Our Story and Services

Ryan McQueary, Chris Schumm and Terri Munsell have over 70 years of combined experience and manage in excess of $2.1 billion in client assets as of 9/30/2024. The McQueary Schumm Munsell Group focuses on client-centric, tax aware investment strategies while managing specific portfolio risks through manager selection and asset allocation. We favor long-term investment strategies that emphasize total return over a complete investment cycle. Our extensive planning capabilities and experience are used to engage clients in customized solutions with a particular emphasis put on ascertaining the client's fiscal and personal circumstances. We are experienced in both straightforward and complex planning needs.
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Morgan Stanley's suite of Modern Wealth Management Tools allows advisors to offer more customized and comprehensive advice than anywhere else. These tools' ease of use allows for a more in-depth view of a client's financial life to be taken, resulting in better service and more well-rounded advice.
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    Our Portfolio Risk Platform, backed by institutional-caliber analytics, assesses thousands of risk factors using a holdings-based approach to assess a portfolio’s exposures, analyze how securities behave together across portfolios and forecast how they influence risk and return moving forward.
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The McQueary Schumm Munsell Group is committed to providing both prospects & clients the latest insight and resources available to be better informed in the current marketplace. The most current content available includes:
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    Tax-Managed Strategies: Keeping More of What You Earn
    Each client's tax situation is unique and we believe their tax management experience should be as well. The article linked below covers ways that as Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors, we can help ensure our clients' investments are as tax efficient as possible.
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    Morgan Stanley Private Markets
    The private markets landscape has evolved into a fast-growing source of potential investment opportunities. We offer our eligible clients access to the firm's resources, reputation and relationships in this space that can lead to excellent sources of alpha-driving portfolio diversification.
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    Alternative Investments Client Brochure
    Like private market investments, alternatives are the investments that go beyond traditional stocks and bonds. Our team feels very strongly about the ability for alternative investments to help grow and protect our clients' wealth.
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Alternative Investment Strategies & Family Wealth Solutions

The partners are strong advocates for customized investment processes that include asset classes beyond traditional stocks and bonds, to not just diversify risk for their clients, but also help capture long term capital appreciation. Beyond that, the team has significant experience managing generational wealth. The advisors consider their experience and knowledge in the alternatives and family wealth spaces to be critical verticals in the holistic service they provide to their clients and their families. Please click the links below to read more about these important parts of their business.
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    Alternative Investments Client Brochure
    Like private market investments, alternatives are the investments that go beyond traditional stocks and bonds. Our team feels very strongly about the ability for alternative investments to help grow and protect our clients' wealth.
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    Putting Foundational Elements in Place
    Beyond the foundation of managing family wealth, it is important to clients that the team can help provide resources for the structural and interpersonal elements like differing risk profiles, philanthropic missions and wealth education for the next generation.
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    The Evolution of Multigenerational Family Needs
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Location

11161 Overbrook Rd.
Ste 225
Leawood, KS 66211
US
Direct:
(913) 402-5200(913) 402-5200
Toll-Free:
(866) 532-0554(866) 532-0554
Fax:
(816) 912-3685(816) 912-3685

Meet McQueary Schumm Munsell Group

About Christopher Schumm

Chris Schumm joined Morgan Stanley in 1996 and has over 26 years of industry experience as a Financial Advisor and previously held a Branch Manager position for 13 years. Chris is a Certified Investment Management Analyst®, CIMA®, an Alternative Investment Director, a Family Wealth Director and a Senior Vice President.
Securities Agent: NM, AR, UT, OH, CO, VT, RI, OR, NJ, MT, MN, MA, IL, IA, WI, MO, MI, NE, KS, IN, ID, TN, CA, LA, AZ, AL, HI, SD, NY, GA, CT, PR, OK, NV, MS, DC, WA, VA, TX, PA, ND, NC, KY, DE, SC, FL; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1192283

About Ryan McQueary

Ryan McQueary started as a Financial Advisor in 1997 and has over 25 years of industry experience assisting high net worth individuals and families manage their financial assets and liabilities. He is a Certified Financial Planner - CFP®, Family Wealth Director and a Executive Director.
Securities Agent: HI, MI, CA, OK, MO, MN, KS, DC, SC, RI, OR, NM, GA, VT, ID, FL, CO, AZ, TN, IN, IL, WI, SD, KY, IA, TX, NJ, NE, MA, UT, NV, DE, CT, WA, VA, NY, NC, LA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1252945

About Terri Roberts Munsell

Terri has more than 25 years of experience representing and advising clients. Her 18 years in financial services combined with her background as an estate planner and tax attorney provides her clients a unique perspective for their personal financial plans, goals and investment strategies. Terri earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Kansas State University, a J.D. from the University of Tulsa School of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Terri is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Workplace Advisor- Equity Compensation and Qualified Plan Consultant. She makes complex legal, financial planning and investment concepts easy to understand – helping her clients reach important decisions and most importantly to take action. Terri helps clients build a financial plan based on their specific goals and constructs the appropriate investment strategy to help support their plan.

Terri is an active member of the local community, as a member of Go Red for Women’s Circle of Red and the Junior League of Kansas City. She sits on the board of the Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, the premier provider of educational programming for trust and estate planning professionals in the Midwest. Terri is a Missouri Extension Master Gardener and a volunteer at Powell Gardens where she is part of a core garden team and supports numerous festivals.
Securities Agent: IA, HI, FL, CO, TX, MN, GA, WI, SD, SC, NY, NM, MA, KY, WA, NV, MO, MI, IL, UT, NH, LA, RI, OH, NE, KS, ID, AZ, DC, OR, OK, NC, DE, CT, CA, NJ, VT, VA, TN, IN; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2510848

About Leigh Patterson

Leigh is a Portfolio Associate with 28 years of experience in the industry. She works directly with clients and enjoys getting to know them and helping them accomplish their specific financial needs. Leigh works closely with the team in coordinating and implementing service-related items.

About Mindy M. Kim

Mindy is a Business Development Associate with over 25 years of industry experience. she has been with the firm since 2005 serving both institutional and wealth management clients. She is fully licensed and enjoys working closely with clients to address their financial needs.

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 Greg Cole

Greg Cole is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Missouri.

Private Bankers partner with 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.

Greg began his career in financial services in 1999, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2011. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Regional Banking Consultant at Wells Fargo Advisors. Greg has also served as an Area Manager with JP Morgan Chase and was a Senior Mortgage Consultant in the Smith Barney division at CitiMortgage.

Greg is a graduate of Rockhurst University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. He and his family currently reside in O’Fallon, Missouri. Outside of the office, Greg enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
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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.

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.
The Business Case for a Financially Resilient Workforce
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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.
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