

The Cascade Group at Morgan Stanley

Our Mission Statement
Elevate Your Wealth with The Cascade Group at Morgan Stanley
At The Cascade Group at Morgan Stanley, we recognize that financial success is about more than just numbers—it's about creating opportunities, preserving what matters most, and achieving your vision for the future. Our mission is clear: Together, with our clients, we strive to transform financial aspirations into reality—one great relationship at a time. We strive to do this through personalized strategies and trusted relationships.
Tailored Solutions for Your Unique Journey
Your financial goals are as individual as your story. Whether you're exploring sophisticated investment strategies, planning for generational wealth transfer, or optimizing tax efficiencies, our experienced Financial Advisors craft customized solutions to align with your priorities. We don't just manage wealth—we help you elevate it.
Why High Net-Worth Clients Choose Us
• Specialized Expertise: Our team strives to excel in addressing complex financial needs, from legacy planning to family office services.
• Comprehensive Approach: We strive to integrate all aspects of your financial life—investments, tax strategies, and estate planning—to create a seamless wealth management experience.
• Confidentiality and Care: Your privacy is paramount and we deliver services with the utmost confidentiality and professionalism.
• Forward-thinking Strategies:From navigating market complexities to anticipating regulatory changes, we stay ahead so you can focus on what matters most to you.
Achieving Your Ambitions
Imagine a future where your wealth not only grows but works tirelessly to support your vision. Whether it's acquiring meaningful assets, supporting philanthropic causes or creating security for future generations. Our team is dedicated to helping you realize these possibilities with precision and care.
Relationship-Driven Wealth Management
At The Cascade Group at Morgan Stanley, we believe that trust is the cornerstone of every successful relationship. We take the time to understand your goals and values, crafting strategies that align with your vision for the future. Our commitment to building lasting relationships ensures that we remain by your side through every milestone and decision.
Let's Build Your Future Together
Your success deserves exceptional attention. Let's start a conversation about how we can help you achieve your financial ambitions while preserving the legacy you've worked so hard to build.
Beyond Returns, The Power of Tax-Efficient Investing
By leveraging Direct Indexing, investors can customize portfolios to align with their financial goals while actively harvesting tax losses to offset gains. This is particularly useful for managing concentrated stock positions or transitioning portfolios without triggering significant capital gains.
Exchange funds provide another powerful tool, enabling individuals with low-cost basis, concentrated stock holdings to diversify their portfolios without immediately realizing capital gains.
For Real Estate Investors, the 1031/721 Exchange facilitates low cost basis property exchanged for privately held like-assets. This strategy not only preserves capital for reinvestment but also defers capital gains, enhances cash flow, diversifies real estate holdings, and positions portfolios for long-term appreciation.
Together, these advanced investment solutions empower affluent investors the opportunity to optimize their wealth strategies.
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About Jeff Corder
Growing up in a small town in West Virginia, Jeff developed a curiosity about the world beyond his immediate surroundings. Seeking broader horizons, he chose to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he not only pursued a Bachelor of Science in Economics but also expanded his perspective through a semester as an exchange student at West Point. This experience was pivotal; upon graduating in 1992, Jeff served as a Naval Officer on the U.S.S. William H. Standley and the U.S.S. Essex, where he gained firsthand insights into global operations and leadership making the Navy an ideal solution for his aspirations to learn about the world while serving his country.
The life lessons learned from a distinguished career as a Naval officer, which emphasize duty, honor, discipline, and leadership, are paramount to the effectiveness of his team. As the senior advisor of the Cascade Group at Morgan Stanley, he strives to ensure that these values are at the forefront of client-centric execution. Leveraging his 24 years of experience in the financial industry, he is dedicated to fostering a collaborative environment where teamwork drives excellence. His commitment to addressing client needs is reflected in his daily interactions with the team, as he encourages open communication and shared ownership of projects. This approach not only strengthens relationships within the team but also helps to enhance client satisfaction, as they work collectively to try to achieve outstanding results that align with client aspirations.
Jeff thrives on collaborating with like-minded clients who appreciate the exceptional skill and service his team aspires to provide. Together, they are dedicated to crafting comprehensive financial plans tailored to the unique needs of each family and institution they serve. These plans empower clients to make informed decisions and establish a solid framework for navigating today’s markets. Jeff finds immense satisfaction in knowing that his efforts significantly enhance the quality of his clients’ lives. He strives to become a trusted advisor, fostering relationships that are among the most important in their financial journeys.
Jeff enjoys incorporating his life’s work with his other passions. He and his wife, Shannon Corder, Financial Advisor, collaborate side-by-side in their office, fostering a supportive work environment. Committed to his community, Jeff has held significant roles such as Board Member of the YMCA and Treasurer of the Central Kitsap Food Bank, where he contributed to various initiatives aimed at improving local welfare. In his leisure time, he is passionate about the outdoors, engaging in activities like camping and fishing. A dedicated sports enthusiast, Jeff cheers for the West Virginia Mountaineers and Naval Academy Midshipmen, while also supporting his daughter’s colleges, the Baylor Bears and Boise State Bronco’s.
