

Ross D. Pearlman

My Mission Statement
My Mission
Helping Clients Make Smart Decisions With Their Money
My mission is to help clients make smart investment and financial decisions through professional relationships based on uncompromising integrity, trust, and personalized service. I accomplish this mission by offering holistic, comprehensive advisory services to help clients prioritize and attain their life goals.
My sole purpose is to help clients arrange their financial affairs in an efficient and effective way; to preserve their capital and obtain risk-adjusted returns consistent with their financial objectives; and, most importantly, help them achieve their financial goals.
I believe in taking a holistic approach to financial planning for clients. I apply the "whole person" concept in evaluating and presenting the financial options available to the individual client. In my experience the "best" financial solution to a given situation is not necessarily an appropriate option for the client.
Each client receives an individualized analysis reflecting their current situation and available financial solutions applicable to their particular situation as well as specific recommendations as to which paths to follow. We believe that it is particularly important to present relevant financial alternatives in order to develop a truly cohesive plan—one that is designed to achieve their lifelong financial goals as well as be consistent with their personal philosophy. We find that quality financial decisions are made after the client is informed of options that they may not know are possible.
I believe with responsible decisions, reasonable expectations, and vigilant, attentive counsel each client can achieve their financial goals.
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The Solaria Group - Our Story
The Solaria Group at Morgan Stanley is a global team offering wealth management that has no borders and is mindful to our planet.
With offices in Menlo Park, CA, Scottsdale, AZ and New York, NY we offer our collective wisdom to serve a global clientele of highly accomplished entrepreneurs, executives, business owners and multi-generational families.
We understand that with substantial wealth comes unique challenges and significant complexity. We help simplify and bring balance to your financial life so that you may pursue the aspirations you have for your family, your business, your community and the world.
While our capabilities are sophisticated our mission is simple: to help you live the life you want to live.
We begin by listening to you to understand your vision of a fulfilling life. Once we understand what matters to you -- your hopes, dreams and values -- we develop and implement a roadmap to help achieve your goals and fulfill your legacy.
Our holistic approach includes:
- Investment strategy – as designated Portfolio Managers we can build and monitor custom discretionary portfolios. We tap into the vast resources of Morgan Stanley for a wide range of investment strategies including our Institute for Sustainable Investing as well as our Alternative Investments platform.
- Comprehensive financial planning – retirement roadmaps, lending solutions, business succession, pre-liquidity strategies.
- Family governance strategies - legacy wealth transfer, estate planning, philanthropic planning, family meetings to enable next generation involvement and value-based discussions.
We value our relationship with your trusted advisors including attorneys, accountants and other professionals to help ensure that we are all working in concert to help you achieve your objectives.
At the Solaria Group we believe in making our world a better place by:
- Offering you excellent service so that you are happy and in turn can have a positive impact in your circle
- Offering investment strategies that align with your values. We provide impact investing options ranging from addressing climate change to empowering women.
- Helping you fulfill your philanthropic objectives through charitable giving strategies or establishing a foundation
- Giving back to our communities -- we volunteer and give back to organizations that are dear to our heart and are making a positive impact in our world.
'We make a living out of what we get. We make a life out of what we give" - Winston Churchill
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Personal Bio
Ross has more than 30 years of experience as a financial advisor. More notably, he has never held a position outside the securities industry since graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Arizona State University in 1991.
Ross’ keen interest and experience in finance has enabled him to build strong, enduring relationships with a broad range of investors, including high net worth individuals and their families. In fact, many of his clients have been with him for more than two decades and have referred other investors to him, as well.
A key reason Ross has such a loyal following is that he places as much importance on protecting wealth as he does on growing it. In general, he seeks favorable returns in bull markets and better-than-average results than the major averages in declining markets.
Another reason for his loyal following is that he knows what it takes to manage money in different market and economic environments. He has managed money through some of the best times in market history, as well as some of the more difficult, including the Dot-Com bubble in 2000 and the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Ross also places a great deal of emphasis on providing a high-level of caring, dedicated client service. For example, he keeps in touch with his clients regularly and makes himself readily available to answer questions about their portfolios or market and economic conditions.
Ross isn’t just interested in keeping his clients’ finances in good shape. He’s deeply devoted to keeping himself fit, as well, cycling upwards of 300 miles a week. Moreover, Ross is a triathlete and an avid snowboarder and traveler. In his down time, Ross relaxes with his miniature Dachshund and his 92-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback.
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About Nikki Ranck
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.
Nikki began her career in financial services in 2006, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022 as a Private Banker. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Senior Client Service Associate at JP Morgan’s Private Bank. She also served as a Mortgage Banker and Branch Manager at JP Morgan Chase, and a Service Manager and Personal Banker at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Nikki lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her family. Outside of the office, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.
About Alex Delgadillo
Alex began his career in financial services in 2010, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022. Prior to his current position, he worked as a Private Client Advisor for J.P. Morgan.
Alex graduated from Arizona State University and Tecnológico de Monterrey and holds his Certified Financial Planner™ designation. Alex lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his family. Outside of work, Alex enjoys film production, stand-up comedy, and tennis. Some organizations that he supports include the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, Phoenix Sister Cities, Detour Theatre Company, and Cowtown SKATE.
Portfolio Insights
Retirement
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- IRA Plans
- Retirement income strategies
- Retirement plan participants
- Annuities
Investing
- Asset Management
- Wealth Planning
- Traditional Investments
- Alternative Investments
- Impact Investing
Family
- Estate Planning Strategies
- 529 Plans / Education Savings Planning
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Special Needs Planning
- Trust Services
Business Planning
- Succession Planning
- Business Planning
- Qualified Retirement Plans
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