My Story and Services

Mike has over 30 years' experience as a licensed financial professional with Morgan Stanley. He works closely with clients to develop an investment strategy focused clearly on their objectives - ones that reflect their lifestyle expectations, cash flow needs, risk tolerance, and aspirations for their families.

His extensive knowledge in financial planning - areas including retirement, estate, education, and asset allocation - allows him to provide comprehensive tailored strategies to his clients.

Mike is an alumnus of Rutgers University. He has attained the professional designation of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. He resides in Bordentown, New Jersey with his wife Anne and their two daughters. Mike and his family enjoy attending Rutgers University Football games, taking camping trips, and relaxing at the Jersey Shore.
Services Include
Securities Agent: AZ, NY, CO, CA, WA, SC, DC, TX, NH, IA, VA, IL, PA, OH, MI, TN, MA, MO, GA, CT, NC, MT, DE, VT, NV, NJ, MD, FL; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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Morgan Stanley has a variety of Cash Management and Lending Solutions designed to help meet your distinct needs. These needs could include: obtaining a Tailored Lending Facility, Liquidity Access Line, Home Loans, and more. Check out the options below and connect with us to learn more.
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    4.00% Annual Percentage Yield Preferred Savings
    Take advantage of our Preferred Savings Program for Qualifying Cash offer with flexible options and more ways to save.
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    CashPlus
    The CashPlus Brokerage Account is a modern alternative to banking which also offers complimentary identity and Credit Protection from Experian, helping to safeguard your identity and financial future.
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    Home Loans
    Potential new homeowners are facing different challenges than the generation before them. To make matters worse, high inflation and rising rental prices are making it harder to save for a down payment. Morgan Stanley Clients, if eligible, have options for reduced home loan rates.
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    Spending & Budgeting Tool
    As a Morgan Stanley client, you have access to spending and budgeting tools to help manage your cash flow across all of your accounts at Morgan Stanley, as well as those held at outside financial institutions. These tools, available on Morgan Stanley App, allow you to track spending patterns using cash flow, income and expense analysis.
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    Liquidity Access Line
    As rates rise, we're here to help with potential financing options for virtually any of your personal or business goals. One option would be a Liquidity Access Line, which is a securities in your Morgan Stanley brokerage account as collateral without disrupting your long- term investment strategy.
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A Financial Plan Made For You

Our wealth management process begins with you, your investment objectives and your financial goals. Holistic in its approach, it may encompass all the elements of your financial life - your investments and your cash management needs - making sure they align with your goals and wealth management plan.

At Morgan Stanley, we understand that the goals you set today will evolve over time. Your plan will evolve with them - and with the changing circumstances of your life.

Leveraging a sophisticated suite of analytic tools, as well as the extensive resources of Morgan Stanley, we can help you take charge of your financial future an achieve your goals. Below, we have provided some links that will introduce you to a few of the tools that we use, please click to learn more about them. We hope that you will return often to learn more about topics impacting your wealth.
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    Lifeview- Intellegent Planning
    LifeView is a suite of planning tools that includes goal-specific analysis that we can use with our clients to create a realistic, integrated strategy that incorporates the various aspects of an individual’s financial life, including investments and cash management needs. Fill out the questionnaire to get started talking with us about creating a personalized strategy for your long-term goals.
    Learn More Here
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    Goals Planning System
    Goals Planning System (GPS) is Morgan Stanley's own
    integrated planning tool Built on the Firm's intellectual
    capital and capabilities, GPS is an intuitive and efficient
    platform used to quickly assess whether a client is "On
    Track" to achieving their financial goals.
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    Aladdin - Intelligent Risk Management
    There's a chance your portfolio may be at risk, but how
    you manage that risk is what matters.
    Portfolio Risk Platform - Powered by Aladdin is a risk
    management platform that provides comprehensive risk
    estimation and reporting across a broad range of asset
    classes and security types. This platform provides both
    an overview and a detailed view to better enable risk to be
    effectively monitored and managed.
    Learn More Here
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    Spending and Budgeting Tool
    One way to manage savings is by using Morgan Stanley’s Spending and Budgeting tool. These tools help advisors monitor client cash flows across both internal and external accounts. It also tracks spending patterns and produces an income and expense analysis to help clients achieve their goals by adjusting their spending behavior when necessary.
    Start Using the Tool Today
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    Strategy - Intelligent Withdrawals
    Building wealth is a means to an end. Taxes can eat up a
    significant portion of your assets upon withdrawal. This is
    why it's vital to look at your entire portfolio and coordinate liquidation to help reduce the impact of taxes and potentially improve investment results. The decisions your make today can help you save for years to come. Use the resources found in the link below to help get started.
    View Tax- Aware Strategies Here

MODERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND RESOURCES

We believe that financial education and the use of digital tools are the keys for a thoughtful investment strategy, discipline, and better long-term decisions. As a result we are committed to providing you with tools that will help you manage your wealth. We have gathered the following resources that reinforce the fundamental investment strategies and concepts of our practice.
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    Morgan Stanley Online
    Morgan Stanley Online allows you to seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place.
    Register for Morgan Stanley Online Today
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    Digital Vault
    Digital Vault lets you easily and securely manage and share important documents such as account statements, authorizations, tax filings and other relevant documents with your Financial Advisor.
    Get Started Today
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    Total Tax 365
    Taxes can be a substantial drag on investment returns. Morgan Stanley Total Tax 365 offers access to a broad range of tax-efficient strategies to help you integrate tax planning into your investment process all year long, maximize portfolio after-tax return potential and help keep more of what you earn.
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    Thoughts on the Market Podcast
    With perspectives on the forces shaping the market, join Morgan Stanley's Chief Investment Officer and Chief US Equity Strategist as he and his colleagues discuss their viewpoints regarding the latest trends in the financial marketplace.
    Check out the latest episode
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    Security Center
    Learn about our latest security measures, how we are safeguarding your assets and personal information and find actionable insights and resources on important cybersecurity topics to enhance your own online security.
    Visit our Security Center
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    Addressing Cybercrime
    In a world that is now more virtual than ever, staying safe online is nothing short of paramount. Take advantage of these helpful hints on how to tell if you've been hacked.
    Learn How To Detect Hacking

Location

1200 Lenox Dr.
Ste 300
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
US
Direct:
(732) 435-2220(732) 435-2220
Toll-Free:
(800) 272-1370(800) 272-1370
Fax:
(732) 435-2255(732) 435-2255

Meet My Team

About Jessica A. Shea

Jessica A. Shea, CFP®
Vice President
Wealth Management Associate
Financial Planning Specialist

Jessica joined Morgan Stanley in June of 2006 and has been working alongside Mike since June of 2010. As a Wealth Management Associate, she is responsible for developing and implementing personalized comprehensive financial plans for clients. In addition, she focuses on researching new investment ideas and integrating them into clients’ customized investment programs.

She is Series 7, Series 66, and Life/Health Insurance licensed. She has attained the professional designation of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Jessica received her Bachelor of Science Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance from American University in Washington DC, and graduated with a Masters of Business Administration degree, concentrating in Finance, from Rutgers University. She resides in Yardley, Pennsylvania with her husband, Daniel and their two sons, Declan and Braeden. Jessica and her family enjoy participating in their local community events, vacationing at their pool club in the summer and frequenting the many cultural experiences in the tri-state area.

About Christine Gentile-Johnson

Christine is a Senior Client Service Associate in the Lawrenceville office. With an aspiration to work in the financial sector Christine began her career at EF Hutton (now known as Morgan Stanley) in 1986 as an Operations Specialist. Determined to move up in the business, Christine joined the New Brunswick office in 1989, where she was promoted to Branch Administrator. In 2006, Christine began the next chapter of her career as a Senior Client Service Associate. Christine resides in Middlesex, New Jersey with her husband Dale, their son, Aidan and their Whoodle, Amber. Christine spends her free time volunteering at local nursing homes and helping the elderly.

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 Lauren Akers

Lauren Akers is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in New Jersey.

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.

Lauren began her career in financial services in 2011, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2013 as a Regional Transaction Manager for the Home Loans Division. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a Credit Analyst at PHH Mortgage.

Lauren is a graduate of Rider University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. She and her family currently reside in Chesterfield, NJ. Outside of the office, Lauren dedicates her time to her family and a number of volunteer activities. Lauren also enjoys spending time with her 2 kitties, cooking, baking, reading, gardening, shopping. traveling and going to the beach. She remains active by exercising and participating in 5K runs.
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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
A Simple Six-Step Retirement Checkup
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A Simple Six-Step Retirement Checkup

Checking in on your retirement plan may make a lot of sense, especially when market volatility arises.

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
Tax-Smart Ways to Sell Securities
How investors can tap their portfolios in tax-savvy ways.

Tax-Smart Ways to Sell Securities

Realizing profits seems like the best part of investing, but taxes can add up. Our new analytics tool can help investors tap their portfolios in tax-savvy ways.

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
529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education
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529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education

Though education costs continue to climb, starting to save and invest early can make a difference.

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 Michael J Oliver today.
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2Investors should consider many factors before deciding which 529 plan is appropriate. Some of these factors include: the Plan’s investment options and the historical investment performance of these options, the Plan’s flexibility and features, the reputation and expertise of the Plan’s investment manager, Plan contribution limits and the federal and state tax benefits associated with an investment in the Plan. Some states, for example, offer favorable tax treatment and other benefits to their residents only if they invest in the state’s own Qualified Tuition Program. Investors should determine their home state’s tax treatment of 529 plans when considering whether to choose an in-state or out-of-state plan. Investors should consult with their tax or legal advisor before investing in any 529 Plan or contact their state tax division for more information. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not provide tax and/or legal advice. Investors should review a Program Disclosure Statement, which contains more information on investment options, risk factors, fees and expenses and possible tax consequences.

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3Morgan 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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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.

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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

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6Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

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7Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

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8When 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 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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9Morgan 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.
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