Our Story and Services

As caring and experienced investment professionals, we help you define your goals and then work with you to craft a custom plan to help you achieve them. We understand the emotional aspects of money management and legacy planning, which is why we make connections with family members to ensure everyone is "onboard" and has the ability to add their input into the master family wealth plan. At Morgan Stanley, we have access to a vast array of resources, including some of the world most seasoned and respected money managers, a premier trading and execution platform, and a full spectrum of investment choices.

A Few Words From Our Advisor:

We get old when we stop learning. I am passionate about education, and encourage my team to build their knowledge through studying, mentoring, and development of their unique talents, interests and skills. I have tried to create a culture that inspires my partners to operate at their highest and best capacity… and to never stop learning. - Brent A Webster

Honors & Awards:

2024 Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2024)
Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC for the period of 6/30/22 - 6/30/23

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Working With The Brent A. Webster Group at Morgan Stanley

Establish and Formalize Your Objective

The Brent A Webster Group strives to create plans that incorporates the needs of grandparents, parents, children, and the next generation so that not only are everyone's needs acknowledged, but to ensure that there is agreement on the family legacy. This includes deep, personal conversations and regular checkups with all of the key family members.

Simplify Your Financial Affairs

At The Brent A Webster Group, we help to streamline your financial matters by ensuring proper documentation, eliminating duplication, and optimizing beneficiary designations.

Combine "Best-In-Class" Investments Strategies with Personal Client Interests

Our approach goes beyond traditional financial investing, tailoring portfolios that align precisely with your goals and values. Together we help craft strategies that reflect who our clients are and secures their financial future.

Avoid Investing Pitfalls

We help you steer clear of common investing mistakes. Our custom-tailored approach to portfolio construction helps ensure that your portfolio matches your objectives, while doing so in a very cost-efficient and tax-efficient way.

Access Unique Investment Opportunities

Discover exclusive investment prospects tailored to your financial aspirations. Unlock opportunities that set your portfolio apart and help pave the way to financial growth and security.

Secure Your Legacy

At The Brent A Webster Group, we understand that your financial journey is unique, and our mission is to provide tailored strategies that safeguard and grow your assets, ensuring a prosperous future for you and your loved ones.

"Rather than taking a shotgun approach to investing, we prefer using a rifle. This reduces transaction fees and tax consequences… and gives clients confidence in the investments they own." - Brent Webster

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    Establish Investment Strategy

    Our team works with you to assess various scenarios and advise you on the appropriate strategies designed to meet those goals. We develop an investment strategy designed to help produce optimal portfolio performance based on your financial goals, time horizon, liquidity needs and tolerance to volatility and risk.

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    Select Investments and Evaluate Performance

    At The Brent A Webster Group, we look across multiple accounts and products to identify the combination that helps you invest tax efficiently and meet your spending needs. We track your portfolio's performance relative to your stated objectives—and modify the portfolio on a discretionary basis as your needs and circumstances change over time.

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    Financial Planning

    A variety of planning-related tools—including our award-winning Goals Planning System (GPS) and LifeView—which enable us to provide a single, comprehensive snapshot of your finances and adapt a wealth plan to your ever-changing life demands and modify goals as needed.

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    Morgan Stanley Portfolio Solutions

    Portfolios that harness Morgan Stanley's industry-leading advice, resources and risk management—calibrated to your specific goals.

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    Investment Advisory

    Manage your investments within a holistic advisory relationship and take advantage of integrated tax, risk management and estate planning benefits across your entire wealth strategy—backed by leading insights and one of the financial industry's most comprehensive, multi-award-winning advisory platforms.

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    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.

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Planning For Every Stage of Life

Talk openly with your children about what you want your family's legacy to be. Ask what they want the family's legacy to be. Regularly talk about the your family's mission statement, and change it when necessary. Include everyone's needs and opinions into the plan so that there is "buy in" and agreement. - Brent A Webster

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    Financial Literacy for Every Stage of Your Life

    Financial literacy means bring equipped with the knowledge to make smart financial decisions during every stage of your life. No matter your current priorities, a strong financial literacy foundation can help you meet your goals.

