My Story and Services

As Wealth Managers, I educate and guide families, professionals, affluent individuals, and business owners as they strive to achieve their financial goals. Whether it is to accumulate wealth, reduce taxes, develop an education fund, or plan for retirement, I use my financial planning skills to best suit our clients. What sets me apart is my ability to build customized and personalized portfolios and investment plans for my clients. I have a well-defined Wealth Management Process with the vision to build lasting relationships that will extend through multi-generational families.

Odette has been a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley for five years. Odette has spent twenty years in the corporate finance world working for companies like Price Waterhouse, Baxter Healthcare and Allstate. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Odette worked as a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA).

Odette takes great pride in to serving the needs of others. She listens to her clients’ personal stories and helps them tackle the issues that stand in the way of achieving financial success. Her mission is to empower clients to be confident in their financial decisions, so they have the financial freedom to pursue their hopes and dreams.

Odette is a strong believer in giving back. She is active with Kesem, an organization that helps children through and beyond a parent’s cancer. Odette is also an Officer and Board Member of the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, an active member of Temple Beth-El and the Jewish National Fund of Chicago.

Odette graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Accountancy. She also obtained her CPA certification (currently non-practicing). Odette is registered as a General Securities Registered Representative (Series 7), a Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63), Uniform Investment Law Adviser (Series 65) and Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative (Series 6).

In her leisure time, Odette enjoys cooking in their hometown of Northbrook, IL as well as traveling with her husband, Mark and their four children.
Services Include
Securities Agent: AK, MD, PR, NC, KS, ID, IA, RI, OR, MA, HI, CT, AR, AL, IN, NH, IL, FL, AZ, WY, VA, SD, NV, NM, ME, KY, OH, MT, OK, WV, PA, MO, WA, SC, NY, NJ, GA, DC, CA, WI, UT, TX, MI, LA, DE, CO, TN, MN; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

There comes a point when managing one's assets turns into a full-time job. As your life evolves and grows more complex, your financial strategy- and the options for implementing that strategy- tends to grow in complexity as well. In such circumstances, it makes sense to work with an experienced professional who understands your financial needs and can dedicate the time and resources necessary to help you meet them.

Our team works closely with you to understand your needs while maintaining the focus and commitment necessary to guide your portfolio in the most challenging market cycles. Outlined below is our disciplined four-step investment process, which underpins our portfolio management program and helps develop a long-term perspective about building and managing wealth.
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    1: Establish Financial Objectives
    We begin our process by working with you to establish a realistic set of objectives based on your financial goals, time horizon, liquidity needs and tolerance to volatility and risk.
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    2: Define Investment Strategy
    Once we have a firm understanding of your objectives, we develop an investment strategy designed to help produce optimal portfolio performance: the highest return potential consistent with the strategy's level of risk.
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    3: Evaluate and Select Investments
    Our goal is to construct a plan which encompasses every important detail of your life. Leveraging the global resources of Morgan Stanley, we begin selecting investments to implement your personal strategy.
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    4: Ongoing Review Process
    We meet regularly to make sure your plan remains current and to review your progress. We track your portfolio's performance relative to your stated objectives- and modify the portfolio on a discretionary basis as your needs and circumstances change overtime.

MANAGING YOUR MONEY IN A DIGITIAL WORLD

We offer a comprehensive suite of tools to manage your wealth more effectively in today’s busy world. We are happy to assist you in signing up for any of these services.
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    Goals Planning System (GPS)
    GPS is our financial planning software. It helps define what you want out of life, so we can create a financial framework to bring these goals to fruition.
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    Morgan Stanley Online (MSO)
    When you sign up for MSO, you can conveniently and securely manage your account online or on your mobile device.
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    Morgan Stanley Mobile App
    The Morgan Stanley Mobile App gives you the same capabilities as Morgan Stanley Online – all from the convenience of your own phone. It also offers features to simplify your everyday finances. These include mobile check deposit and Send Money with Zelle, a convenient way to send and receive money.
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    E-Sign
    E-Sign is a digital, paperless alternative to the traditional means of obtaining signatures for necessary paperwork. There is no registration process to begin using E-Sign – all you need is a valid email address and phone number.
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    Total Wealth View
    With this service, you can view all your assets and liabilities together – whether held at Morgan Stanley or elsewhere – in one place for a comprehensive overview of your assets.
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    Zoom Calls
    Given today’s complexities, we make it easy to do face-to-face meetings from the comfort of your own home, utilizing the Zoom platform.

CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS

As your wealth grows, so does its complexities and the resources needed to manage it effectively. We leverage our experience and relationships to deliver innovative strategies that are tailored to your needs. We look forward to speaking with you to understand your challenges, so we may map out a strategy to achieve your particular priorities and goals.
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    Retirement Planning
    One of our key areas of strength is helping you prepare for and thrive in retirement. From IRAs to RMDs, we manage the complexities of your comprehensive retirement plan assets, helping you easily transition to the next phase of your life with security and confidence.
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    Wealth Management
    Wealth management brings all the dimensions of your life together. We listen carefully to understand the connections across your personal life, your family, your career, and your legacy goals to develop an integrated strategy that is uniquely yours.
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    Estate Planning Strategies
    Delivering an estate to the next generation or favorite charity requires more attention than families often realize. We coordinate with your estate and tax professionals to align your legacy goals with the appropriate asset titling and beneficiary designation requirements, incorporating best practices to help enhance results.
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    401(k) Rollovers
    If you have a 401(k) from a previous job, we can help you consider your distribution options.
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    Life Insurance
    Life’s risks can manifest themselves in many ways – from loss of life to loss of health – and have the potential to impair the efficiency of a thoughtfully developed plan. We proactively help address these concerns in a number or ways, ranging from insurance reviews to liquidity strategies.
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    Planning for Education Funding
    Helping meet the educational costs of children and grandchildren may be one of the most personal fulfilling investments you can make. We are here to help you develop strategies and investment recommendations that can help ensure the people in your life get the education they need to succeed.

INDIVIDUAL PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU:

Regardless of what stage your life is in - moving ahead in your career, enjoying retirement, or somewhere in between - as your Financial Advisors, we can help you achieve your financial goals.

Using a suite of tools that includes goal-specific analysis, we can work with you to create a realistic, holistic strategy that integrates the various aspects of your financial life, including your investments and cash management needs.

We can create your personal roadmap to help achieve and protect your goals — a framework that makes the connection between your life goals and your financial resources, and provides a baseline for future discussions.
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    Portfolio Risk Tool
    The Portfolio Risk Platform integrates the leading risk analytics engine into Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s platform to help improve the quality, transparency, and efficiency of the end to end risk management processes for the Firm and our Clients.
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    Goals Planning System (GPS)
    Goals-Based Wealth Management means that we aim to understand what is important to you and work together to map out a plan that can help you achieve your financial goals.
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    Retirement Planning
    The decisions you make about your workplace retirement plan can benefit you for years to come. We’ll help you understand and put your resources to work, so you can plan, invest, and ultimately transition to retirement with confidence.
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    Financial Planning Questionnaire
    This questionnaire will help us create a personalized
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    Intelligent Withdrawals
    We use state-of-the-art tools that recommend the most tax-efficient way to liquidate assets.
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Location

111 S Pfingsten Rd
Ste 200
Deerfield, IL 60015
US
Direct:
(847) 291-5588(847) 291-5588
Wealth Management
Global Investment Office

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.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact Odette Olson today.
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