My Story and Services

Focus
Pina focuses on the development and maintenance of prudent financial strategies to help clients pursue their objectives. She has been offering a wide range of financial strategies and portfolio management solutions to retirees, individuals, affluent families, corporate executives, and businesses for more than 30 years, helping them grow, preserve, and plan for the distribution of wealth in the most tax-advantaged manner.

Experience
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, CFP® professional, Pina develops comprehensive wealth management and legacy planning strategies for clients to use as a roadmap for pursuing their targeted goals. In addition, she holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, CRPC™ designation, which enables her to focus on the pre-and post-retirement needs of her clients. Pina is also a licensed life insurance and long-term care insurance agent and holds Series 7, 63, and 65 FINRA registrations.

Approach
By developing well-thought-out wealth management solutions, Pina can help lead her clients toward greater opportunities based upon their risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, overall investment goals and the costs associated with the recommendation. Her disciplined process helps her clients define a vision of their future, making it possible for them to achieve their goals for their families and businesses utilizing a thorough wealth management plan. Pina takes a hands on, holistic approach to wealth management and addresses her clients' current financial situation, interim goals, and long-term financial strategies. She also focuses on assisting domestic partners & LGBTQ clients.

Service
Pina's community involvement includes the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California, Sons and Daughters of Italy, Napa Valley Pickleball, Napa School of Music, Lambda Legal, Human Rights Campaign, The Humane Society, LGBTQ Connection Napa, and Cope Family Center.

NMLS ID: 1727652

Services Include
Securities Agent: FL, UT, PA, MI, CA, WA, MD, AZ, KS, TX, OR, NV, NC, CO, IN; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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My Approach

Thorough, thoughtful planning – planning that analyzes where you are as well as where you want to go – is one of the most important steps in establishing a path to your goals. I believe in designing your future with investment strategies that virtually encompass your whole life. That means taking the time to get to know you – your dreams and goals, as well as your financial concerns and the issues that keep you up at night. My success stems from our ability to ask you the right questions and to listen carefully to your answers. No matter what unique need you have, we can find an appropriate solution.

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    Step 1: Discovery & Goal Setting

    Let's begin with a thorough discussion to explain and ascertain your needs, wants, and values. It is important to us that we have a thorough understanding of various facets of your life that affects your financial goals and decisions. Every financial strategy should be unique because everyone is different.

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    Step 2: Analysis, Strategy & Planning

    To conduct a full assessment of your financial situation, I make use of a range of financial planning and risk analysis tools. I'll then implement a comprehensive financial plan that can help you accumulate, safeguard, and transfer wealth in line with your objectives.

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    Step 3: Implementation

    Your assets will be transferred to Morgan Stanley once you give your approval. We'll start implementing the additional techniques we described in your plan once they are in line with your tailored investment strategy.

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    Step 4: Ongoing Monitoring

    My relationship with you is extremely important to me, and I want to keep it that way. I'll communicate with you frequently to provide account updates. Additionally, I'll keep tabs on how well you're doing in achieving each of your objectives and adjust your financial plan as need when your circumstances change.

Financial Planning With Pina Carino

Your financial plan should include more than just your investment objectives. Rather, it should be tailored to address the personal life and legacy goals you've identified and prioritized.

Pina's planning process begins with you, your personal goals, your financial goals, and your investment objectives. It is holistic in its approach and encompasses all the key elements of your financial life as well as your cash management needs. Your curated wealth plan includes research and recommendations across a wide range of asset classes, themes, models, and investment managers to accomplish your objectives.

The CFP® Professional:
Pina Carino is certified by the CFP® Board. The CFP® designation shows that Pina has taken the extra step to demonstrate commitment and professionalism by voluntarily submitting to the rigorous CFP® certification process to better serve her clients.

The certification process includes demanding education, examination, experience, and ethical requirements. These four cornerstones set the foundation for the ability in helping clients achieve their goals. Pina's diverse skillsets can help you navigate the complicated financial factors in your life.

Our LifeView® Platform:
Using Morgan Stanley's LifeView® platform - Pina 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.

LifeView® helps us help you:

  • Analyze your current investments and financial situation
  • Review and prioritize your goals with you, such as retirement
  • Education funding
  • Major purchases and philanthropic goals
  • Protect your goals
  • Develop wealth transfer strategies
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    Discover

    Start with a conversation to gain a thorough understanding of your needs, lifestyle and family - and your goals for the future.

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    Advise

    We work with you to develop portfolio strategies to help you achieve and protect the outcomes you envision.

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    Implement

    Look across multiple accounts and products to help you implement solutions that are an appropriate fit for your strategy.

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    Track Progress

    We help you track your progress as well as spending and savings to help ensure you remain on track toward your goals.

My Suite of Services

As wealth grows, so do its complexities and the resources needed to manage it effectively. I leverage my experience and relationships to deliver innovative strategies that are tailored to your needs. I look forward to speaking with you to understand your challenges, so we can map out a strategy to help achieve your particular priorities and goals.