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
The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.
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About Shannon Corder
She understands that effective financial planning is not a solitary endeavor; it requires seamless integration with investment, insurance, legal and accounting professionals to help ensure that all aspects of a client’s financial life are aligned. By collaborating with estate attorneys, Certified Public Accountants and other professionals clients utilize, Shannon assists clients navigate the intricate details of their wealth management journey.
She pursued a career in financial services for the opportunity to help others in her community build wealth and provide financial freedom for their families. Shannon is a 1990 graduate of Central Washington University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance. She holds her FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses, as well as her life, health and disability insurance and variable annuity licenses.
Shannon has been fortunate to have worked in almost every position of a retail branch office, including wire operator, client service associate, interim operations manager and as a Financial Advisor. This broad set of experiences enables her to understand how each component of the wealth management process fits together, providing her with deeper insights that she readily shares with clients and her colleagues at the Cascade Group at Morgan Stanley. Her mentoring and guidance within the team is crucial in providing our clients the excellence we strive for. Shannon enjoys helping solve problems for clients and tackle parts of their busy lives that need attention; working to help ensure a better financial future.
Shannon and her husband, Jeff Corder, Financial Advisor have been happily married for over 25 years and have worked together as a team at Morgan Stanley for the past 18 years. Her desire to help others is equaled only by her dedication to her community and her family. Over the years, Shannon has been an active volunteer with her daughters’ schools, classrooms, sports programs, and youth groups. She also served as an Executive Board Member of the local PTA for three years. Outside of the office, family always comes first. Shannon and Jeff love spending time with their two beautiful daughters at their colleges in Waco, Texas and Boise, Idaho, or enjoying the mountains and the water of the Pacific Northwest.
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
The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC offers insurance products in conjunction with its licensed insurance agency affiliates.
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. 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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About Jeroen van der Sanden
With a commitment to continuous improvement, Jeroen fosters a positive and collaborative environment. He proudly holds the prestigious Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation, along with credentials of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®). This impressive combination of qualifications enables him to craft tailored financial strategies that align with clients’ specific aspirations.
Guided by Albert Einstein’s principle of simplicity, Jeroen helps his team and clients navigate the intricacies of wealth management. He collaborates closely with other investment professionals, estate attorneys, and certified public accountants, integrating different perspectives into cohesive strategies. This teamwork allows him to provide valuable insights on balancing complexity and necessity in tax-efficient investment building, cash-flow planning, and wealth transfers.
Jeroen’s approach for establishing clients’ investment portfolios are developed using a comprehensive framework that evaluates the needs of tax-advantaged investing, active/passive strategies, diversifying concentrated stock and real estate assets, along with balancing cash flow needs within market volatility exposure. This ethos has evolved from decades of experience and knowledge accumulated by the founders and partners of the Cascade Group at Morgan Stanley.
Outside of work, Jeroen approaches life with curiosity and a love for learning, culinary experiences and reading, inspired by his wife, Amy, an elementary teacher, and their children. Living in Port Orchard, Washington, he enjoys the Pacific Northwest’s natural beauty through running, hiking, mountain biking and skiing. A passionate soccer fan, he actively participates in the sport with his family, cheers for Ajax Amsterdam and the Seattle Sounders and enjoys watching the English Premier League. This balance of adventure and reflection defines his dynamic approach to work and life.
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
The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC offers insurance products in conjunction with its licensed insurance agency affiliates.
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. 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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About Tiffany Timar
Tiffany’s collaborative approach emphasizes the importance of building strong relationships with clients and the professional organizations they use. This collaboration often requires significant coordination and navigation of various processes. With her extensive experience, dedication, and determination to uncover the right solutions, Tiffany drives her team’s ability to help achieve operational excellence at the highest level.
Tiffany joined Morgan Stanley in 1991 and over the years has held a number of important positions with increasing responsibility. These roles include Client Service Associate, Wire Operator and Branch Manager Assistant. Today, as a Senior Registered Associate, she maintains her FINRA Series 7, 9, 10, 63 and 65 licenses.
Growing up in California, she has been a resident of Bremerton, Washington, for over 30 years. Away from the office, Tiffany enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading and enjoying the great outdoors.
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
The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.
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. 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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About Suzy Traxler
She began her career at Dain Rauscher in 1998, where she first connected with Shannon Corder. Over the years, she has gained comprehensive experience across various areas of wealth management, developing deep, loyal relationships with clients.
Suzy is a dedicated service professional known within our team for her ability to execute projects with precision and timeliness. She possesses a keen eye for detail and takes a proactive approach, striving to deliver results that exceed client expectations. Suzy recognizes the significance of meeting deadlines and works diligently to complete each task effectively, enabling clients to concentrate on their core objectives. Whether managing complex projects or providing daily support, her commitment to excellence and efficiency has established her as a reliable partner in helping clients pursue their financial goals.
A native of Kitsap County, Suzy resides in Silverdale with her husband, Travis, and enjoys spending time with her two grown sons. Outside of work, she finds joy in outdoor activities such as hiking and kayaking, visiting wineries, and traveling whenever possible.
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
The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.
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. 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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