My Story and Services

Spencer Horowitz is a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley. Spencer helps business owners, corporate executives, and high-net-worth families with portfolio management, comprehensive wealth planning, pre-liquidity planning, and retirement planning.

Spencer received his Bachelor of Science from the Florida State University College of Business. Upon graduation, he pursued a career as a professional golfer. After a few years of playing and teaching at some of the top golf courses around the country he made a career change into Wealth Management.

Spencer started his career in Wealth Management at E*TRADE working with both families and active traders. In 2018 Spencer joined Morgan Stanley as a financial advisor and has since been recognized by Morgan Stanley as a Pacesetter Member. He holds both Series 7, 63 and Series 66 licenses.

Spencer utilizes the unparalleled resources of Morgan Stanley as well as his team’s vast experience and intellectual capital to help clients find solutions to their complex financial needs. He has developed his skills working in several capacities at Morgan Stanley, including as a financial planner, analyst, and advisor. These diverse roles allow him to draw from several perspectives when crafting a financial strategy for clients. Whether he’s working with a C-suite executive, a multigenerational family, or a business owner, Spencer believes firmly in the importance of developing both short and long-term financial goals, and he is particularly committed to providing education and advisory across generations to prepare young people for financial success.

In his free time, Spencer is an avid golfer, an active member at Temple Emanu-El, and enjoys going to the beach. He currently resides in Atlanta with his wife Madison and children Riley and Chase.
Services Include
Securities Agent: NV, LA, DE, RI, VA, CO, SC, OK, NH, GA, FL, DC, AK, VT, PA, MT, MS, ME, MD, MA, IN, WV, NJ, KS, AZ, MI, IL, WA, TX, TN, OR, NY, NC, CT, CA, AL, OH, NM; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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Comprehensive Financial Planning

Regardless of what stage your life is in - moving ahead in your career, enjoying retirement, or somewhere in between - as your Financial Advisors, we can help you achieve your financial goals.

Using a suite of tools that includes goal-specific analysis, we can work with you to create a realistic, holistic strategy that integrates the various aspects of your financial life, including your investments and cash management needs.

We can create your personal roadmap to help achieve and protect your goals — a framework that makes the connection between your life goals and your financial resources, and provides a baseline for future discussions.
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    Insurance
    We take an extremely close look at your financial profile to decipher what type(s) of insurance most fit your needs, and determine if your current insurance policies are best suited for you and your goals.
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    Retirement
    Leading up to and through retirement, Cornerstone Capital helps you identify the most appropriate ways to obtain the income you need and help ensure that you are on track to achieve for financial goals.
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    Estate Planning Strategies
    Regardless of your current financial circumstances, it is crucial to have a backup plan for your money. We regularly review your finances with you and coordinate with your estate attorney to help ensure that your wishes are met in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible.
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    Managing Investments
    We take care of your retirement accounts and other investments based on your comfort level with risk and your current tax circumstances, tailoring your financial strategy to your unique situation, needs, and goals.
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    Manage Debt
    We thoroughly review your mortgage, car loans, credit cards, and any other debts that you may have in order to help determine where you can save on interest and create a timeline for your debt payments by prioritizing which ones should be paid off first.

Our Services and Process

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    Services We Provide

    FINANCIAL PLANNING: Goals Analysis, Retirement Income, Debt Analysis, Special Circumstances
    INVESTMENT PLANNING: Security Recommendations, Economics, Asset Allocation, Tax Efficient Investing
    WEALTH PLANNING: Wills & Legal Documents, Legacy Planning/Gifting, Family Governance, Charitable Planning
    EXECUTIVE PLANNING: Incentive Compensation, Stock Options, Concentrated Positions, Stock Monetization
    BUSINESS OWNER PLANNING: Risk Management, Cash Management, Retirement Benefits, Succession Planning
    EMPLOYER RETIREMENT PLANS: Investment Management & Monitoring, Participant Financial Education, Participation Focus, Plan Design & Implementation, Evaluate & Recommend Record Keeper/Provider, Plan Fiduciary Responsibilities

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    Our Tailored Process

    Step 1 -> Discovery Process: We listen, learn, and identify what is important to you and your legacy
    Step 2 -> Develop Strategies: We determine risk and gather data to analyze current investments and create a financial plan
    Step 3 -> Onboarding Meeting: We present and discuss the plan
    Step 4 -> Deployment of Solutions: Focus on asset movement and assign responsibilities
    Step 5 -> Orientation Meeting: Meet and understand the team and "who to contact"
    Step 5 -> Wealth Team Integration: Develop and understand your network, liquidity needs, and secondary plans
    Step 6 -> Strategy/Tactical Meetings: Monitor, discuss, and adjust future transitions

