Our Story and Services

Our story is rooted in synergy — the belief that when complementary strengths come together in a natural, intentional flow, something greater is created. Much like the balance of yin and yang, our team was formed around harmony: thoughtful structure paired with intuition, strategy aligned with purpose. At the heart of our work is a deep respect for the interconnected nature of life and finance, where clarity, balance, and trust allow progress to unfold with confidence.

Andrea brings a heart-centered awareness to every relationship, emphasizing listening, empathy, and emotional clarity. This focus on heart coherence helps create an environment where clients feel truly seen and understood. Michael complements this with a disciplined, analytical approach — applying logistics, financial engineering, modeling, and structured planning to bring ideas into reality. Together, this blend of awareness and precision allows us to thoughtfully guide both the human and technical sides of wealth.

We often think of our work like the formation of a pearl: born from challenge, shaped over time, and ultimately revealing lasting beauty. Our clients’ journeys open into an expansive sea of opportunity, where thoughtful guidance helps navigate change and growth. Like water — the source of all life — we believe financial planning connects us all, flowing through generations, goals, and values. It is our privilege to help steward that flow with care, intention, and purpose.
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Working With You

Hearing a client breathe easier is one of the greatest rewards in our work. It means we've helped bring clarity, confidence, and a sense of control to their financial lives. Whether it's preparing for retirement, planning for a child's education, or navigating times of economic uncertainty, our goal is to ensure clients feel supported and secure in the strategies we build together.
At the heart of our firm is a commitment to genuine connection. We take the time to understand our clients, their families, and the values that guide their decisions. This foundation of mutual trust allows us to approach even the toughest choices with steadiness and care. Clients can expect professionalism, integrity, respect, and an unwavering dedication to service in every interaction.
Selecting a financial advisor is a meaningful decision—one that impacts not only today, but future generations. We invite you to reach out, and we look forward to building a thoughtful, lasting partnership.

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    1. Introductory Call

    We begin with an informal conversation to understand your financial concerns and determine how we can add value. If we all agree to move forward, we'll schedule our next meeting and request important financial information.

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    2. Get To Know You Meeting

    We continue the dialogue by fostering an in-depth conversation where we learn about the values that shape your decisions and identify any unique circumstances. We also review the documents you've prepared and define your priorities.

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    3. Analysis & Plan Development

    Here, we utilize proprietary financial planning tools to develop a personalized and detailed plan with recommendations to help you grow, preserve and transfer your wealth.

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    4. Implementation

    In this step, we present appropriate strategies that are designed to work together to achieve your goals. Upon your approval, we open new accounts for you at Morgan Stanley and initiate our investment recommendations. We'll also begin to implement other strategies we've discussed. These often encompass tax minimization strategies, as well as risk management and estate planning techniques.

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    5. Ongoing Service

    Committed to premium service, we focus on developing a relationship that provides special value to you and your family. As we begin to execute each strategy, we'll set up tools so you have immediate access to your account information. And because markets and personal needs evolve over time, we set up ongoing meetings to ensure your plan remains on schedule to achieve your goals.

Diversity and Inclusion

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We proudly serve the LGBTQ+ community with personalized financial strategies designed to help you build the life you envision. Our team values diversity and works to create a safe, affirming space where every voice is heard and every journey is honored. Together, we help you navigate your financial future with confidence and care.

Money and Marriage for LGBTQ+ Couples: A Financial Checklist

LGBTQ+ couples can benefit significantly from professional financial advice to navigate the complexities of financial planning. Working with an inclusive financial advisor can help couples optimize their financial strategies and take full advantage of available benefits. Learn what to consider when planning a financial future together.

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Women and Wealth: What to Consider in Your Financial Planning

Women have the potential to be a powerful financial force, but they face unique challenges that require thoughtful financial planning. By setting clear goals and engaging in strategic financial planning, women can secure their financial future and achieve their personal vision of success.

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Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures

Morgan Stanley has selected 29 startups and 4 nonprofits to join its 2025 cohort for two accelerators, the MSISV Lab and Collaborative. These organizations are provided with funding, mentorship, and a network of investors to foster growth and innovation in sectors such as healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and sustainability. The MSISV 2025 cohort aims to empower innovators with the resources and mentorship needed to tackle pressing global challenges, ensuring the next generation of leaders can create a lasting impact in their respective fields.

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Helping You Understand The Value Of Advice And Developing Enduring Relationships

We work with diverse clientele across every generation. It is our honor to advise and guide accomplished women, successful men, multigenerational families, and the LGBTQ+ Community.
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    Retirement Planning
    Planning for retirement has never been easy, but in recent years, it has become increasingly difficult. We’re here to help you create a well-rounded planning approach for retirement. We’ll help you identify your personal goals, track your progress toward achieving them, and work together to create a customized plan.
    Six Step Retirement Checkup
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    Estate Planning
    Estate Planning
    Everyone has a unique vision for their legacy. We can help you to create your estate planning strategy designed to secure, manage, and distribute your assets during and after your lifetime, while helping to minimize taxation. This will help to protect your legacy and assist those you care about the most to preserve your wishes while also balancing the needs of your entire family. Connect with us to learn more about your options and next steps.
    Estate Planning Checklist
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    Philanthropy Management
    Philanthropy Management supports individuals, families, corporate and private foundations, and non-profit organizations by offering a suite of services to help define and realize clients' charitable missions. We deliver the information, advice, and support needed to help you define your philanthropic goals and create an effective strategy to reach them.
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    Protecting Your Income from the Unexpected
    Disability insurance is crucial for protecting one's income against unexpected events. We encourage individuals to evaluate their current coverage, consider private insurance for additional protection, and maintain an emergency fund to ensure financial stability during periods of disability.
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Helping The Next Generation Prepare For The Future

