About Tom Hunt
Tom Hunt is a Financial Advisor, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a founding member of The Des Moines Group at Morgan Stanley. He creates customized, comprehensive wealth plans designed to help meet the unique financial goals of each client. He applies his advanced education and knowledge of risk management and retirement income planning to uncover and clarify his clients’ objectives and to help ensure their financial progress is on track.
Originally from Illinois, Tom grew up on a farm in the western part of the state. He attended the University of Illinois, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics. Tom entered the financial services industry in 2001 after receiving his MBA in Finance from Western Illinois University.
In 2008, Tom and Jim Baker founded the Des Moines Group, applying the principle of putting clients first as the foundation of the practice. Taking the time to truly understand each client’s individual situation is at the heart of The Des Moines Group’s business. Employing a high touch service model, the team works with individuals and families throughout their lives; from their working years, when the focus is accumulation of assets, through retirement, when the focus shifts to distribution of assets.
Tom and his wife, Karen, live in Clive, Iowa, with their son, Jared. He currently serves as a board member for the non-profit, Can Play. In addition, Tom is active in the Clive Chamber of Commerce, West Des Moines Lions Club, Waukee Rotary Club, and Lutheran Church of Hope.
An avid golfer and sports enthusiast, Tom is a long-suffering fan of the University of Illinois, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears.
Securities Agent: TX, PA, ME, DC, NV, IN, HI, FL, AZ, TN, NM, MT, KY, AR, SC, OK, NY, MO, IL, CT, WI, VA, SD, WY, WA, NE, ND, MI, ID, IA, CO, NC, OR, CA, NJ, MN, MD, MA, KS, GA, LA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
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