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    Our Suite of Digital Tools

    Morgan Stanley Online:
    Beyond viewing your account balance and activity, Morgan Stanley Online (MSO) has a suite of features that allow you to manage your everyday finances from paying bills and sending money to transferring funds and authorizing transactions with one click using eAuthorizations.
    Spending + Budgeting:
    Track spending habits, categorize expenses and create budgets across your Morgan Stanley and external financial accounts with our Spending and Budgeting Tool. We make it easy for you and your financial advisor to oversee trends in your financial life.
    Total Wealth View:
    We've launched a new tool that allows you to link information from your accounts at other financial institutions directly to your Morgan Stanley Online or Morgan Stanley Mobile App profile. The ability to view all of your assets together provides the opportunity to advise on your Morgan Stanley accounts with your entire financial picture in mind.
    eDelivery:
    Morgan Stanley Online has a variety of features that can enhance your digital experience and provide a deeper level of security. One of those tools, eDelivery, allows you to securely save, print, send or receive documents at any time from both Morgan Stanley Online and the Morgan Stanley Mobile App.
    Digital Vault:
    Digital Vault lets you easily and securely manage and share important documents such as account statements, authorizations, tax filings and other relevant documents with your Financial Advisor.
    Portfolio Risk Platform:
    Our Portfolio Risk Platform, backed by institutional-caliber analytics, assesses thousands of risk factors using a holdings-based approach to assess a portfolio's exposures, analyze how securities behave together across portfolios and forecast how they influence risk and return moving forward.

Welcome to our life navigator

One of our goals at the Gottlieb/Horowitz Group is to help our clients navigate different life events. Here you will find a wide range of content and materials covering a variety of life events and milestones that you might face.

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    Birth

    Welcoming a child into the family is a joyous occasion for everyone. As a trusted advisor to our clients, we play a critical role in helping you plan and prepare for the financial components that a new child introduces into your lives.

    Birth
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    Education

    Education is a major investment and expense for most of our clients—one that often requires years of careful, advanced planning. As educational costs continue to rise—from primary education through undergraduate, graduate and professional schools—we can help you approach the range of educational expenses, such as tuition, extension programs and advanced professional training, with appropriate funding strategies for your particular situations.

    Education
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    Business/Work

    Many of our clients have complex business arrangements, from executive-level employment situations to various levels of investment in a multitude of business ventures—from startups to established enterprises. As their Financial Advisor, we play a critical role in helping them navigate the complexities of business ownership, investment and associated activities such as selling, divesting or planning for succession.

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    Marriage

    There are few events more exciting than when our client decides to align their life with the person they love. Of course, there are conversations you should have with your partner before tying the knot. One of the most important is about money—how you will make it, save it, spend it and invest it.

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    Post-Career

    Today's 65-year-olds have a high likelihood of living until their mid-80s, and it's not uncommon anymore to reach substantially beyond that. That means you need to plan for a retirement that will span two decades and potentially much more. Longer retirements are great outcomes, but also place a great deal of stress on a household's finances. As your Financial Advisor, we make sure to put a plan in place so that you are able to take on any curveball retirement may throw at you.

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    Caregiving

    Health care costs are rising—especially for retirees, and many will need long-term care. Learn the moves you can make to help prepare yourself.

    Healthcare
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    Death

    Dealing with death is never easy. Aside from coping with the loss of a loved one, legal matters also require immediate attention, including administration of the estate. Though it may be hard for individuals to talk about estate planning because of the heartache, addressing it promptly is crucial to saving both time and money, and to minimizing family conflict or confusion. Passing away without a will, known as intestacy, means the state determines how the deceased's assets will be distributed, and this may not be consistent with the family's wishes.

    Estate Planning

Location

3280 Peachtree Rd NE
Suite 1900
Atlanta, GA 30305
US
Direct:
(404) 266-6622(404) 266-6622
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Portfolio Insights

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
Iran Conflict: Seven Takeaways for Investors
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Iran Conflict: Seven Takeaways for Investors

Prolonged conflict with Iran could lead to higher oil prices, hotter inflation and greater market uncertainty.

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
Tax-Smart Strategies for Your Retirement
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Tax-Smart Strategies for Your Retirement

Smart tax planning can help you save more for retirement and keep more of what you’ve already saved. Consider these tax-efficient retirement planning strategies.

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
529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education
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529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education

Though education costs continue to climb, starting to save and invest early can make a difference.

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.

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.
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5When 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 always check with their tax or legal advisor before engaging in any transaction involving 529 Plans, Education Savings Accounts and other tax-advantaged investments.

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