Our Story and Services

Founded in 2025, our team was built to deliver a high-touch, planning-first experience—powered by the global capabilities of Morgan Stanley.

When you’re scrolling headlines and markets are moving fast, we help you stay focused on what matters: your goals, your plan, and your next best decision.
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What we help with most

• Financial Planning: turning priorities into a clear, actionable roadmap
• Investment Management: disciplined portfolios built around your objectives and risk comfort
• Retirement Planning: income strategies, timing decisions, and lifestyle planning
• Estate & Legacy Planning Coordination: helping connect the dots with your attorney/tax professionals to support multigenerational goals
• Education & Family Planning: funding strategies aligned to your broader plan
• Philanthropy: charitable giving strategies aligned with your values
• Business Owner & Executive Planning: concentrated stock, equity compensation, liquidity-event preparation (as applicable)
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What it’s like to work with us

• Clarity over complexity: we simplify decisions and explain the “why”
• Proactive communication: ongoing checkpoints—not one-time planning
• A team approach: personalized relationship, supported by firmwide specialists and resources
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Powered by Morgan Stanley’s platform (and innovation)

As part of Morgan Stanley, we can help clients access:
• Institutional-caliber research and market insights to stay informed with perspective
• Modern digital tools designed to help organize your financial life
• Specialized capabilities across planning, investing, lending solutions (where appropriate), and broader wealth strategies
Morgan Stanley has also been investing in AI and advanced technology to enhance how teams serve clients—supporting areas like research, analytics, and advisor workflow so we can spend more time on what matters most: advice, planning, and service.

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Our mission
Excellence in family wealth planning—tailored to your unique goals, values, and legacy.
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How We Can Help You

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    Financial Planning

    The cornerstone of an effective wealth management plan is comprehensive financial planning, capturing your goals, resources and expectations for the future. Effective planning helps to successfully fund education and retirement income funding. Planning helps eliminate blind spots and helps ensure legacy goals are met.

    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 or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at https://www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf

    Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC ("Morgan Stanley"), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should seek advice based on their particular circumstances from an independent tax or legal advisor.

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    Asset Management

    After our financial planning process uncovers your goals, personal assets, liabilities, family dynamics and other unique circumstances, we create an investment strategy tailored to fit your needs. We make it a priority to educate our clients on the alignment between their goals and investment allocation.

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    Retirement Planning

    Planning is paramount to securing a successful retirement. We bring intense focus and education to the retirement process, no matter where you are in your professional career, it is not too early to start preparing for your retirement. You have worked hard, or are working hard, to get to the retirement phase of life. Now it is up to us to help you live a work-optional lifestyle.

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    401k Rollovers

    If you have a 401(k) from a previous job, we make it easy to consolidate your assets into one account so you can monitor your progress and investment results all in one place. With the benefit of added simplification from the client's perspective, we also ensure that there is no risky overlap or concentration in securities. You also have the full suite of an open platform from which to choose investments from.

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    Trust and Estate Services

    A critical part of any financial plan is ensuring your assets are titled in a way that fits your specific needs, wants and wishes, while keeping taxes in mind. Whether you choose to leave assets to family members, endowments, or charities, we provide the access and guidance needed to align your assets to your goals. When necessary or requested, we work with any other financial, tax, or estate advisors you have.

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    Legacy Planning

    We provide white-glove service to each and every client. We feel that the family members of our clients should be treated likes clients as well. Our practice is expanding and evolving alongside the families we work with, so we believe it is imperative to be able to offer the same level of service to the next generation(s). We believe starting financial education early is the best way to understand the complexities of effective wealth management.

Solutions Tailored To You

As a valued high net-worth client, your financial situation is distinct. The uniqueness of your wealth management needs arises from the complexity of your circumstances and your specific goals. Leveraging the extensive tools and resources available through Morgan Stanley, we are equipped to offer the comprehensive guidance necessary for managing the financial affairs of a high net-worth family.

The term "Family Office Resources" is being used as a term of art and not to imply that Morgan Stanley and/or its employees are acting as a family office pursuant to Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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    Family Office Resources

    As your family expands and your wealth grows, your financial needs may become more complex. With evolving priorities, this often calls for professionals with broader capabilities and deeper expertise.

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    Estate Planning

    We work with you to evaluate important factors impacting your current and future estate structures, taking into account your evolving financial picture. Together, we'll explore a range of tax and estate planning strategies and collaborate with your external tax and legal advisors to ensure a cohesive and well-informed approach.

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    Family Governance & Wealth Education

    Family Governance & Wealth Education is a comprehensive, family-focused offering designed to help UHNW families address their human capital challenges. Our team assists ultra-high net worth families strive to maximize the value of their human capital by driving family wealth education, making it more likely that all members of the family will have the foundation they need to lead meaningful, fulfilled and engaged lives.

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    Health and Wellness Education

    Morgan Stanley's Family Office Resources offers Health and Wellness Education, providing personalized services to address health-related challenges and enhance personal wellbeing. Individual consultations, tailored educational guidance, and access to a network of specialized providers are key features, focusing on eldercare, mental health, and more.

