Kevin L. Baker, MBA
My Mission Statement
My Story and Services
In his practice, Kevin draws upon the full array of Morgan Stanley’s award-winning research, professional resources and experienced teams to ensure that every client receives the thought leadership of the firm. He serves as a single point of access to advise clients across both sides of the balance sheet and to care for a wide range of financial needs — investment management, cash management and lending services. Kevin works closely with each client’s professional advisors, incorporating tax, estate and trust planning into his tailored strategies.
Before joining Morgan Stanley, Kevin was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan. Before J.P. Morgan, he was Vice President and Senior Investment Advisor at Bernstein Global Wealth Management, a division of Alliance Bernstein.
Kevin attended the University of Toledo as an Academic All-American student athlete and received his B.A. in Business Communications. He also earned an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Active in his local community, Kevin serves as a Board Trustee and Endowment Chair at Rainier Scholars, a non-profit organization that "cultivates the academic and leadership potential of underrepresented students of color through rigorous, transformative opportunities that increase college graduation rates and empower new generations of leaders." Kevin also served as a Board Trustee and Endowment Chair at The Bush School, a progressive day school whose mission is to “spark in students of diverse backgrounds and talents a passion for learning, accomplishment and contribution to their communities.” Kevin also is an emeritus board member of the Rotary Boys & Girls Club in the Central District of Seattle.
Kevin lives in Seattle with his wife, Julia, and sons, Benjamin and William. He is an avid sports fan who enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, reading, exercising and playing golf.
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- Business PlanningFootnote1
- Business Succession PlanningFootnote2
- Wealth PlanningFootnote3
- Estate Planning StrategiesFootnote4
- Trust AccountsFootnote5
- Wealth ManagementFootnote6
- Cash Management and Lending ProductsFootnote7
- Professional Portfolio ManagementFootnote8
- Alternative InvestmentsFootnote9
- Sustainable InvestingFootnote10
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PREPARING FOR THE TRANSACTION OF A LIFETIME
Selling a business should be the reward for years of entrepreneurial savvy and hard work. However, the monetization of a privately held business is complex and requires seamless coordination of both personal wealth management and business monetization strategies. The Broad Park Group has extensive experience and a disciplined process for guiding business owners through transactions, advising and assisting them at each stage of the process highlighting key decisions, deadlines and milestones. We lever Morgan Stanley's resources, capabilities and platform to help ensure that you are properly prepared for the transaction of a lifetime.
Our process includes:
Assembling an Advisory Team
We help identify and retain a highly qualified, multidisciplinary team of professionals to help guide you through the monetization process and beyond.
Evaluating Readiness
By creating a goals-based financial plan, we help you determine the income you will need to support your lifestyle.
Pre-Monetization Preparation
Examine different monetization paths and develop a plan for managing post-transaction liquidity.
Transaction Execution
Our Strategic Client Management team helps you identify and retain an investment banker who specializes in the monetization strategy you have chosen and help strategically solicit and evaluate offers.
Post-Liquidity Planning
We implement a customized wealth management plan that encompasses investment strategy, liability management and multi-generational legacy considerations.
ACCESS TO THE FIRM'S BEST THINKING
The Broad Park Group seeks to build your investment plan around you: your goals, your risk tolerance, your liquidity needs and your investing style. We then marshall the resources and expertise of the firm to build a bespoke investment strategy based upon what you've expressed are the things most important to you and your family.
For investment managment, we utilize Morgan Stanley's most seasoned investment professionals to provide the firm's investment outlook, strategy and advice which we share with clients. They monitor developing economic and market conditions, review tactical outlooks, recommend asset allocation weightings, and produce a suite of analysis and commentary reports and broadcasts for clients.
For product selection, we employ Morgan Stanley's dedicated team of more than 70 investment analysts to evaluate investment managers, products and opportunities across a spectrum of asset classes and investment styles.
We recognize that taxes can meaningfully impact wealth and returns. We enlist Morgan Stanley's Tax Management Services which seek to ensure that apporpriate measures are taken (tax efficient trading, wash sale adherence, tax loss harvesting) so as to reduce tax liability and attempt to enhance after-tax return.
By levering the firm's resources and expertise, we are positioned to provide every client with the absolute best thinking of the entire firm.
- Strategic Asset Allocation
- Tactical Asset Allocation
- Direct Indexing
- Tax Free Bonds
- Private Equity
- Private Credit
- Private Real Estate
- Non Traded REITs
- Venture Capital
- Digital Assets
- 1031 Exchange Funds
- Equity Exchange Funds
- Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds
- Tax Management Services
SOLUTIONS THAT CAN IMPACT MULTIPLE GENERATIONS
The Broad Park Group provides world class services and resources for ultra-high net worth clients that go well beyond investment management and financial planning.
Morgan Stanley's Family Office Resources (FOR) delivers comprehensive solutions across a broad range of complex, multigenerational wealth management issues by providing ultra-high net worth clients with specialized knowledge, experience, tools and comprehensive, vetted networks. The team is comprised of 60+ experienced professionals who work side by side with The Broad Park Group to best serve you and your family.
Family Office Resources Generalists help curate and navigate FORs expansive suite of specialized resources so as to positon clients to be able to make complicated decisions confidently.
The term "Family Office Resources" is being used as a term of art and not to imply that Morgan Stanley and/or its employees are acting as a family office pursuant to Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
- Wealth & Estate Planning Strategies
- Family Governance
- Wealth Education
- Philanthropy Management
- Lifestyle Advisory
- Trust Services
- Health and Wellness Education
- Single Family Office Advisory
- Investments
- Insurance
- Cash Management
- Lending
- Mortgages
- Liquidity Events
- Corporate Equity Solutions
- Endowments and Foundations
Location
Portfolio Insights
Business Planning
- Succession Planning
- Business Planning
- Qualified Retirement Plans
Family
- Estate Planning Strategies
- 529 Plans / Education Savings Planning
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Special Needs Planning
- Trust Services
Investing
- Asset Management
- Wealth Planning
- Traditional Investments
- Alternative Investments
- Impact Investing
Retirement
- 401(k) Rollovers
- IRA Plans
- Retirement income strategies
- Retirement plan participants
- Annuities
Philanthropy
- Endowments
- Foundations
- Donor Advised Funds
- Impact Investing
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