

The Santo, Weiss and Livingston Partners at Morgan Stanley

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We are proud and humbled to announce that our Team has been recognized as a "2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Team" by Forbes.
Working with our dynamic and talented Team, you will discover a refreshingly different approach to managing your finances and the overall client relationship. Our unique Team structure, concierge-level services, extensive capabilities, and distinct focus on the client experience and meaningful relationship building are combined in an effort to create the ultimate Wealth Management experience for investors and their families striving to achieve targeted financial goals for generations to come.
We believe that success in achieving important financial goals starts with a comprehensive wealth strategy. We will help you define what is most important to you and then formulate the strategies that are appropriate for your needs, whether you are accumulating wealth or investing for income, solidifying your retirement plan or devising a distribution approach that helps meet your lifestyle and legacy goals. We will consider all aspects of your wealth picture and personal circumstances while working with your other trusted advisors to help you define and achieve your goals.
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Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based for the period from 3/31/23–3/31/24.
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- Professional Portfolio ManagementFootnote4
- Business Succession PlanningFootnote5
- Life InsuranceFootnote6
- Asset Management
- Stock Plan ServicesFootnote7
- 401(k) Rollovers
- Divorce Financial AnalysisFootnote8
- Cash ManagementFootnote9
- 529 PlansFootnote10
- Fixed IncomeFootnote11
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Meet The Santo, Weiss and Livingston Partners
About Lisa Santo
Lisa’s practice has been built on long term relationships. Many of her clients have worked with her for decades, and their relationships have extended into multiple generations. She is readily available to her clients, and takes pride in earning their trust by always putting her clients and their needs first. Lisa designs and implements comprehensive wealth management strategies to provide sound investment advice combined with personalized attention and exceptional service to affluent and high net- worth clients.
She is a senior member of the Morgan Stanley’s Women’s Business Development Council and a member of the Association of Professional Investment Consultants. Additionally, Lisa has served on the firm’s GWMG Diversity Council and was a member of the firm’s prestigious Master’s Club in 2001. In 2017, Lisa was named as Working Mother Magazine’s Top Wealth Advisor Moms, which recognizes her professionalism and dedication to her valued clients. She is also one of a small number of Morgan Stanley advisors who have earned the designation as a Certified Financial Planner™( CFP®) and has earned the title of Dedicated Equity Plan Specialist and Insurance Planning Director.
Lisa currently lives in Sleepy Hollow, NY with her husband and their three children.
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About David Livingston
David’s approach to helping investors obtain their goals starts with an emphasis on financial planning. His background in Psychology gives him a unique perspective when it comes to financial planning and wellness; his strategy aligns the investor’s entire balance sheet with their individual financial goals to create portfolios that keep clients invested in difficult markets, helping maximize the probability of meeting lifetime goals, while seeking to generate growth to benefit the next generation. David incorporates behavior based planning into his advisory practice, utilizing goals based investing and a bucketing approach to segregate assets into risk weighed portfolios. David has guided clients through three major market corrections and two recessions.
He is a member of the CFA institute, the New York Society of Security Analyst, and is an active member of the NYSSA Investment Strategy committee. In his free time, David enjoys skiing and running marathons. He currently lives in Sleepy Hollow, NY with his wife and three children.
NMLS#: 1437897
About Lauren Santo
Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in June 2023, Lauren began her career as a Project Manager at MUFG, where she skillfully orchestrated and executed various technology projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project goals. She later transitioned to Bank of America as a Business Manager, where she oversaw operational functions and played a pivotal role in budgeting, planning and decision making for the FICC Technology organization. She graduated from Smith College in 2018 with a double major in Economics and Psychology. While at Smith, Lauren also participated in the highly-selective Smith-Tuck Business Bridge Program, which delivered a comprehensive business curriculum, taught by MBA faculty from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Lauren holds the SIE, Series 7, Series 66, life and health insurance licenses, as well as the Financial Planning Specialist designation. Originally from Sleepy Hollow, NY, Lauren now resides in the Upper East Side and enjoys being outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
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About Tony Silva
Tony began his career in financial services in 1995 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2015 as a Pipeline Manager in our Home Loans organization. In 2017, he was promoted to Project Manager on that team. Tony assumed his current position in February, 2018. Prior to his tenure at the firm, Tony held a number of roles at mortgage financing institutions.
Tony received a Bachelor of Science in Management from Rutgers University. He and his family reside in Livingston, New Jersey.
When not at the office, Tony enjoys traveling, playing soccer, and spending time with family and friends.
About Charlotte Spatz
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.
Charlotte began her career in financial services in 2015, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2016 as a Complex Administrator. Prior to being promoted to her current position, Charlotte served as an Associate Private Banker supporting Wealth Management offices in New York City and was a Regional Administrator before that. Before joining the firm, she was an Operations Associate at the Lebenthal & Co.
Charlotte is a graduate of the Marist College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. She currently lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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- 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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