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    Wealth Management

    Wealth Management brings virtually all the dimensions of your life together. We listen carefully to understand the connection across your personal life, your family, your career and your legacy goals to develop a comprehensive strategy that is uniquely yours.

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    Retirement Planning

    One of our key areas of focus 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 confidence.

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    Professional Portfolio Management

    Managing an investment portfolio should be a consultative, disciplined process that balances your attitudes about investing with careful analysis of the financial markets. Working together, we create a customized strategy that applies long-held investment principles to help your assets appreciate appropriately or generate cash-flow or income as you require.

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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 tilting and beneficiary designation requirements, incorporating best practices to help enhance results.

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    Holistic Financial Planning

    Using a suite of tools that includes goal-specific analysis, Pina Carino will 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. Pina will work with you, suggesting modifications as needed to help keep your goals in reach and your strategy on the right course.

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Tools and Resources

Morgan Stanley's comprehensive suite of digital resources has been carefully designed to help enhance each and every aspect of your financial portfolio. Learn more about some of the Modern Wealth Management Tools that we offer to our valued clients.

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    Morgan Stanley Online

    Beyond viewing your account balance and activity, Morgan Stanley Online (MSO) has a suite of features that allow you to manage your everyday finances from paying bills and sending money to transferring funds and authorizing transactions with eAuthorizations.

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    Spending and Budgeting Tool

    Track spending habits, categorize expenses and create budgets across your Morgan Stanley and external financial accounts with our Spending and Budgeting Tool.

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    Total Wealth View

    View all your external financial accounts directly in Morgan Stanley Online or the mobile app. By linking your accounts, you'll benefit from more informed wealth planning, secure data access and convenient connectivity.

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    Digital Vault

    Digital Vault allows for easy sharing and convenient access to your most important documents from wills and deeds to financial statements and tax fillings. Easily manage your encrypted financial records all in one place.

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    eDelivery

    eDelivery provides you with the ability to view statements and other documents electronically in lieu of paper. Clients who are registered in Morgan Stanley Online may enroll in eDelivery.

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    Family Office Resources

    Morgan Stanley Family Office Resources provides specialized, technical expertise to select clients across a broad range of family wealth management issues. Our core capabilities span three complimentary areas of focus including Governance & Legacy, Wealth Strategies and Signature Access.

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    MS Reserved

    Reserved Living & Giving is a tiered complimentary loyalty program that rewards Morgan Stanley's most valued clients. The program is designed to enhance your lifestyle and relationship with the firm beyond traditional wealth management services.

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    Cyber Security Resources

    At Morgan Stanley, safeguarding your assets and personal information is among our highest priorities. Learn about our security measures and use our resources and ideas to help protect yourself online.

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    Thoughts on the Market Podcast

    With perspectives on the forces shaping the market, join Morgan Stanley's Chief Investment Officer and Chief US Equity Strategist as he and his colleagues discuss their viewpoints regarding the latest trends in the financial marketplace.

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    2024 Federal Tax Tables

    This document outlines the 2024 tax rate schedule, education and health savings account limits, retirement contribution and deduction limits, among other information.

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    2025 Federal Tax Tables

    This document outlines the 2025 tax rate schedule, education and health savings account limits, retirement contribution and deduction limits, among other information.

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Location

700 Main Street
Suite 315
Napa, CA 94559
US
Direct:
(707) 254-4479(707) 254-4479

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Hear from Our Clients

Pina Carino provides valuable financial advice and investment management to me and my family. I appreciate how she takes a very personal approach, making sure she understands our mid and long term financial and retirement goals. During a recent career change, Pina was there for me. We spend quality time going through scenario planning. I admire her professionalism and it's great to know that she's always available to support us during any life event.
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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 Cindy W. Lee

Cindy Lee is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in the East Bay, California Market.

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.

Cindy began her career in financial services in 1996 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Custom Residential Real Estate Specialist at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch where she also served as a Wealth Management Banker and Financial Advisor.

Cindy is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. She resides in the Bay Area with her family. Outside of the office, Cindy dedicates time to volunteering, enjoys traveling, reading, watching sports and spending time with family and friends.
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About David Julian

David W Julian, CFP® is a Vice President and Financial Planning Director serving Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management offices in Houston-Post Oak. He is responsible for helping Financial Advisors with their clients' and prospects' financial planning needs.

David began his career in Financial Services in 2017 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2021. Prior to his current position, he practiced as an attorney in the areas of Estate, Trust, Bankruptcy, and Business Law.

David graduated from Hardin-Simmons University with a Bachelor of Behavioral Science in Psychology in 2008, from SMU Dedman School of Law with his Juris Doctor in 2014 and holds his Certified Financial Planner® designation. He lives in The Woodlands with his wife and two children and their COVID rescue dog, Moose. Outside of work, David enjoys vacationing with his family, Ultrarunning, and watching his favorite sports teams.
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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.
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  • IRA Plans
  • Retirement income strategies
  • Retirement plan participants
  • Annuities
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Working closely with you to guide your wealth and investments through the most challenging market cycles.
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  • 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
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  • 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.
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  • 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
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