Jennifer L. Edwards
Associate Vice President, Business Development Associate
Phone:
(517) 203-2880(517) 203-2880
Patrick Bruntjens
First Vice President,
Financial Advisor,
Workplace Advisor – Equity Compensation
Direct:
(517) 324-8015(517) 324-8015
Toll-Free:
(800) 248-0487(800) 248-0487
Industry Award WinnerMy Mission Statement
Taking a client-centric approach to wealth planning, we provide custom solutions for every step of your life. We help you build, preserve and transfer your wealth with clarity and confidence.
My Story and Services
Patrick Bruntjens
Financial Advisor, Vice President
Serving Clients Since 1983
Patrick is a Workplace Advisor - Equity Compensation, and founding partner of The Cowdrey Bruntjens Group at Morgan Stanley, a highly skilled advisory team located in East Lansing, MI. With 38 years of industry experience, he focuses on meeting the needs of individuals and families who have accumulated a higher level of wealth. Patrick seeks to empower clients and help them achieve new levels of success through a personalized approach to financial planning and investment management. He has an extensive understanding of asset/liability management to help clients get the most out of their investments.
Growing up in Gladstone, Patrick was always interested in the financial markets. He graduated from Central Michigan University and began his career in the banking industry in 1983, where he worked in the areas of management and commercial lending before joining Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley) in 1993. It is here where he met his business partner, Michael Cowdrey, and created a formal partnership.
Over the years, Patrick has taken a broad array of courses at Morgan Stanley that have provided him with knowledge on the following topics: asset allocation, managed money, retirement planning, estate planning strategies, lump sum distributions, and 401(k) and retirement plans. It gives him great satisfaction knowing he is helping families build a plan that can navigate the ups and downs of today's financial markets, while helping enhance the quality of their lives now and for the generations that follow. He also works closely with businesses in providing a myriad of workplace services with an emphasis on equity compensation programs.
Patrick and his wife have three children. He enjoys outdoor activities, cross-country skiing, fishing, sailing and spending time in the Carolinas.
Patrick holds his Series 3, 7, 63, 65 and Insurance Licenses.
We all have those questions that keep us up at night. Will I be able to retire on time? Am I making the most of my financial resources? How can I leave a lasting legacy to my family? These questions can quickly become overwhelming and stressful. However, you don’t need to address them on your own. The achievement of your financial and life goals is possible with the guidance of a dedicated and versatile wealth management group.
Our goals-based approach identifies your most important needs and goals in order to construct a wealth management plan that is uniquely yours. Through each step of your own journey, we provide personalized advice and unwavering support to make sure you have every opportunity to achieve your most ambitious life goals. As our team often says, "wealth doesn’t just happen, it is a planned event," and we would like to help you plan for your future even
Financial Advisor, Vice President
Serving Clients Since 1983
Patrick is a Workplace Advisor - Equity Compensation, and founding partner of The Cowdrey Bruntjens Group at Morgan Stanley, a highly skilled advisory team located in East Lansing, MI. With 38 years of industry experience, he focuses on meeting the needs of individuals and families who have accumulated a higher level of wealth. Patrick seeks to empower clients and help them achieve new levels of success through a personalized approach to financial planning and investment management. He has an extensive understanding of asset/liability management to help clients get the most out of their investments.
Growing up in Gladstone, Patrick was always interested in the financial markets. He graduated from Central Michigan University and began his career in the banking industry in 1983, where he worked in the areas of management and commercial lending before joining Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley) in 1993. It is here where he met his business partner, Michael Cowdrey, and created a formal partnership.
Over the years, Patrick has taken a broad array of courses at Morgan Stanley that have provided him with knowledge on the following topics: asset allocation, managed money, retirement planning, estate planning strategies, lump sum distributions, and 401(k) and retirement plans. It gives him great satisfaction knowing he is helping families build a plan that can navigate the ups and downs of today's financial markets, while helping enhance the quality of their lives now and for the generations that follow. He also works closely with businesses in providing a myriad of workplace services with an emphasis on equity compensation programs.
Patrick and his wife have three children. He enjoys outdoor activities, cross-country skiing, fishing, sailing and spending time in the Carolinas.
Patrick holds his Series 3, 7, 63, 65 and Insurance Licenses.
We all have those questions that keep us up at night. Will I be able to retire on time? Am I making the most of my financial resources? How can I leave a lasting legacy to my family? These questions can quickly become overwhelming and stressful. However, you don’t need to address them on your own. The achievement of your financial and life goals is possible with the guidance of a dedicated and versatile wealth management group.
