Patty Black is an Executive Director, Portfolio Management Director, Senior Investment Management Consultant and Family Wealth Advisor at Morgan Stanley. She has 26 years of combined experience in the areas of investments, financial and retirement planning for individuals, business owners and institutions. After practicing as an accountant* for ten years, focusing on tax, compliance and management of qualified/non-qualified retirement plans, Patty joined Morgan Stanley and became an Investment Management Associate of the Morgan Stanley Consulting Group.
In 2003, Patty received her Financial Planning Specialist designation issued by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and in 2018 Patty earned the title of Family Wealth Advisor. Patty works closely with high-net-worth families and their children and parents, offering comprehensive estate planning strategies and wealth transfer considerations.
Patty is a graduate of Geneseo State College where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Her depth of knowledge in accounting and tax helps enable her to work with attorneys and accountants to coordinate their services when helping address estate planning issues or in the pursuit of tax efficient strategies. In addition to working with individuals, Patty services the needs of several foundations, endowments, and corporate pension plans.
Patty currently serves her community as a member of the Board of Directors for Crouse Hospital as well as a member of the Crouse Pension Committee. She also served as a former member of the Rescue Mission Planned Gift Committee and member of the Fayetteville Manlius Youth Recreation Committee and women’s basketball coach.
In 2022, Patty was awarded the title of Portfolio Management Director by Morgan Stanley.
From 2022-2024, Patty was named to the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors List.
In 2024, Patty was named to the Forbes Best-In-State Women Advisors List.
Patty lives in Fayetteville and has two children, Lauren and Matthew.
*Does not perform this function at Morgan Stanley
Disclosures:
2022-2024 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2022-2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
2024 Forbes Best-In- State Women Advisors
(Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Feb 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC for the period 9/30/22-9/30/23.)
Services Include
- Wealth Management
- 401(k) Rollovers
- Estate Planning Strategies
- Financial Planning
- Endowments and FoundationsFootnote4
- Trust Services
- Professional Portfolio Management
- Exchange Traded Funds
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Life Insurance
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