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Wealth Planning with a Personal Touch

The individuals and families we serve are an exceptional group of people. Some are entrepreneurs who have built substantial businesses. Others have pieced together successful corporate careers. Virtually all have achieved financial success and need help in developing a plan to preserve, enhance and ultimately pass along their wealth. Our job is to help them develop highly customized strategies designed to reach their specific goals.

These are uncertain times, and you probably have questions and concerns about what kind of lifestyle you will be able to afford in retirement. You may be focused on supporting charitable organizations, or pursuing any number of other important life goals. We can help you understand the issues and create a plan to help address them.

We have the experience and the commitment to delivering outstanding, personalized service. We also have the global resources of Morgan Stanley at our disposal, helping us provide you with sound financial advice, integrated solutions and actionable intelligence across all the world’s major markets.
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Designations & Awards

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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
    The Forward Group was named to Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams for 2022-2025.

    ​2022- 2025 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors

    Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2022-2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
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    CFP® - Certified Financial Planner™ (Benjamin Wierwill, Sean Finley, Joseph Weiss, and Elizabeth Gawronski)
    The Certified Financial Planner™ designation is awarded to candidates who have demonstrated expertise in the areas of Education, Investment, Tax, Retirement, Estate and Insurance planning. CFP® professionals must accrue several years of experience related to delivering financial planning services to clients and pass a comprehensive exam before calling themselves a CFP® Professional and are held to strict ethical standards to ensure financial planning recommendations are in the best interest of their clients.
    Sean Finley - Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors
    Sean was recognized as a Forbes America’s Top Next Generation Wealth Advisor in2018, 2019 and 2024.

    ​2018, 2019 and 2024 Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors & Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State (formerly referred to as Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 1,000 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 500 Next Generation Wealth Advisors)
    Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2018, 2019, and 2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
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    Master's Club at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (Benjamin Wierwill and Sean Finley)
    Benjamin has been named to the Firm’s prestigious Master’s Club in 2022, 2023, and 2024 and Sean in 2024, an elite group composed of the firm’s top Financial Advisors. The appointment recognizes their consistent creativity and excellence in providing a wide range of investment products and wealth management services to his clients. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, a global leader, provides access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses and institutions, including brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, cash management and lending solutions, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust services.
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    Century Club
    Sean (2023) was named to Morgan Stanley's prestigious Century Club, a group of the Firm's successful Financial Advisors.

    Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Century Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision. Century Club membership is no guarantee of future performance.
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    Pacesetter's Club at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (Sean Finley and Elizabeth Finley Gawronski)
    Sean (2017-2019) , Elizabeth (2022 and 2023 and 2024), and Joe (2024) have been named to the Firm’s Pacesetter’s Club, a global recognition program for Financial Advisors who, early in their career, have demonstrated the highest professional standards and first class client service. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, a global leader, provides access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutions, including brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, banking services, annuities and insurance, retirement, and trust services.
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    Sean Finley, CFP®
    UW Carbone Cancer Center - Emerging Leadership Board
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    Elizabeth Gawronski, CFP®
    REACH-A-Child - Secretary for the Board of Directors
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    Benjamin Wierwill, CFP®
    Blackhawk Church
    Evans Scholar Foundation
    The Road Home
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    Joseph Weiss, CFP®, ChFC®
    The River Food Pantry
    Food for the Poor
    The Luke House
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    As a team
    The River Food Pantry
    Food for the Poor
    Madison Catholic Multicultural Center
    United Way
    Carbone Cancer Center

Creating Your Customized Wealth Management Plan

Like all of our clients, you have your own unique needs and aspirations, and you deserve a customized plan to help reach them. So, before we start talking about your investments, we like to talk about your life. We’ll ask about your plans for retirement and what kind of legacy you want to leave to your heirs. We’ll ask what keeps you up at night, and what gets you excited about going to work in the morning. We’ll use that information to help you develop a strategy that we believe makes the most sense for you.

In creating your personal plan, we will pull together the different parts of your financial puzzle to identify your critical goals and establish a framework for pursuing them. These include:
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    Net Worth Analysis
    Every plan starts with a thorough inventory of your assets and liabilities to help assess your net worth, now and over time. The goal is to get all of your assets working together toward achieving your goals.
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    Retirement Analysis
    Are you on track for retirement? We’ll analyze the retirement scenarios you are considering, using your actual investment holdings, sources of income and expenses to help answer this question. If any potential shortfalls are uncovered, we’ll illustrate strategies to help overcome them.
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    Asset Allocation
    We will include a recommended investment strategy based on your investment objectives and time horizon.
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    Educational Funding
    As part of the planning process, we’ll discuss possible tax-deductible strategies to accomplish any education funding needs for your children and/or your grandchildren.
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    Estate Planning Strategies
    We will work with your tax and legal advisors to estimate the amount of estate tax your heirs will have to pay. We’ll also suggest strategies aimed at mitigating those taxes.
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    Insurance
    By leveraging our relationships with some of the world’s largest insurance companies, we’ll help you determine an appropriate level of insurance coverage and review your current life, disability and long-term care policies.