We provide tailored guidance and resources for the next generation to develop financial literacy, decision-making skills, and a clear understanding of wealth responsibility. Our approach prepares future leaders to thoughtfully manage, grow, and protect their financial legacy.
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    5 Personal Money Moves for the New Year
    Heading into 2026, it’s time to take stock of your budget, debt and investments—and check them against your financial goals. These five steps can get you started.
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    How To Plan Instead of Panic in Volatile Markets
    How do you weather volatile markets? A study of nearly 120,000 investors reveals the value of having a sound financial plan to help keep you on track.
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    5 Things You May Not Know About 529's (But Should)
    They're tax friendly, flexible, and available to anyone. Yet, 529 education investment plans are still underused. Here are five things that parents, grandparents, and anyone hoping to get a leg up on education costs need to know.
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    3 Tax Questions Every Investor Should Ask
    Factoring the impact of taxes into your portfolio and planning decisions can help you to keep more of your hard-earned money.
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55 South Lake Ave
Ste 700
Pasadena, CA 91101
US
Direct:
(626) 584-3467(626) 584-3467

Meet The Blue Ocean Pearl Group

About Andrea Atanay

Andrea began her career in the Financial Services industry in 1994. She was inspired by her mother, who was one of the first women traders admitted to the floor of the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange in the 1960s. Andrea’s first job was on a trading desk at a start-up firm and over the years she rose up through the ranks to become one of only two, female Financial Advisors at Merrill Lynch in Downtown LA in 2009.

Andrea is a Vice President, Portfolio Management Director, Family Wealth Advisor and member of The Blue Ocean Pearl Group at Morgan Stanley in Pasadena. She focuses on helping families work through unique and complicated financial planning matters. She enjoys helping clients organize, prioritize and solve complex wealth management issues.

As a working mother of two, she understands the importance of work life balance and setting aside time for creativity. Andrea is passionate about the arts and is also a mixed media artist. She has earned degrees in jewelry design & fabrication from GIA – Gemological Institute of America.

Andrea is a current board member for Pasadena Beautiful Foundation. She grew-up in the San Gabriel Valley and graduated from Westridge School for Girls in Pasadena. She went on to attain her bachelor’s degree at UC Santa Cruz.
Securities Agent: VA, AR, CO, CA, GA, WY, ID, TX, FL, WA, NJ, KY, MI, DC, PA, OH, NV, IL, AZ, WI, NC, KS, OR, UT, NY, NM; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 557972
CA Insurance License #: 0G15937

About Michael Co

Michael Co is a Financial Advisor and member of The Blue Ocean Pearl Group in Pasadena. Michael helps his clients navigate through the volatility of financial markets in order to reach their goals. At Morgan Stanley, he uses a holistic approach to understand his clients’ goals through financial planning and a goal based portfolio management. Michael believes portfolio management centers on research driven ideas and disciplined decisions in both good and bad markets.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Michael was an Equity Research Analyst advising institutional investors on stock selection. His analytical and methodical approach to wealth management help his clients remain calm during volatile economic periods. Whether you are trying to manage the finances of your company or your family, Michael and the resources at Morgan Stanley are here to help you find a solution.

Michael is a graduate of USC earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree inn East Asian Area Studies, with an emphasis on: International Business. He has spent time traveling the world and living & working in Hong Kong. Michael is passionate about his family and driven to create remarkable opportunities for his young son Colin.
Securities Agent: GA, TX, NV, CA, KS, VA, UT, OR, WA, NC, KY, IA, CO, ID, WY, OH, IL, FL, NM, NJ, MI, AZ, AR, DC, PA, NY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 887543
CA Insurance License #: 0H92765

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 Joy Quiza

Joy Quiza is an Associate Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in California.

Associate Private Bankers partner with Private Bankers and 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.

Joy began her career in financial services in 2007, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2021 as an Associate Private Banker. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Premier Banker at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Joy is a graduate of Centro Escolar University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication. She lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband. Joy is the founder of Alexis Louise Quiza (ALQ) Children’s Foundation, and past president of the Filipino American Business Association of Glendale – Greater Los Angeles from 2018-2019. Outside of the office, Joy volunteers in various community events serving the AAPI community. She and her husband love to travel and enjoy the joy their daughter and three dogs bring in their lives.
NMLS#: 642535

About Hasan Dossaji

Hasan Dossaji is a Planning Associate at Morgan Stanley providing dedicated financial planning support to Financial Advisors and their teams. Operating as an extension of the FA/Team, he collaborates with clients to discover and define the goals that matter most to them. Leveraging state of the art technology, he will evaluate various options and their potential outcomes to help clients confidently choose the appropriate course of action. Hasan provides expertise across a wide suite of Morgan Stanley planning tools designed to assist in the areas of investment accumulation, retirement, education, major purchase, cash flow, risk management, tax efficiency, and wealth transfer planning.

He earned his undergraduate degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received the Financial Planning Specialist® Designation from the College for Financial Planning. Hasan is originally from Schaumburg, Illinois and currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.
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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
Rational Investing in an Age of Uncertainty
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Rational Investing in an Age of Uncertainty

When it comes to investing, even the most savvy of us fall prey to bias and emotional trades. So what triggers should you watch for?

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.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact The Blue Ocean Pearl Group today.
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2Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or 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 legal matters.

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3Morgan 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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4Morgan 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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5Morgan 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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6Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a business of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.

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7Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is a registered Broker/Dealer, Member SIPC, and not a bank. Where appropriate, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has entered into arrangements with banks and other third parties to assist in offering certain banking related products and services.

Investment, insurance and annuity products offered through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC are: NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NOT BANK GUARANTEED | NOT A BANK DEPOSIT | NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

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