Andrew Bertalli, CFP®
Financial Planning Director, Vice President
Syed Haq
Vice President,
Financial Advisor,
Portfolio Manager
Direct:
(516) 683-3238(516) 683-3238
My Mission Statement
Experience, intellectual capital and dedicated personal service to help you meet your life goals
My Story and Services
Syed Haq works with professionals, business owners and families to help build, manage and preserve wealth over time. He focuses on developing strategies that support long-term financial growth while helping clients prepare for future responsibilities, including the transition to retirement and the responsibilities that come with multigenerational wealth.
He works closely with clients to understand their goals and develop coordinated plans that align investment strategy, financial planning and evolving family priorities. Syed’s approach is centered on helping clients simplify financial complexity so they can remain focused on their careers, businesses and personal lives.
Syed has been providing financial advisory services for more than 16 years. He began his career at JPMorgan Chase and joined Morgan Stanley in 2023. That experience informs his ability to help clients navigate both day-to-day financial decisions and longer-term wealth strategies.
Syed grew up on Long Island and graduated from Stony Brook University. He now lives with his family in Old Westbury, New York. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, boating, cycling and spending time with his young children.
He works closely with clients to understand their goals and develop coordinated plans that align investment strategy, financial planning and evolving family priorities. Syed’s approach is centered on helping clients simplify financial complexity so they can remain focused on their careers, businesses and personal lives.
Syed has been providing financial advisory services for more than 16 years. He began his career at JPMorgan Chase and joined Morgan Stanley in 2023. That experience informs his ability to help clients navigate both day-to-day financial decisions and longer-term wealth strategies.
Syed grew up on Long Island and graduated from Stony Brook University. He now lives with his family in Old Westbury, New York. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, boating, cycling and spending time with his young children.
Securities Agent: NC, CA, NE, MD, GA, TX, FL, CT, VT, SC, RI, NM, MI, IL, AZ, KY, MA, DC, CO, WA, VA, PA, NJ, NH, LA, NY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 602175
NMLS#: 602175
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WORKING WITH YOU
With greater wealth comes greater complexity. Our team is designed to support individuals who are looking for first-class service, security, and sophisticated solutions.
Our approach to client service is simple - we put you at the center of everything we do. The more we know about you, the better we understand your needs and what you would like to accomplish by working with us. We recognize that getting to know you is essential to success, so we are focused on active listening and collaboration.
Step 1: Introductions
We begin with a casual conversation. This is an opportunity for us to learn more about each other. We'll then schedule a more in - depth discussion and ask you to bring important financial documents.
Step 2: Discovery
We continue the dialogue by fostering an in-depth conversation where we learn about the values that shape your decisions and identify where we can add value. We also review the information you've prepared and define specific priorities within.
Step 3: Analysis & Plan Development
During this step, we utilize our financial planning tools to develop a detailed and completely personalized plan with recommendations to help you preserve and grow your wealth.
Step 4: Implementation
Here, we present appropriate strategies that are designed to work together to achieve your goals. Upon your approval, we initiate the investment recommendations and begin to implement the additional strategies we've discussed.
Step 5: Ongoing Service
Committed to an ongoing premium service, we focus on creating a relationship that provides special value to you. We'll set up tools for your immediate access to all account information and because personal needs evolve over time, we will schedule ongoing meetings to keep up with your goals.
MODERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
Alternative Investments
Our leading alternatives platform offers 160+ third-party and proprietary funds, including first look and exclusive opportunities, that may help qualified investors enhance returns, reduce volatility, manage taxes and generate income—while maintaining a goals-based approach for asset allocation.
Capital Markets
An integrated organization across fixed income, equities, and structured investments leveraging the thought leadership of Morgan Stanley Research and dedicated product specialists to identify key investment opportunities to help enhance the growth potential of diversified portfolios.
Separately Managed Accounts
A selection of about 600 professionally managed portfolios to align with your goals and risk tolerance, with access to institutional pricing and zero-fee index SMAs.
Structured Investments
Customized investment strategies —such as yield enhancement strategies and risk mitigation strategies —that serve as powerful allocation tools in modern portfolios.
