NY, ME, DC, CA, WA, MI, LA, WI, SC, OK, NJ, IL, CO, WY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1913305
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Customized Wealth Management Approach

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1 & 2) We Get to Know You
We learn your current lifestyle, financial situation, long-term goals, and family values you’ve set for yourself. We learn what concerns you may have that might affect your lifestyle over time.
3 & 4) Tax, Estate, Risk Strategy
Tax management isn't just a year-end task, but a year-long process. Carry forward tax credit is critical to offset an unexpected expense while providing the ability for higher income generating vehicles. No matter where you are in your life, we want to help limit the possible tax impact. Active tax harvesting is key to take advantage of volatile market conditions.
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5) Utilizing Our Portfolio Management Designations
We create customized portfolio allocations for your specific financial situation to match the goals you’ve discussed with us, present our different solutions and you pick which one you feel comfortable doing.
Accredited Experience
6 & 7) Implement & Review
After selecting the customized roadmap of investments and solutions, we do the heavy lifting for you. As the needs, wants and wishes in your life change we’ll have ongoing assessments to make sure you’re still on track to reach your goals.
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Family Office Resources

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Managing an investment portfolio is only a small part of your overall financial picture. We work with you to adapt to the different changes in your life by utilizing all of our firms services.

The term "Family Office Resources" is being used as a term of art and not to imply that Morgan Stanley and/or it's employees are acting as a family office pursuant to Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Shield, Maintain, Grow
Tax laws are complex, range across state/national boarders, and subject to many changes over time. Within the next 25 years, we'll see the largest wealth transfer in history of an estimated $68 trillion. We utilize Morgan Stanley's Tax planning and preparation services to help keep the wealth you've worked hard to grow.

You've worked hard to grow your wealth and we want to help protect it. Our Family Office Resources specializes in ultra-high net-worth families and leveraging all aspects of tax, estate, LLC/LLP and other business practices to help enjoy your lifestyle goals.
Estate Planning

Risk Management & Investment Selection

Who likes paying taxes? No one. Being Portfolio Managers with a personalized plan in place, we can effectively manage your finances, minimize taxes, and make smart investment decisions.
Just as your lifestyle is ever changing, the investment portfolio should evolve with it. Risk management is key to minimizing market volatility in the unforeseen event of a large withdrawal. Utilizing our award winning risk analysis platform, Aladdin, we help to ease your overall risk to capture opportunistic timing.

Utilizing Experience with Firm Intellectual Capital
  • Evaluating our Global Investment Committee’s Approved/Focus Lists, AAA 2.0, Risk, and Value Scoring measurements to align your ideal portfolio and goals
  • With over +50years of experience, we screen individual investment product to customize your portfolio in order to achieve your goals

Awards, Certifications & In The Press

At The Harborview Group, we put our client's needs above all else. We strive for excellence and continue to lead by example - setting the standard for client dedication in the financial services industry.
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    Jesse Whitsit, CFP®
    Financial Advisor | Portfolio Manager | CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
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    CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®)
    Jesse maintains his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification. CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® is a formal license that recognizes knowledge and experience in the areas of financial planning, taxes, insurance, estate planning strategies, and retirement. CFP® professionals are held to some of the highest ethical standards in the industry.
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    Portfolio Manager
    Portfolio Management Research
    Issued Jan 2023

    Jesse holds the Portfolio Manager designation. He works with his clients to help them make informed investment decisions catered to their individual portfolio, aiming to meet specific financial goals while managing risk.
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    Financial Planning Specialist
    College for Financial Planning
    Issued Jan 2020
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    AWARDS
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    2023 Pacesetters Club Award
    Issued by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management · Jan 2024
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    2022 Pacesetters Club Award
    Issued by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management · Jan 2023
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    IN THE PRESS
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    CNBC
    Why so many people making $100,000 a year don't feel rich.
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    Financial Planning Newsletter
    Ask an advisor: How can I diversify when both stocks and bonds are down?
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    MarketWatch
    Apple Card savings account has an attractive 4.15% interest rate, but beware of these pitfalls before signing.
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    SmartAsset
    What Most Advisors Are Missing About Secure 2.0 Act
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Location

888 Veterans Memorial Hwy
Ste 300
Hauppauge, NY 11788
US
Direct:
(631) 851-5346(631) 851-5346
611 E Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
US
Direct:
(631) 987-5579(631) 987-5579

Meet My Team

About Preston Schoenfeld

Preston began his career at Morgan Stanley in 2002 as a Financial Advisor and Consulting Group Analyst. He has also held positions as a Senior Analyst within Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Consulting Group and as a Senior Investor Service Associate with two investment management firms.

