Hollis Montgomery
Executive Director, Wealth Management, Financial Advisor, Corporate Cash Investment Director, Senior Portfolio Management Director
Phone:
(404) 266-6031(404) 266-6031
Rett Croley
Senior Vice President,
Investment Consultant
Direct:
(404) 842-2356(404) 842-2356
My Mission Statement
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My Story and Services
Rett is a Senior Vice President and Investment Consultant with the Peachtree Group at Morgan Stanley in Atlanta. He works with institutional clients and their corporate cash investments and liquidity needs, as well as individual clients with financial and retirement planning. Rett joined Morgan Stanley in 2004 while he was completing his MBA in Corporate finance at Georgia State University. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Rett received his Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Florida in 2000 with a double major in Finance and Insurance. After graduation he worked as a Client Services Representative for Charles Schwab in Sacramento, CA and then as a New Business Principal at AXA Financials' headquarters in New York City.
Rett is in the business of making the whole greater than sum of the parts, and serves as a guide and facilitator, helping you develop and implement dedicated solutions to address the specific needs and goals of your organization, its leaders and employees.
For our private clients, we offer wealth management insights and comprehensive planning to help you preserve, grow, and transfer your wealth. Our conservative asset management approach seeks to enhance the after-tax total rate of return while providing necessary liquidity. Since our clients are select and limited, we provide a professional, experienced, and personal investment service.
Rett and his wife Kim live in Brookhaven, GA with their two children, Kelsey and James, and their two dogs, Dutch and Daisy. During his free time, Rett enjoys playing tennis and golf, as well as traveling with his family.
Rett is in the business of making the whole greater than sum of the parts, and serves as a guide and facilitator, helping you develop and implement dedicated solutions to address the specific needs and goals of your organization, its leaders and employees.
For our private clients, we offer wealth management insights and comprehensive planning to help you preserve, grow, and transfer your wealth. Our conservative asset management approach seeks to enhance the after-tax total rate of return while providing necessary liquidity. Since our clients are select and limited, we provide a professional, experienced, and personal investment service.
Rett and his wife Kim live in Brookhaven, GA with their two children, Kelsey and James, and their two dogs, Dutch and Daisy. During his free time, Rett enjoys playing tennis and golf, as well as traveling with his family.
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As a Morgan Stanley Corporate Cash Investment team, we will develop a plan with you according to your corporation's individual governances, characteristics, and short and long-term liquidity needs.
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Paula Gulich
Vice President, Wealth Management Associate
Phone:
(404) 266-6426(404) 266-6426
About Hollis Montgomery
An Atlanta native, Hollis graduated from the Westminster Schools and went on to study in the Honors Program at The University of Georgia, where she graduated summa cum laude and earned her Bachelor’s in Finance and a minor in Consumer Economics. During her high school and undergraduate years, Hollis interned with Morgan Stanley management, allowing her to become familiar with all facets of the business. Hollis credits this time as critical in developing the work ethic and values that continue to be at the core of her career today.
After college, Hollis joined Morgan Stanley full time and graduated 1st Tier in the Financial Advisor Associate program. Driven to serve clients with knowledge, Hollis takes pride in having earned the CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™) designation as well as the CERTIFIED PORTFOLIO MANAGER™ designation from Columbia University in New York.
Additionally, as a Corporate Cash Investment Directors at Morgan Stanley, Hollis’ team is able to serve Institutional Clients with a distinctive knowledgebase. In order to help strengthen their corporate services offerings alongside their Ultra-High Net Worth services, Hollis, Rett and Paula joined The Peachtree Group in 2019, aligning their strengths as one of the largest wealth management teams in the Southeast.
Hollis and her husband Michael live in the Peachtree Heights East neighborhood of Atlanta with their son, Fletcher, and their miniature Goldendoodle, Cheerios. During her free time Hollis loves to travel and explore the world with her family.
After college, Hollis joined Morgan Stanley full time and graduated 1st Tier in the Financial Advisor Associate program. Driven to serve clients with knowledge, Hollis takes pride in having earned the CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™) designation as well as the CERTIFIED PORTFOLIO MANAGER™ designation from Columbia University in New York.
Additionally, as a Corporate Cash Investment Directors at Morgan Stanley, Hollis’ team is able to serve Institutional Clients with a distinctive knowledgebase. In order to help strengthen their corporate services offerings alongside their Ultra-High Net Worth services, Hollis, Rett and Paula joined The Peachtree Group in 2019, aligning their strengths as one of the largest wealth management teams in the Southeast.
Hollis and her husband Michael live in the Peachtree Heights East neighborhood of Atlanta with their son, Fletcher, and their miniature Goldendoodle, Cheerios. During her free time Hollis loves to travel and explore the world with her family.
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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.
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2Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or 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 legal matters.
3Morgan 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.
4When 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.
5Morgan 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
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 Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S, which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
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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