VALUABLE TOOLS AND RESOURCES

We believe financial education leads to better insights into our investment strategy and discipline, and ultimately, better long-term decisions. As a result, we are committed to providing you with important information about managing your wealth more effectively in today's global markets.
We have assembled the following resources that reinforce the fundamental investment strategies and concepts of our practice. We've provided links to these materials, where available, and hope you'll return often to learn more about the topics that impact your overall wealth.
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    Family Office Resources
    Family Office Resources (FOR) provides specialized technical expertise to ultra-high net worth advisors and clients across a broad range of family wealth management issues.
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    MS Reserved
    Reserved Living & Giving is a tiered complimentary loyalty program that rewards Morgan Stanley's most valued clients. The program is designed to enhance your lifestyle and relationship with the firm beyond traditional wealth management services.
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    Total Tax 365
    As Financial Advisors, we are focused on helping optimize after-tax, risk adjusted returns for our clients. This means striving to generate the highest returns for the least amount of risk, and doing so in a tax efficient manner. That way our clients keep more of what they earn. Morgan Stanley thinks a tax-efficient approach adds up to 2% annually to total returns, a massive amount when compounded over time. Sage fully integrates tax planning and efficiency into al of our advice by utilizing Morgan Stanley's broad portfolio of industry leading tax solutions. Take a look at the short video that outlines the sophisticates strategies available to our clients to build a smart investing approach.
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    Digital Vault
    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 Wealth View
    Complete your financial picture with Total Wealth View. By linking your account information, you will benefit from more informed wealth planning, more secure data access, and convenient connectivity.
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Location

8215 Greenway Blvd
Ste 400
Middleton, WI 53562
US
Direct:
(608) 829-2882(608) 829-2882
Toll-Free:
(800) 776-7797(800) 776-7797

Meet The Forward Group

About Benjamin Wierwill

A member of the team since 2006, Ben concentrates on helping individuals, families, and small business owners proactively navigate the four lifecycles of wealth management: Accumulation, Protection, Distribution (During Life), and Distribution (After Death). Ben is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, a certification that comes with extensive training in financial planning, estate planning, insurance, investments, taxes, employee benefits and retirement planning strategies.

Ben focuses on helping clients reduce the stress and confusion that often is associated with wealth management. He starts by keeping things simple, having thoughtful discussions, and following the Golden Rule with clients - treat people the way you want to be treated.

A lifetime resident of the Madison area, Ben holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was also a recipient of In Business Magazines 40 Under 40 - a publication that recognizes individuals who excel both in their industry and community.

Ben is a lifelong golfer and enjoys exploring the backroads & Singletrack of Wisconsin on his Trek Bicycles. In the winter he transitions to fat tire biking and snowboarding - the mountains “out west” are a special peaceful place for him. Throughout the year Ben and his family can also be found at Wisconsin Badger sporting events as well as consistently attending their local church - a core part of their life.
Securities Agent: NM, KS, SC, HI, MA, IL, NH, MO, IA, FL, WY, WA, VA, UT, PA, NJ, CA, AZ, WI, TN, RI, OR, OH, MD, DC, SD, KY, IN, DE, CO, TX, OK, NC, MI, NY, NV, MN, ID, GA, AR, WV; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1994040

About Sean Finley

Sean joined Morgan Stanley in 2013 and began his career in Chicago with the Morgan Stanley Client Advisory Center. Since returning to Madison, he has focused his efforts on financial planning, equity research and impact investing.

Sean was a Finance Major and graduate of the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. In 2019, Forbes named Sean to the “Best-in-State Next-Gen Advisors” list and in 2018 to the “Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisor” list. Morgan Stanley has honored Sean in their “Pacesetters Club (2019, 2018 and 2017).”

He is proud to be a third generation financial advisor and credits his Grandfather, John Steffen, as being his first mentor. A Madison native, Sean loves sports, especially skiing and golf. He enjoys cheering on his Big Ten favorites, the Hawkeyes and Badgers! Sean is married to a Middleton Kindergarten teacher, Danielle. They love spending time with their son, Beckham and Goldendoodle, Saylor.

2018-2019 Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors & Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State (formerly referred to as Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 1,000 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 500 Next Generation Wealth Advisors)
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2018 &2019). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
Securities Agent: NJ, ID, NY, AZ, WY, PA, CA, OR, NV, KY, IA, AR, NH, SD, FL, SC, GA, WV, UT, NC, KS, MD, TX, NM, MO, MA, IN, IL, WI, OK, HI, TN, RI, MN, MI, DE, DC, CO, WA, VA, OH; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1288308

About Elizabeth Gawronski

Elizabeth is proud to be a third generation Financial Advisor - the “apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Like her brother, Sean Finley, she too credits her Grandfather, John Steffen, with being a positive influence in her business and personal life. She has grown up in the business with both parents being founding team members of The Forward Group.

Elizabeth began her career in Chicago, working as an advertising investment advisor in the social media analytics industry. Her focus on the technology sector has provided her with a unique experience working directly with Google, Facebook and Instagram. She is a wonderful addition to our team as she expands our services to clients.