Preston is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), a designation that is considered the recognized standard of excellence for competent and ethical personal financial planning. He has also earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Preston attended Pace University in New York, where he earned his BBA in Economics. He also earned his certificate of Financial Planning from New York University. Preston is a member of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), which provides financial advisors with advanced resources and education. On a personal note, Preston strives to better his community through his involvement with the Riverhead Rotary Club, as Treasurer of the Riverhead Rotary Charities and his position as Chair of the Temple Isaiah Caring Committee. Preston also enjoys competitive chess and is a member of the Long Island Chess Club.
Securities Agent: DE, ME, MA, WI, TX, TN, NH, AL, NC, AZ, RI, PA, NY, MI, GA, CO, CA, NJ, MD, OH, MT, CT, WV, WA, OR, FL, VA, SC, IL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures

About Cindy E. Hubbard

In 2005, Cindy obtained her Series 7, 63, and 66 professional licenses. In her current role, Cindy facilitates various administrative and operational functions for the group, all while maintaining a strong commitment to providing the highest level of client service.
Cindy earned her B.S. in Business Management from Liberty University. She is a member of the Association Professional Investment Consultants (APIC) and serves as a licensed notary public. She currently resides in Riverhead with her husband John, three children and their new puppy. Cindy is an active member of her community. In her free time, you can find Cindy on a ball field, attending a school event or boating on the Great Peconic Bay with her family.

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 Kathleen Kowlessar

Kathleen Kowlessar is an Associate Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in New York.

Associate Private Bankers partner with Private Bankers and Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.

Kathleen began her career in financial services in 2013, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Store Manager at the TD Bank.

Kathleen is a graduate of the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, where she received a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management. She lives in Garden City, New York with her family. Outside of the office, Kathleen enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and trying new foods.
NMLS#: 1037493

About Mark Jansen

Mark Jansen is a Family Office Resources Generalist for Morgan Stanley’s Family Office Resources, covering the Southeast Region. In this capacity, Mark provides specialized expertise to Financial Advisors and their UHNW clients across a broad range of family wealth management issues including; family governance and wealth education, strategic estate and financial planning, philanthropy management and lifestyle advisory. Mark has over 30 years of experience advising wealthy families, business owners, and their children.

Most recently, Mark worked with New York Life in their Advanced Planning Group working with agents and their UHNW clients advising them on estate and legacy planning, business buy sell planning, and succession planning. Prior to New York Life, Mark held similar Advanced Planning Consulting roles in several National financial organizations. He originally started his career in the financial services industry in the tax department of the public accounting firm Grant Thornton. He is known for taking complex ideas and making them easy to understand. Frequently speaking to groups and individuals on estate and business planning, he brings a conversational style that helps to clarify the complex nature of these topics.

Mark received a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John’s University in Collegeville MN, received his JD degree Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota and his CPA license while working at Grant Thornton. He holds a Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses. He currently lives in Richmond Virginia with his wife and occasionally one of their 6 children.
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
4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts
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4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts

Discover how planning for required minimum distributions from retirement accounts can help you fund future needs and support loved ones.

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
2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth
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2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth

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.

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
Are You Prepared for Tax Day?
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Are You Prepared for Tax Day?

The countdown to Tax Day has begun. Here are some strategies to consider as the deadline approaches.

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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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
Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 
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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.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact Jesse Whitsit today.
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4Morgan 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.
Morgan 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, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.

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5Morgan 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.

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6Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not accept appointments nor will it act as a trustee but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third-party corporate trustee.
Morgan 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.

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7When 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 always check with their tax or legal advisor before engaging in any transaction involving 529 Plans, Education Savings Accounts and other tax-advantaged investments.

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8Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

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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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11Morgan 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.

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12Morgan 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.

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13Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

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Awards Disclosures
CRC 6491812 (04/2024)