Total Tax 365
Taxes can be a substantial drag on investment returns. Morgan Stanley Total Tax 365 offers access to a broad range of tax-efficient strategies to help you integrate tax planning into your investment process all year long, maximize portfolio after-tax return potential and help keep more of what you earn.
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.
Understanding the markets can unlock your true potential
Our team is there for you during every phase of your financial journey. We do more than create a financial plan—we’re here to execute it in ways that create new opportunities for you to grow wealth, protect assets, plan for retirement and create a legacy that spans generations.
Manage Your Wealth
• Balance sheet leverage
• America’s Great Companies
• Income
• America’s Great Companies
• Income
Minimize Your Risk
• Tax-mitigation strategies
• Health and life insurance solutions
• Digital Identity Protection
• Health and life insurance solutions
• Digital Identity Protection
Elevate Your Banking
• Simplify everyday cash management
• Sophisticated lending solutions
• Home loans to buy, refinance or remodel
• Sophisticated lending solutions
• Home loans to buy, refinance or remodel
Shape Your Retirement
• Income planning and distribution
• Retirement counseling
• 401(k) planning
• Retirement counseling
• 401(k) planning
Protect Your Assets
• Industry-leading Cybersecurity
• Risk Assessment Tools
• Risk Assessment Tools
Earn Your Trust
• High-touch communication process
• Jargon-free financial guidance
• Provide education for entire family
• Jargon-free financial guidance
• Provide education for entire family
Three Rules of the Successful Investor
1) Stop Loss
2) Diversification
3) Patience
2) Diversification
3) Patience
Client Service Team
Jeffrey Papazian - Client Service Associate
Phone:
(516) 227-2933(516) 227-2933
Email:Jeffrey.Papazian@morganstanley.com
Location
1200 Franklin Avenue 2nd
Fl
Garden City, NY 11530
US
Direct:
(516) 683-3238(516) 683-3238
The Power of Partnerships
By partnering with experienced individuals across wealth disciplines, Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors can align specialized resources with your custom needs and deliver strategic guidance through the familiarity and trust of existing relationships
About Andrew Bertalli
Andrew Bertalli is a vice president and financial planning director, serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in eastern Long Island, NY. He is responsible for helping financial advisors with their clients' and prospects' financial planning needs.
Andrew began his career in financial services in 2000 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022. Prior to his current position, Andrew served high-net-worth clients for over 17 years. Andrew also has worked at Charles Schwab, USAA, and TIAA.
Andrew graduated from Saint Francis College and has a BS in business. Andrew holds his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. Andrew lives on Long Island with his wife and children. Outside of work, Andrew likes to keep fit and spend time with his family. Andrew holds a private pilot license and served in the US Navy.
Andrew began his career in financial services in 2000 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022. Prior to his current position, Andrew served high-net-worth clients for over 17 years. Andrew also has worked at Charles Schwab, USAA, and TIAA.
Andrew graduated from Saint Francis College and has a BS in business. Andrew holds his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. Andrew lives on Long Island with his wife and children. Outside of work, Andrew likes to keep fit and spend time with his family. Andrew holds a private pilot license and served in the US Navy.
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You have sole responsibility for making all investment decisions with respect to the implementation of a Financial Plan. You may implement the Financial Plan at Morgan Stanley or at another firm. If you engage or have engaged Morgan Stanley, it will act as your broker, unless you ask it, in writing, to act as your investment adviser on any particular account.
Morgan Stanley offers a wide array of brokerage and advisory services to its clients, each of which may create a different type of relationship with different obligations to you. Please consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences.
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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2When 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 consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
3Alternative Investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his/her investment. Alternative investments are appropriate only for qualified, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.
4Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not accept appointments nor will it act as a trustee but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third-party corporate trustee.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning and other legal matters.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
https://www.morganstanley.com/disclaimers/mswm-email.html. Any profiles and associated content are for U.S. residents only.
The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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CRC 4665150 (8/2025), 4763067 (9/2025)