Elizabeth graduated with a Business degree from The University of St. Thomas in the Twin Cities. In addition, she spent a semester studying International Business in Rome, Italy. She is Series 7 and Series 66 licensed. Elizabeth is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, a certification that comes with extensive training in financial planning, estate planning, insurance, investments, taxes, employee benefits and retirement planning strategies. Morgan Stanley has honored Elizabeth in their “Pacesetters Club (2022 and 2023).”

Elizabeth and her husband, Kevin, live in the Madison area and recently welcomed a daughter, Charlotte Joy. In addition to spending time with family, she enjoys biking on her Peloton, traveling, cooking, and reading.
Securities Agent: MN, IN, DE, UT, SC, NC, MO, MI, HI, PA, OK, OH, MA, GA, AZ, AR, RI, MD, WI, SD, NV, KS, DC, OR, NJ, NH, ID, IA, FL, CA, WY, TX, VA, TN, KY, IL, CO, WA, NY, NM, WV; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2069355

About Joseph Weiss

Joe started his career in 2002 with Morgan Stanley as a Financial Advisor. His past experience as both a Financial Advisor and Business Service manager helps him be a superior resource for our clients. His knowledge of Morgan Stanley's resources and access is second to none.

As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional, or CFP® professional, Joe focuses on financial, retirement, & estate planning strategies as well as, insurance, taxation planning strategies, and investment management.

Joe graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, earning a Bachelors Degree in Finance and Economics. He and his wife, Michelle, live in the Madison area with their two sons. Joe enjoys competing in triathlons, coaching his sons sports team, fishing at the family cottage in northern WI and watching Badger sports.

NMLS#2602456
Securities Agent: DE, NM, KS, IN, OH, MO, KY, UT, GA, WA, TX, SC, NH, MN, MD, DC, CO, AZ, TN, RI, PA, VA, NY, HI, CA, WY, WI, NJ, MA, IL, WV, OR, NC, IA, SD, OK, AR, NV, MI, ID, FL; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2602456

About Darci Kruchten

Darci brings over thirty-four years of experience in financial services to help address a broad spectrum of customer service needs for clients of the Group. She has intimate knowledge of corporate processes and procedures, and is highly skilled at helping solve problems. Among her many duties, Darci works closely with our clients attorneys to coordinate our mutual efforts on estate and trust accounts.

Darci earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioral Rehabilitation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and holds her Series 7 and 65 licenses. She and her husband, George, live in Cross Plains and have three daughters. Darci also enjoys Badger hockey, yoga, and is an avid runner.

About Ann Peiss

Ann Peiss brings over 28 years of diverse work experience in the financial services industry to the service of the teams clients. Anne is responsible for the groups day-to-day administrative and operational activities and focuses on maintaining a high client service level. She is registered and holds her Series 7 and 63 licenses.

Ann has lived in the Madison area her entire life. She enjoys attending live concerts and traveling with family.

About Stephen Duhn

Stephen brings a passion for enhancing client relationships and helping people. He thrives at supporting client needs.

Stephen graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in personal finance and a certificate in Entrepreneurial Management in 2021. He passed the Series 7 and 66 in 2023. He helps deliver innovative and efficient solutions to a variety of opportunities. He focuses on utilizing Morgan Stanley’s breadth of technology and financial planning. Stephen's unique abilities help clients make the complex simple. He seeks to go “the extra step” and make things easy for clients.

Stephen’s local roots go back to the Mount Horeb and Cross Plains areas. There he developed interests in golf, camping, carpentry, and automobile mechanics. He has even built furniture for family and friends. When he’s not working with his hands he enjoys live music and is a proud WI sports fan - Badgers, Bucks, Packers, Brewers. Baseball is especially enjoyable for him and he has a life goal of visiting all the baseball stadiums in the country – he’s already a third of the way there.

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 Tyson Abert

Tyson R. Abert is a Senior Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Wisconsin, Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

Senior Private Bankers partner with 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.

Tyson began his career in financial services in 2004, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Business Development Manager and a Senior Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking Services.

Tyson is a graduate of Illinois State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting, and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management where he received a Master of Business Administration. He and his family currently reside right outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Outside of the office, Tyson enjoys golfing, hunting, boating, fishing, and spending time with his family.
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Wealth Management
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Working closely with you to guide your wealth and investments through the most challenging market cycles.
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  • Wealth Planning
  • Traditional Investments
  • Alternative Investments
  • Impact Investing
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Family

Creating customized financial strategies for the challenges that today’s families face.
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  • Qualified Retirement Plans
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Philanthropy

Making sure your philanthropic dollars are managed with the same high quality service as the rest of your wealth.
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  • Impact Investing
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Financial Wellness

Enhancing Financial Wellness enables your workforce to do their best work. Companies that invest in financial wellness have an opportunity to:
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  • Set themselves apart by offering comprehensive financial wellness benefits.
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The Business Case for a Financially Resilient Workforce

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2Alternative 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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