My Story and Services

Peter is a Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley’s Garden City, NY office. He enjoys working with individuals and families, delivering personalized advice through a disciplined wealth management approach. Peter’s focus is relieving people of their financial stress by helping them navigate through big financial decisions. He is committed to delivering exceptional service as he counsels and advises his clients on retirement planning, investment management and Estate planning. Peter uses a holistic approach to deliver solutions that are tailored to his clients’ needs. Peter has built a successful practice that focuses on creating a supportive environment for clients to share their deepest concerns with someone who genuinely cares about their financial wellbeing.
Peter attended Towson University, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in business with a major in finance. He began his career on Wall Street as a Financial Advisor in 2001 for UBS and joined Morgan Stanley in 2009. Peter has enjoyed more than 20 years working in the financial services industry.
Peter has been married to his wife Laura for 16 years. They grew up together in Rockville Centre and have 3 boys. Peter (PJ) who is 13, Gavin who is 11 and Owen who is 9. He loves spending time with his family or watching his kids play football, basketball and lacrosse. When not on a sports field or basketball court, they all love relaxing at the beach together or playing golf as a family.
Peter is very involved in youth basketball in Rockville Centre where he volunteers his time to help over 1000 boys and girls participate in the league. He is also the President of The Brooklyn Benevolent Society which provides scholarship money for education within the NYC tri-state area. It is one of the oldest not for profits in the state of NY and was founded in 1845.
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