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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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    Trust & Estate Planning

    With you every step of the way. We analyze your tax and estate structures so that their tax characteristics are accurately incorporated in the asset allocation analysis performed for the client.

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    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.

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    529 Education Savings Plans

    529 plans offer a flexible, tax-advantaged way to invest for education expenses while helping to improve estate planning. Gain fiduciary oversight of your education funding strategy within the context of your broader portfolio through the exclusive Morgan Stanley National Advisory 529 Plan.

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    Socially Responsible Investing

    Our Investing with Impact platform has designed a proprietary process to identify your impact priorities and match them with one of our 195 investment strategies or customizable portfolio solutions across asset classes, to tailor your portfolio and monitor both financial and impact results over time.

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    Global Investment Committee on the Markets

    A monthly publication that summarizes the Global Investment Committee's market outlook and contains thought-provoking essays that examine the forces shaping the investment landscape. Check out this month's edition here.

    Read The Latest Monthly Report
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    GIC Weekly

    The Global Investment Committee's Lisa Shalett headlines this weekly look at markets, asset class performance and fixed income. Click the link below to read the full report.

    Read The Latest Weekly Report
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    Andrew Sheets: Thoughts on the Market

    Each week, Chief Cross-Asset Strategist Andrew Sheets, or a member of his team, shares podcasts offering perspective on the forces shaping the markets as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk across global asset classes. Click the link below to listen to the latest edition.

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    2024 Investment Outlook: Threading the Needle

    Investors face tough choices in an imperfect world, but can look for opportunities in fixed income while remaining cautious on emerging markets and commodities.

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MODERN WEALTH TOOLS AND RESOURCES

Here at The Brent A Webster Group, we strive to simplify complex financial ideas so that our clients understand what is being done on their behalf to plan for their financial future. Our comprehensive suite of digital tools are designed to help enhance every aspect of your financial life. Below are a few of the technologies that we offer our clients.

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    Morgan Stanley Online

    Morgan Stanley Online allows you to seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place.

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    eDelivery

    Sign up for eDelivery today and start receiving email notifications as soon as your account documents are available on Morgan Stanley Online or the Morgan Stanley Mobile App. It's quick, convenient & secure.

    Enroll Today
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    Total Wealth Tool

    Managing multiple financial accounts across different firms can be complicated. With Morgan Stanley Online and Total Wealth Tool, you can link your non-Morgan Stanley accounts and analyze your cash flow all in one place.

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    Financial Planning with LifeView

    Regardless of what stage your life is in—moving ahead in your career, enjoying retirement or somewhere in between—your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor can help you achieve your financial goals.

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    Security Center

    Learn about our latest security measures, how we are safeguarding your assets and personal information and find actionable insights and resources on important cybersecurity topics to enhance your own online security.

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    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.

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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 and help keep more of what you earn

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    Spending and Budgeting Tool

    One way to manage savings is by using Morgan Stanley's Spending and Budgeting tool. These tools help advisors monitor client cash flows across both internal and external accounts. It also tracks spending patterns and produces an income and expense analysis to help clients achieve their goals by adjusting their spending behavior when necessary.

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Location

5390 Kietzke Lane
Suite 200
Reno, NV 89511
US
Direct:
(775) 823-8685(775) 823-8685

Meet The Brent A Webster Group

About Me

As an Executive Director and Financial Advisor, Brent’s mission is to provide every client with sophisticated, comprehensive financial advice and investment management strategies – delivered with the highest level of personal service and professional integrity possible.

With over 35 years of experience as a Financial Advisor, Brent has primary responsibility for investment portfolio design, security selection and continuing management and oversight. Portfolios are implemented only after a thorough assessment of a client’s comfort level with volatility, performance expectations and time horizon, and are specifically tailored to each client. We work closely with our client’s tax advisors, legal advisors and other professionals to help ensure a comprehensive and coordinated plan.