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    Trust Services

    Our team works with Morgan Stanley Trust Specialists to review your trust document and analyze your situation to recommend a selection of corporate trustee partners who they believe may be the right fit for your situation.

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    Signature Access Lifestyle Advisory

    Morgan Stanley's Signature Access offers a comprehensive Lifestyle Advisory service, providing clients with a dedicated concierge to tailor solutions via top-tier third-party providers. Services span travel, asset management, health, and personal security, alongside financial administration, ensuring a holistic approach to enhancing clients' lives. These offerings, from private aviation to real estate and personal security consultancy, are designed to meet the unique needs of affluent clients.

    Lifestyle Advisory Services: Products and services are provided by third party service providers, not Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC ("Morgan Stanley"). Morgan Stanley may not receive a referral fee or have any input concerning such products or services. There may be additional service providers for comparative purposes. Please perform a thorough due diligence and make your own independent decision.

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Location

729 SW Federal Hwy
Suite 300
Stuart, FL 34994
US
Direct:
(772) 223-3261(772) 223-3261

Meet The Allison, Lampert & Shapiro Group

About Steven Allison

Steve is a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Management Director with Morgan Stanley in Stuart, Florida.

Originally from Syracuse, New York, he relocated south after graduating from Ithaca College and joined Morgan Stanley in 2002. In 2005, he earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designation to deepen his professional focus in investments, retirement planning, tax-aware strategies, insurance, and estate planning strategy. Steve is passionate about the financial planning process and enjoys helping clients turn goals into reality, with a particular focus on multigenerational asset protection planning and wealth transfer.

Steve married his wife, Mary Beth, in 2006, and they enjoy spending time with their four children. Their eldest recently graduated from high school and is attending the University of Florida in Gainesville. They also have two daughters in high school and a son who loves baseball.

After more than 20 years as primarily a solo practitioner, Steve is excited to continue to help build a team of financial professionals to deliver specialized knowledge, greater efficiency, and long-term continuity for clients.





Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC offers insurance products in conjunction with its licensed insurance agency affiliates.
Securities Agent: FL, MS, WI, NV, ID, DC, WA, VA, OR, IN, DE, CO, WV, CT, AZ, OK, NJ, ME, CA, MI, MD, SC, PA, MO, RI, NC, LA, TX, MA, IL, WY, NY, VT, TN, OH, NH, MT, MN, GA; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1261885

About David M Lampert

Securities Agent: PA, OK, NJ, ME, DE, OR, MA, IN, LA, GA, CO, WA, NY, MD, SC, MS, WV, MO, RI, NC, CA, NV, MT, WI, VA, MI, CT, FL, DC, VT, TN, OH, KS, AZ, TX; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1312737

About Collin D. Shapiro

Collin Shapiro is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional who helps individuals, families, and professionals build disciplined financial strategies designed to help grow, preserve, and transition wealth across generations.

He helps oversee more than $100 million in client assets as of March 2026 and works with clients across the country to develop long-term investment and planning strategies.

Many of Collin’s clients are professionals and families who are looking for guidance as their financial lives become more complex—particularly those seeking to build wealth beyond employer-sponsored retirement plans.

As a younger advisor with a long-term perspective, Collin is focused on building relationships that can serve families for decades.

He believes the best outcomes occur when financial planning, tax-efficient investing, and estate planning strategies are coordinated thoughtfully. Because of this, Collin frequently collaborates with CPAs and estate planning attorneys to help ensure clients receive well-aligned advice across various areas of their financial lives.

Areas of Focus:
• Investment management and portfolio strategy
• Retirement planning and income distribution strategies
• Tax-efficient wealth accumulation strategies
• Strategies for saving and investing beyond employer-sponsored retirement plans
• Multigenerational wealth and legacy planning

Clients Collin Enjoys Working With:
• Professionals and families building long-term wealth
• Individuals seeking guidance beyond employer retirement plans
• Families navigating generational wealth transitions
• Clients who value disciplined planning and long-term relationships

Professional Collaboration:
Collin values strong working relationships with other trusted professionals and regularly collaborates with:
• Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)
• Estate planning attorneys
• Business owners and other professional advisors

These relationships help ensure clients receive coordinated and thoughtful financial guidance.

Personal:
Collin is based in the Buffalo, New York area and works with clients across the country. Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children and looks forward to the day he can coach their sports teams.
Securities Agent: WI, MO, WY, MI, CO, CA, UT, RI, MS, IN, WA, VT, VA, TX, KY, KS, DC, CT, NJ, MD, IA, LA, ID, WV, PA, OH, NV, NH, NC, MN, FL, OK, GA, OR, ND, MT, ME, IL, NM, MA, DE, AZ, TN, SC, NY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2156290
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
A Simple Six-Step Retirement Checkup
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A Simple Six-Step Retirement Checkup

Checking in on your retirement plan may make a lot of sense, especially when market volatility arises.

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.

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.

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.
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3Morgan 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 or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.

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6Morgan 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.

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