About John Traynor CFP®, CPWA®
John Traynor, CFP®, CPWA® is a seasoned wealth management and financial planning professional with more than 15 years of experience advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families.
Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, John spent six years at Fiduciary Trust International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, where he served as a senior wealth planner and relationship manager. In that role, he partnered with clients and their families on complex planning matters across the full spectrum of wealth management.
John began his career in 2010 at UBS, where he spent six years in wealth management, advising clients on a broad range of financial planning and wealth strategy topics. He has also held financial planning roles at Jefferies and LearnVest, further broadening his experience across advisory platforms and client needs.
John is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) professional, specializing in comprehensive financial planning. As the financial planning director for Eastern Long Island, he partners with advisors and their service teams to deliver strategic, integrated guidance across key planning areas, including cash-flow analysis, tax and transaction strategy, retirement management, employee stock option and deferred compensation planning, wealth transfer and estate strategies, philanthropy, and liability and risk management. John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business information systems, with a minor in management, from Fairfield University’s Charles F. Dolan School of Business. Further, as part of earning his CPWA® designation, he completed the Wealth Management Theory & Practice education program through the Yale School of Management. Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife, two young children and their dog, as well as playing golf, enjoying music, and following the New York Mets and New York Jets.
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