My Story

Morgan Stanley and I began our partnership in 2011 when I joined the firm as a Financial Advisor. Prior to my current role as a Vice President in Wealth Management, I worked for 18 years at another firm helping private clients reach their goals and managing business succession plans.

I believe that wealth management is about proper planning, determining willingness of risk and adaptability. In the vast landscape of wealth management offerings, I feel what sets my work apart is my dedicated approach to service and guidance in critical life decisions. I bring a unique perspective to my role as an advisor, as previous business owner in the restaurant industry. I know from prior experience the emotional labor of balancing financial planning for your family and business. My talents have been and continue to be focused in helping families manage their estates, plan retirement and aid business owners in their succession plans.

As someone who has gone through a succession planning for my own business, I know how it feels to transition your work away and move on to a new venture. I moved into the wealth advisory field to help those that were in a similar situation as me and it has instilled a passion to help others become informed, comfortable and have a clear path forward.

I want to see my clients motivated to achieve financial security, educated on the various options towards achieving their goals and retain financial peace of mind for themselves and their families. Getting started is easy, it begins with a conversation. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

My Clients:
• High Net Worth Families
• Private Clients
• Business Owners
• Executives

Education and Licensing:
• B.A. Economics/Finance
• Villanova University '93
• Chartered Financial Consultant
• American College

Services Include
Securities Agent: RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NE, NJ, NY, PA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
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Planning Resources

Financial planning begins with your financial goals and investment objectives. We aim to tailor all aspects of your financial life to help meet your needs through the many phases of life: moving ahead in your career, enjoying retirement, or somewhere in between.
LifeView
LifeView is a suite of planning tools that includes goal-specific analysis that we use with clients to create a realistic, holistic strategy that integrates the various aspects of an individual’s financial life, including investments and cash management needs.
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Total Wealth View
We can enhance your goal planning by using Total Wealth View. The tool will feed external data directly into your plan, eliminating the tedious task of manually collecting and entering information
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Tax-Efficient Planning
Tax implications are always present in planning. Morgan Stanley Total Tax 365 offers a full spectrum of tax-efficient strategies to help manage the tax drag on your portfolio—so you can potentially keep more of what you earn and improve after-tax returns.
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Spending and Budget
Get a comprehensive view of your incoming and outgoing cash no matter where your money is held with Morgan Stanley Online. Also, create custom budgets which can help you optimize how you put your money to work.
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Investor Resources

Leadership and portfolio ideas to help your investment decisions.
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    Gain insights in the market dynamics by engaging with Mike Wilson Chief Invest Officer at Morgan Stanley. Join him and his colleagues in a discussion, where a multitude of viewpoints pertaining to current trends in the financial marketplace will be explored.
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    Our leading alternatives platform offers 200+ third-party and proprietary funds, including first look and exclusive opportunities, that may help qualified investors enhance returns, reduce volatility, manage taxes and generate income—while maintaining a goals-based approach for asset allocation.
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Morgan Stanley Resources

Our goal is simple: to be the firm where the most talented, trusted advisors in the industry leverage cutting-edge technology and deliver customized wealth management solutions to their clients and their families to enable them to achieve their goals. Morgan Stanley and I strive to ensure our clients are served on market-leading technology platforms that are resilient, safe, efficient, smart, fast, and flexible.
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    Morgan Stanley Online allows you to seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place.
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    Financial Planning
    Morgan Stanley Financial Planning can show you a single, comprehensive snapshot of your finances. We can help you create a wealth plan that’s adaptable to the different stages of your life using our award winning tools- Goals Planning System (GPS) and LifeView.
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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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    Portfolio Risk Platform
    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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    Alternative Investments
    Our leading alternatives platform offers 200+ third-party and proprietary funds, including first look and exclusive opportunities, that may help qualified investors enhance returns, reduce volatility, manage taxes and generate income—while maintaining a goals-based approach for asset allocation.
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    Exclusive offers to keep Reserved Clients and their families safe and engaged. Offers span across such categories as Dining, Health & Wellness, Travel, Entertainment, and more.
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    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.
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The Client Experience

The Step by Step Process

Taking the Time to Know You
Knowing our client and their family situation is imperative to financial planning. Our clients are guided thoughtfully through the process to determine the level of risk and long term goals unique to their life.

Setting Your Goals
In this step, we will request specific financial information and statements to help us better understand your current financial picture in detail. Acquiring the bigger picture enables our relationship to foster a mutual understanding of the future you want and the options we can provide.

Tailoring your Plan
Intaking your first steps, well recognize any gaps or overlaps in your strategy. We will begin to develop a tailored wealth management strategy that is centered around your concerns and needs. By intently listening to your story, we will be able to fully understand that bigger picture.

Constructing your Strategy
Through a fully customized approach, we will assist you in determining the appropriate asset allocation and investment strategy that can help reach your goals. We consider your current situation, long-term goals, legal and regulatory constraints, liquidity needs, expected tax status, risk and other variables towards the construction of your portfolio.

Taking your First Step
Now that we created a custom tailored plan, understand your level of risk tolerance and what goals you want to achieve, we can start implementing strategy. We will leverage the firm's tools to help achieve your objectives in education, retirement, insurance, lending, and charitable contributions.

Monitoring
We understand that plans change. It is imperative to make sure that we are in constant communication with our clients, because the aspects of our client's plans will need to be adjusted. Through this step by step approach, we hope to deliver the experience, teamwork, and personal care that it takes to guide you on a clear path towards a healthier and fulfilling financial future.

Location

100 Front St
Ste 600
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
US
Direct:
(610) 260-7163(610) 260-7163
Toll-Free:
(800) 347-4305(800) 347-4305
Fax:
(610) 260-8633(610) 260-8633

Meet My Team

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 Fabienne Sarnecki

Fabienne Sarnecki is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Pennsylvania.

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.

Fabienne began her career in financial services in 2009, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2016 as a Regional Analyst. Prior to joining the firm, she was an Internal Wholesaler at Lincoln Financial Group as well as an Account Manager & Marketing Coordinator at Navidor Merchant Services.

Fabienne is a graduate of New York University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania with her family. Outside of the office, Fabienne enjoys running, hiking, exploring new types of cuisines and traveling with her family.
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About Jim Kaiser

Jim Kaiser is a Planning Associate at Morgan Stanley providing dedicated financial planning support to Financial Advisors and their teams. Operating as an extension of the FA/Team, he collaborates with clients to discover and define goals that matter most to them. Leveraging state of the art technology, he will evaluate various options and their potential outcomes to help clients confidently choose the appropriate course of action. Jim provides expertise across a wide suite of Morgan Stanley planning tools designed to assist in the areas of investment accumulation, retirement, education, major purchase, cash flow, risk management, tax efficiency, and wealth transfer planning.

He earned his undergraduate degree from The King’s College and received the Financial Planning Specialist® designation from the College for Financial Planning. Jim is originally from St. Louis, MO and currently resides in New York City.
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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
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4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts

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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
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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
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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
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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.
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3Investors 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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8Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

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9Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

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