Throughout his career, Brent has earned a number of credentials and awards, including:

CFP® - CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® The Certified Financial Planner® credential is among the most recognized and sought-after designations in the financial services industry. The CFP Board’s certification process identifies to the public that those individuals authorized to use its mark have met education, examination and experience requirements to provide financial advice and are committed to high standards of ethical conduct.

CPWA® - CERTIFIED PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISOR® The Certified Private Wealth Advisor® certification is an advanced credential specifically designed for high-net-worth clients with a minimum net worth of $5 million. CPWA® practitioners use a multidisciplinary approach to provide advanced wealth management, business transition planning, asset protection strategies, tax planning, wealth transfer planning, and family dynamics guidance and counseling. (Education curriculum completed through Yale University)

QPFC® - QUALIFIED PLAN FINANCIAL CONSULTANT® The NAPA Qualified Plan Financial Consultant® credential - developed by some of the nation's leading advisors and retirement plan experts – demonstrates Brent’s knowledge, expertise, and commitment to working with retirement plans. Plan advisors who earn their NAPA QPFC® credential demonstrate the expertise required to assist plan fiduciaries in managing their roles and responsibilities.

FORBES “BEST-IN-STATE” WEALTH ADVISOR Brent was selected by Forbes Magazine as a “Best-In-State” Wealth Advisor for 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2024.1

Each of us have different needs. Some are focused on preservation of capital, while others may seek a high monthly income or long-term growth. Many clients want many of these, with additional volatility constraints, tax concerns, business transfer issues or family dynamics matters that must be considered. Brent’s experience in these areas allows him to build comprehensive portfolios with the goal of meeting the most demanding clients’ needs, while keeping in contact to discuss and review their portfolios.
Securities Agent: CO, MD, VA, NJ, NE, OR, NV, ID, DE, TX, MN, FL, WA, MT, KS, MI, AZ, AK, NC, IL, UT, NY, MO, ME, LA, CA, TN; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 2353958
CA Insurance License #: 0B64789

About Stacey A. Nissim

As Wealth Management Associate for The Brent A. Webster Group at Morgan Stanley, Stacey assists Brent with clients who are approaching or are currently in retirement. Her recognition as a Certified Retirement Planning CounselorTM, 35-years in the investment industry, and her passion for helping clients plan for and enjoy a comfortable retirement make her an important part of our team and an invaluable part of our clients’ lives.

Stacey launched her financial services career in 1989 with a small firm in San Francisco. In over 30 years in the business, she has working experience in marketing, as a municipal bond trader, and also as an operations manager. She joined Brent Webster in 2012, and since then, her focus on the team has been client relationships, operational support, and retirement planning. In her time working, Stacey has successfully obtained her series 7. 63. 65, 9, and 10 licenses.

Born in Reno, NV, Stacey was raised in California, but eventually moved back to Reno to raise her children. She loves to hike, lift weights, and spend time with her husband Tim, daughter and son Alexandra and Josh, and their dog, Trixie.

About Alicia Karan

Alicia joined the team in 2017 after working in retail banking for 5 years. There she gained experience with helping clients with their financial priorities, savings, and credit health. Alicia is currently studying to earn her Series 7 registration and expects to become “registered” in 2024.

Alicia is typically the first point of contact and likes to make sure that every client experience is exceptional. She assists clients in the day-to-day operations and administrative needs by processing money transfers, account queries, online assistance, appointment setting, and other administrative functions in a timely fashion.

Alicia enjoys her time outside of the office with her husband Mike, her two children, and their dog Marley. Together they enjoy camping, hiking, photography, and a good adventure.
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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
4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts
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4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts

Discover how planning for required minimum distributions from retirement accounts can help you fund future needs and support loved ones.

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
2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth
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2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth

Global growth is likely to be around 3% in 2025 and 2026, as tariff and immigration policies begin to slow the U.S. economy late next year, and China's underperformance restrains emerging markets.

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
Are You Prepared for Tax Day?
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Are You Prepared for Tax Day?

The countdown to Tax Day has begun. Here are some strategies to consider as the deadline approaches.

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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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.

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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 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.

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6Alternative 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.

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7When 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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