About Us

The success of the AMA Group comes from the relationships we have established with our clients and their families. These life-long relationships are based on integrity, honesty, constant communication, and putting our client’s interests first, as if they are family – which is how we would want our family to be treated. We provide comprehensive, customized, and objective investment advice for every generation of our client’s families and help with multi-generational planning and transitions.

By asking the right questions we get to know our clients on a personal level – their goals, concerns, fears, and what they are most passionate about. Our clients care about what they can DO with their money. Can they have the retirement lifestyle they envision? Can they send children and grandchildren to college? Will they be able to support elderly parents? How can they best support the charities that matter most to them?

We do our best work and provide the most value to people who have comprehensive planning and investing needs and who have savings of $1,000,000 or more. We understand that Wealth Management has never been more complicated. There are more and more investment choices, changing tax and estate laws, changes to Social Security, Medicare, and retirement plan funding rules. Using our skills, experience, and the global resources at Morgan Stanley, we are here to meet these challenges and to help guide you, so that you can make the best and most informed choices for you and for those you love.

We use a comprehensive financial planning process, along with sophisticated market and economic analysis to help our clients define and meet their goals, and we are committed to providing first rate service by being available to respond quickly and efficiently should any question or concern arise. Our clients truly matter to us and you’ll know that from day one.
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Tax Efficient Investing

Our clients are much more than a portfolio of assets – they are families with active lives, who seek a team of financial advisors who will provide them with thorough, unbiased, and carefully considered guidance on a full range of financial topics. When you work with us, you will be treated with respect, care, confidentiality, and given unwavering commitment to you and your family.
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    Tax-Efficient Portfolios
    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.
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    Tax-Smart Strategies for Retirement
    Looking for ideas on how to be more tax efficient when planning 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.
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    How to Access Your Tax Forms
    1. Log into your account via Morgan Stanley Online
    2. Click the Accounts tab
    3. Select the Documents tab
    4. Go to the Statement drop-down tab
    5. Select Tax Documents and download them
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    4 Key Tax Questions for Investors to Consider
    Factoring the impact of taxes into your investment decisions can help you keep more of your hard-earned money, both now and in the future.
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    2026 Tax Tables
    If you are interested in seeing the updated tax tables and other details for 2026, see all additional information here.
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    2025 Year-End Tax Reminders
    The 2025 Year-End Tax Reminders document serves as a comprehensive guide for taxpayers to navigate the changes in tax laws and deductions for the year.
    Year-End Tax Reminders

Develop and Monitor Your Financial Plans

FINANCIAL PLANNING DIGITAL TOOLS

Our wealth management and planning process begins with you, your investment objectives and your financial goals. Holistic in its approach, it may encompass all the elements of your financial life - your long term goals, liabilities, investments, and your cash management needs - making sure they align with your goals and wealth management plan.

We understand that the goals you set today will evolve over time. Your plan will evolve with them - and with the changing circumstances of your life.

Leveraging a sophisticated suite of analytic tools, as well as the extensive resources of Morgan Stanley, we can help you take charge of your financial future an achieve your goals. Below, we have provided some links that will introduce you to a few of the tools that we use, please click to learn more about them. We hope that you will return often to learn more about topics impacting your wealth.



MONITOR YOUR PLAN WITH DIGITAL TOOLS

Our comprehensive suites of digital tools are designed to help enhance every aspect of your financial life. This will allow you to view your financial plan, while also safeguarding your personal information.
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    Financial Planning
    Morgan Stanley Financial Planning can show you a single, comprehensive snapshot of your finances. We can help you create a wealth plan that’s adaptable to the different stages of your life using our cutting edge tools- Goals Planning System (GPS) and LifeView.
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    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.
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    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, manage unrealized gains and help keep more of what you earn.
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ESTATES, TRUSTS, PROPERTY AND BUSINESS SALES

Preparing for the transition and sale of a property or business means working closely with your advisor and planning ahead as early in the process as possible, giving you time to consider all aspects of the transaction. See below for some examples of resources that may be used to help optimize your financial benefit.. A trust can be another tool to help protect you assets;  here is some information on trusts and other strategies to consider.
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    Thinking About Your Legacy? Why You May Need a Trust
    You can’t take it with you, but through a trust, you can define how you want your life’s work and wealth to continue to benefit the people and causes you love and care for.
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Welcome to our life navigator

One of our goals 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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    (954) 577-8894(954) 577-8894
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    Meet The AMA Group

    About Julie Morris Axelrod

    Julie Morris Axelrod is an Executive Director, Portfolio Manager, and Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley.

