Joe Flippin, CIMA®
Financial Advisor
Direct:
(312) 648-3387(312) 648-3387
Toll-Free:
(800) 336-0156(800) 336-0156
Sustainable Investing and Impact Philanthropy
Joe guides charitable families and mission-driven institutions in the process of holistically aligning their capital to their values. Leveraging Morgan Stanley's best-in-class Investing with Impact platform and Philanthropy Services, he brings the full firm’s resources and expertise to benefit each client relationship.
Joe’s passion for investing with impact and his commitment to global sustainable development is informed by his twelve years of public service at the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement, the U.S. Department of State, and the Legal Aid Society of New York. He brings his understanding of global macro-policy, and the ground level impacts of those policies in diverse communities, into his work at Morgan Stanley.
Joe currently lives with his wife and two cats in Chicago, IL, where he sits on the advisory board of Defy Ventures’ Illinois Chapter which helps current and formerly incarcerated women and men through job-readiness training and wraparound support. While living in Washington, DC, Joe was the volunteer Director of a grassroots anti-human trafficking organization which raised funds for beneficiary non-profits in the U.S. and the Global South. He also served as the member engagement chair of the CFA Society of DC, promoting sustainable investing among the 3,000+ member base.
Joe’s passion for investing with impact and his commitment to global sustainable development is informed by his twelve years of public service at the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement, the U.S. Department of State, and the Legal Aid Society of New York. He brings his understanding of global macro-policy, and the ground level impacts of those policies in diverse communities, into his work at Morgan Stanley.
Joe currently lives with his wife and two cats in Chicago, IL, where he sits on the advisory board of Defy Ventures’ Illinois Chapter which helps current and formerly incarcerated women and men through job-readiness training and wraparound support. While living in Washington, DC, Joe was the volunteer Director of a grassroots anti-human trafficking organization which raised funds for beneficiary non-profits in the U.S. and the Global South. He also served as the member engagement chair of the CFA Society of DC, promoting sustainable investing among the 3,000+ member base.
Securities Agent: NJ, CA, AK, TX, NC, NM, WA, WI, SC, OH, ID, DC, CT, NY, FL, VA, IL, DE, CO, MA, GA, UT, PR, OR, NV, MD; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2381914
CA Insurance License #: 4218872
NMLS#: 2381914
CA Insurance License #: 4218872
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Client Service Team
Cristina Chiper - Vice President, Group Director
Phone:
(312) 443-6245(312) 443-6245
Email:cristina.chiper@morganstanley.com
Cristina Chiper serves as the Group Director on the team and draws on over 10 years of experience with Morgan Stanley. Cristina is passionate about cultivating relationships with new and existing clients by providing them with personalized service and ensuring clients understand and utilize the Morgan Stanley benefits readily available to them. Her attention to detail and deep understanding of our client objectives allows us to help deliver a truly exceptional wealth management experience.
Prior to her current role, she managed the day-to-day aspects of several high net worth teams at Morgan Stanley in Chicago, where she built a strong knowledge base assisting High Net Worth families who have complex needs and unique circumstances. She leveraged her experience to help teams of Financial Advisors manage all aspects of their client relationships. Her focus has been on the implementation of managed money, Alternative investments, marketing coordination and supervised social media outreach.
Cristina joined Morgan Stanley in 2014 and has more than eleven years of client service experience. Earlier in her career, she worked as an Operations and Associate Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual. After college, Cristina interned at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where she worked on the trading floor as a clerk to a senior trader. While there, she evaluated and helped implement trading systems and strategies.
Cristina earned her Bachelor of Arts in business and a minor in international relations from Lake Forest College. She is fluent in Romanian and Spanish.
In her free time, you can find Cristina on the Megaformer at Studio Lagree, taking long walks along Lake Michigan, or trying to discover Chicago’s next best restaurant.
Prior to her current role, she managed the day-to-day aspects of several high net worth teams at Morgan Stanley in Chicago, where she built a strong knowledge base assisting High Net Worth families who have complex needs and unique circumstances. She leveraged her experience to help teams of Financial Advisors manage all aspects of their client relationships. Her focus has been on the implementation of managed money, Alternative investments, marketing coordination and supervised social media outreach.
Cristina joined Morgan Stanley in 2014 and has more than eleven years of client service experience. Earlier in her career, she worked as an Operations and Associate Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual. After college, Cristina interned at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where she worked on the trading floor as a clerk to a senior trader. While there, she evaluated and helped implement trading systems and strategies.
Cristina earned her Bachelor of Arts in business and a minor in international relations from Lake Forest College. She is fluent in Romanian and Spanish.
In her free time, you can find Cristina on the Megaformer at Studio Lagree, taking long walks along Lake Michigan, or trying to discover Chicago’s next best restaurant.
James B Johnson - Registered Associate
Phone:
(312) 443-6063(312) 443-6063
Email:james.b.johnson@morganstanley.com
James Johnson joined Morgan Stanley in 2024 and serves as a Registered Associate. He prides himself on developing personal relationships with clients to understand their aspirations and tailor his service to meet their goals. He enjoys thinking about clients’ finances in the broader context of their lives, helping them to feel secure in their long-term plan.
James recently moved to Chicago from Seattle, where he graduated from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington with a BA in Business Administration. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, travel, and finding ways to practice French.
James recently moved to Chicago from Seattle, where he graduated from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington with a BA in Business Administration. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, travel, and finding ways to practice French.
Craig Yong - Registered Associate
Phone:
(312) 827-6941(312) 827-6941
Email:Craig.Yong@morganstanley.com
Craig Yong joined Morgan Stanley in 2024 as a Registered Associate, leaving his previous role as a chef in a Michelin starred restaurant. Craig leverages his previous experience in client facing roles as a tech consultant and as an entrepreneur, where he managed relationships with clients, business partners, and customers.
Craig moved to Chicago from Singapore to attend the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he graduated with a BA in Economics. In his free time, Craig enjoys cooking, aquarium keeping, and Brazilian jiu jitsu.
Craig moved to Chicago from Singapore to attend the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he graduated with a BA in Economics. In his free time, Craig enjoys cooking, aquarium keeping, and Brazilian jiu jitsu.
Location
227 West Monroe St.,Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60606
US
Direct:
(312) 648-3387(312) 648-3387
Toll-Free:
(800) 336-0156(800) 336-0156
Wealth Management
Global Investment Office
Portfolio Insights
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
Impact Outcomes
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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
Building Value from Values
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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
Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business
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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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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.
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2Products and services are provided by third party service providers, not Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”). Morgan Stanley may not receive a referral fee or have any input concerning such products or services. There may be additional service providers for comparative purposes. Please perform a thorough due diligence and make your own independent decision.
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.
3Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States.
4Morgan 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.
5Morgan 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
6Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
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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CRC 6491812 (04/2024)
