Welcome

As a steward of her clients’ wealth, Samantha Alderman is committed to maintaining the highest standards of uncompromising integrity and professionalism. Samantha aims to design solutions for complex problems and to help her clients achieve financial prosperity.

Samantha works with professionals from all different industries. Her primary focus is building customized investment strategies, exit planning for real estate holdings, comprehensive legacy planning, and navigating the retirement process.

Many of Samantha's clients include business owners, scientists, ranchers, farmers and real estate developers. She also works closely with retirees and individuals or families who have recently come into significant wealth.

Overall, Samantha Alderman aims to be her clients’ most trusted resource for objective guidance and advice in areas that can help make their daily lives easier to navigate. Samantha looks forward to hearing about your goals and aspirations, and demonstrating how she can help you reach them.
Services Include
Securities Agent: MO, VA, TX, MT, IN, AK, SD, IL, CO, UT, ID, NV, AZ, TN, NM, CA, LA, KS, NE, SC, FL, WA, MD, OR; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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CA Insurance License #: 4279015
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Samantha's Process

As your advisor, Samantha Alderman’s goal is to develop a lifelong relationship with you. Whether it’s in the initial meeting or throughout the planning process, Samantha strives to bring clarity and simplicity to complex financial issues, and to keep your best interests as the highest priority in all aspects of her business.

Samantha’s process begins with meeting to learn more about you and what is most important to you. Once she has a clear picture of your goals and objectives, Samantha will review and analyze your current financial situation to identify the next steps.

Next, she creates a custom solution for you using the broad spectrum of Morgan Stanley services, as well as working with your tax and legal advisors to identify any potential opportunities. Once you and Samantha establish a plan, she works closely with her partners to implement and monitor the strategy.

Samantha will continue to assess your goals, investments and performance in alignment with your needs through ongoing reviews of your financial picture. Throughout the different stages of your life, you and Samantha make sure the strategy adapts to any changes that arise in your financial or family needs, and create a clearer path toward achieving the goals most important to you.

    MY STORY

    As a lifelong athlete, Samantha Alderman competed on the Division I Track and Field team at Boise State University for four years as a Bronco, where she specialized in the 200m and 400m sprints. In 2013, she graduated from Boise State with a B.A. in Mass Communications/Journalism. Writing has always been one of her passions, but during an editorial internship in her senior year, she realized she truly connected with a specific part of the process: the interview.

    Connecting with people about the projects and ideas that mattered most to them quickly became one of her favorite aspects of journalism. Even as her career transitioned in other fields, she still sought that element of human connection in everything she pursued.

    As a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Samantha combines the two things she values the most in a career: connecting with clients about their goals and passions, and providing a valuable service to them by working to make their goals a reality.

      Upcoming Firm Events

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      U.S. Policy Pulse: Trump 2.0 and the Markets

      DATE: February 25, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. ET

      Join Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Chief Investment Officer, Lisa Shalett, on Tuesday, February 25, for a conversation with Chief Economic Strategist and Global Head of Thematic and Macro Investing, Ellen Zentner, and Head of U.S. Public Policy, Monica Guerra, on the top policy and regulatory actions that could impact investors in the months ahead.

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      UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

      Connect with Samantha in-person at a local event listed below.

      Location

      8202 W Quinault Ave
      Ste A110
      Kennewick, WA 99336
      US
      Direct:
      (509) 735-0184(509) 735-0184
      Toll-Free:
      (800) 426-6127(800) 426-6127
      Fax:
      (509) 735-6969(509) 735-6969
      Wealth Management
      Global Investment Office

      Portfolio Insights

      Retirement

      Working with you to understand your life goals and develop a personalized wealth strategy. Today and for the years to come.
      • 401(k) Rollovers
      • IRA Plans
      • Retirement income strategies
      • Retirement plan participants
      • Annuities
      4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts
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      4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts

      Discover how planning for required minimum distributions from retirement accounts can help you fund future needs and support loved ones.

      Investing

      Working closely with you to guide your wealth and investments through the most challenging market cycles.
      • Asset Management
      • Wealth Planning
      • Traditional Investments
      • Alternative Investments
      • Impact Investing
      2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth
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      2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth

      Global growth is likely to be around 3% in 2025 and 2026, as tariff and immigration policies begin to slow the U.S. economy late next year, and China's underperformance restrains emerging markets.

      Family

      Creating customized financial strategies for the challenges that today’s families face.
      • Estate Planning Strategies
      • 529 Plans / Education Savings Planning
      • Long Term Care Insurance
      • Special Needs Planning
      • Trust Services
      Are You Prepared for Tax Day?
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      Are You Prepared for Tax Day?

      The countdown to Tax Day has begun. Here are some strategies to consider as the deadline approaches.

      Business Planning

      Helping you on key aspects of your business such as ownership, liquidity and developing opportunities.
      • Succession Planning
      • Business Planning
      • Qualified Retirement Plans
      Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business
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      Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business

      Selling your business can mean big changes for your life, both personally and financially. Know how to make the most of your windfall.

      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
      Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 
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      Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 

      There’s more to charitable giving than you may realize. Here’s one method that may be a tax-efficient way to give and can help maximize your impact.
      Ready to start a conversation? Contact Samantha Alderman today.
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