    Julie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tulane University with a double Major in Finance and Accounting and a Minor in Sociology. While attending Tulane on a full tennis scholarship, she was offered an internship with a team of Financial Advisors at Merrill Lynch. It was during this internship that Julie recognized that she had a passion for investing. Shortly after graduating she moved back to South Florida and began working for Morgan Stanley in 2003. In 2005 she earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University. During her 20-year career with Morgan Stanley she obtained the following professional licenses: Series 7, 66, and Series 31 (Managed Futures). She is a Life, Health, Long-term Care and Annuity Insurance agent.

    In 2013, Julie partnered with Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor Nancy Abrams, (now retired) and together they formed the AMA Group at Morgan Stanley. Julie recognizes the importance of client service and leverages the skill set of each team member to provide the best client experience possible. Julie is firmly committed to long-term client relationships and through financial planning tools helps individuals and their families with retirement, education, estate, and insurance planning strategies. She and her team also work with nonprofits, businesses, trusts, and corporate retirement plans. Julie, along with her team, supports and guides clients through life changes such as births, deaths, divorce, career changes and retirement. She works with her clients to make sure their investment strategies and financial plans continue to be tailored to their specific needs.
    Outside of work, Julie enjoys a range of physical activities including tennis, pickleball, golf, dancing, and skiing. She loves spending time with family including her two children, Ryan and Reese.
    Securities Agent: AR, PA, KY, GA, TN, SC, IN, CT, CA, AZ, VA, NJ, AL, TX, NV, NM, MI, HI, FL, CO, OH, NH, LA, MO, ME, WA, MN, IL, IA, DC, NY, NC, MD, MA, VT, OR, KS, DE; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
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    About Lenore Dunlop

    Lenore Dunlop is a Financial Advisor and Financial Planning Specialist with Morgan Stanley. She holds the following professional licenses: Series 7, 66, and is a Life, Health, Long‐term Care, and Annuities Insurance agent. She holds a bachelor’s degree with a double major in International Business and Marketing.
    In addition to traditional investments, she has in‐depth knowledge of options strategies, alternative investments, and structured products, as well as a deep understanding of real estate investment, having owned and managed properties for many years.
    Lenore enjoys discovering the needs of each client and is highly skilled at creating comprehensive financial plans. She serves clients who include high‐net‐worth individuals, business owners and entrepreneurs, and those in both the wealth‐building and retirement stages of their financial lives.
    Lenore believes that open communication and a strong commitment to service are the cornerstones of fostering long term‐client relationships. She leverages the full array of Morgan Stanley’s experts and global resources and uses them to each client’s advantage to find tailored solutions for each challenge. She helps guide clients through life events such as setting up qualified retirement plans, navigating career and lifestyle changes, planning for educational needs, and working with clients on their estate strategies and insurance planning.
    Lenore joined the Firm in 2018 and the AMA Group in 2020, allowing her to better serve her clients by leveraging the resources and experience of an experienced team. In 2022 and in 2023 Lenore was named to the Firm’s Pacesetter’s Club, a global recognition program for Financial Advisors who have demonstrated the highest professional standards and world-class service.
    Lenore believes strongly in promoting early financial literacy and volunteers her time with the SIFMA Foundation as a judge of student essays for the Stock Market Game’s InvestWrite national writing competition.

    Outside of the office, Lenore loves to cook and to bake, loves to read, takes West Coast Swing dance lessons, and enjoys physical activities such as pickleball, hiking, weightlifting, and powerlifting.


    Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Pacesetter's Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision. Club membership is no guarantee of future performance.
    Securities Agent: AZ, FL, OH, MO, MI, CO, AR, NV, MA, IN, DC, TX, TN, ME, CT, VA, SC, PA, NH, NC, IL, VT, NY, MD, HI, DE, CA, MN, NJ, GA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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    CA Insurance License #: 4192715

    About Olga Mirsky

    Olga Mirsky is a Wealth Management Associate for the AMA Group. She has been with Morgan Stanley since 2001.

    Olga was born in Russia and is proficient in the Russian language. She attended Florida International University in 2003, where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Marketing. She completed her Series 7 and 66 licenses in 2005 and completed her Florida Insurance license in 2016.

    Among her strengths are, building personal relationship with clients and her extensive knowledge of the industry. Her goal is to help people to reach their retirement goals.

    Olga is married and has two little children. She enjoys taking them to parks and swimming lessons. Olga supports the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and does fundraises for Walk MS events.

    About Marla Inman

    Marla Inman is a Senior Client Service Associate with the AMA Group. She has been with Morgan Stanley since 1994.

    Utilizing her skill set, she is able to help the AMA Group fulfill its mission of providing their clients with an excellent client experience. In doing so, Marla prides herself on providing extraordinary client service by building stronger client relationships, resolving any and all client questions and concerns. She also plays an integral part in account maintenance and helps to facilitate client transactions.

    Marla shares a daughter with her husband, her first love. In her spare time, she likes to spend quality time with her daughter and husband. In addition, she likes attending concerts, bowling and traveling.
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