Our goals-based approach identifies your most important needs and goals in order to construct a wealth management plan that is uniquely yours. Through each step of your own journey, we provide personalized advice and unwavering support to make sure you have every opportunity to achieve your most ambitious life goals. As our team often says, "wealth doesn’t just happen, it is a planned event," and we would like to help you plan for your future even
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NMLS#: 1569118
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Business Planning
You work hard to maintain your business and satisfy your clients - you also need to meet your own needs as well as the needs of your employees. You and your employees need to know that the hard work you perform will be rewarded. One of the ways to see your hard work pay off is by maintaining a retirement plan for your business.
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Retirement Planning Strategies
Retirement Account Conversions
By converting to a Roth IRA, you have taken a step that will potentially provide you with a tax-free income for your retirement and/or tax-free inheritance for your heirs. However, there are significant differences in how Roth IRAs are treated versus Traditional IRAs. The following questions and answers are designed to help you understand your new opportunities and limitations.
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Social Security Benefits
If you’ve built a healthy nest egg for your retirement, you may not be relying on Social Security benefits to cover expenses when you stop working. Still, there are important considerations to keep in mind around when and how to claim Social Security that can help you make the most of your benefits for retirement and other financial goals.
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Social Security COLA Increase
The Social Security Administration has adjusted benefits payments annually for inflation since 1975. According to the SSA, Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are adjusted to reflect any increase in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Starting in January 2025, Social Security payments will go up by 2.5%.
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Six Step Retirement Checkup
We’ll help you understand the fundamentals of finance and put your resources to work, so you can plan, invest, and ultimately transition to retirement with confidence.
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Should you invest your savings in a 529 plan or a 401(k)?How do you mitigate the potential effects of a career interruption? How do you fulfill your caregiving duties without sacrificing your own self care? How does a major life transition like divorce or retirement impact your financial future? If you’re wrestling with some of these questions, the Playbook: A Woman’s Guide to Life & Money may have the answers you’re looking for.
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Choosing a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner may be one of the most important decisions you make for yourself and your loved ones. Financial planners can provide you and your family with guidance over your lifetime, or work with you to address specific concerns as needed. A planner can play a central role in helping you meet your life goals and achieve financial well-being. Consequently, take the time to select a financial planner who is competent and trustworthy, one on whom you can depend for professional advice and services. Your future depends on the choices you make.
Our Process
By implementing our six-step process, we will utilize a holistic approach to wealth management. We help to identify your most important needs and goals in order to construct a financial plan that is uniquely yours. This is your journey; we simply want to provide personalized advice and unwavering support to make sure you have every opportunity to achieve your most ambitious life goals. As our team often says, "wealth doesn’t just happen, it is a planned event," and we would like to help you plan for your future.
Why Choose a CFP® Professional
Most people think all financial planners are “certified,” but this isn’t true. Anyone can use the title “financial planner”, but only those who have fulfilled the certification and renewal requirements of CFP Board can display the CFP® certification trademarks. This represents a high level of competency, ethics and professionalism. Because they are held to a fiduciary standard of care, a CFP® professional is required to act in your best interest.
Location
2900 West Rd
Ste 300
East Lansing, MI 48823
US
Direct:
(517) 324-8015(517) 324-8015
Toll-Free:
(800) 248-0487(800) 248-0487
Meet My Team
Paige Long
Registered Client Service Associate
Phone:
(517) 203-2891(517) 203-2891
About Jennifer L. Edwards
With over 20 years of industry experience, Jenn is committed to providing each client with the highest level of personal service. She not only understands how to address client concerns, she knows how to anticipate them as well. Her industry knowledge and attention to detail provide clients with confidence, as she works to find solutions to their particular concerns.
About Paige Long
As a Registered Client Service Associate, Paige is committed to helping clients and her team in a professional and timely manner. She joined Morgan Stanley in 2024 for the opportunity to work directly with clients and to gain knowledge about the financial services industry. Paige earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing from Central Michigan University in 2017. She has also earned her FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses.
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Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
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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
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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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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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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
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.
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1Morgan 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.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan 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
3Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
4Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
5When 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.
6Morgan 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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The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
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For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan 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
3Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
4Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
5When 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.
6Morgan 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.
7Morgan 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, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
https://www.morganstanley.com/disclaimers/mswm-email.html. Any profiles and associated content are for U.S. residents only.
The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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