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Investing in an AI transformation Stephanie Aliaga is a Global Market Strategist on the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Market Insights Team based out of New York. In this role, Stephanie provides valuable insight and perspective on the global economy and markets to institutional and retail clients across the U.S. Stephanie's research has focused on the U.S. economy and structural investment themes, such as artificial intelligence. She is a key contributor to the Guide to the Markets, On the Minds of Investors blog, and serves on the committee that produces the Long- Term Capital Market Assumptions underpinning J.P. Morgan's strategic asset allocation process. Stephanie is also a frequent guest on Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, and other financial news outlets and is often quoted in the financial press. Prior to this role, Stephanie worked on the Global Investment. Opportunities Group in J.P. Morgan's Private Bank, where she provided ultra-high net worth clients with opportunistic investment ideas and cross-asset trading execution. She graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.
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Jack Manley, Executive Director, is a Global Market Strategist at J.P Morgan Asset Management. Jack is responsible for delivering timely market and economic commentary to institutional and retail clients across the United States and Canada. In addition, he is a contributor to the J.P Morgan Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions and has authored numerous papers on global economics and capital markets. Jack is also a frequent guest on BNN, Bloomberg, CNBC and Fox Business, and is often quoted in the financial press. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor's degree in History.
Mara Kossoff : Tax Efficient Strategies in Light of One Big Beautiful Act
Stephanie is also a frequent guest on Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, and other financial news outlets and is often quoted in the financial press. Prior to this role, Stephanie worked on the Global Investment. Opportunities Group in J.P. Morgan's Private Bank, where she provided ultra-high net worth clients with opportunistic investment ideas and cross-asset trading execution. She graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics
Trust 101: Elizabeth Doory, Estate Planning Attorney at HWK Law Group, LLC
Beth Doory is a partner at HWK Law Group, LLC. She practices primarily in the areas of Estate Planning and Special Needs Planning but also works with the clients on estate and trust administration, real estate, and business matters. She represents individuals and families in all phases of life, from young professionals and young families to those preparing for retirement and seniors to address their estate planning, tax, medical assistance, and special needs planning goals. Prior to joining HWK Law Group in 2017, Beth worked in various capacities serving the public interest; in law school she served as a domestic violence victim advocate, then later as an Assistant Public Defender, arguing in court on a daily basis, before moving into government relations and nonprofit policy and advocacy representing the needs of children and families. These experiences have shown her the diverse issues that individuals and families face and the importance of thorough and client-centered planning for the short and long term.
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About Paul J. Fallace
Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2005, Mr. Fallace worked in the plastics and steel industries as an engineer and Plant Manager for General Electric and International Steel Group. He also served as a Surface Warfare Officer on a destroyer and at a Special Boat Unit in the United States Navy.
Mr. Fallace's strategic focus on clients is demonstrated through three core principles: Actionable Insights, Disciplined Process and Service Excellence.
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About Joseph Fink
His clients are thoughtful, accomplished people who care deeply about their work and value an advisor who can translate financial complexity into clear, practical guidance. Joseph aims to connect clients to resources and potential opportunities they may not know exist, while striving to simplify the moving parts—coordinating retirement plans, investments, taxes, and long-term goals into an integrated strategy that brings clarity, confidence, and alignment between their finances and help them achieve the life they want to build.
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, every one of his clients has a financial plan that helps guide them toward their financial goals. Motivated by a deep sense of responsibility to others, Fink completed the long-term care certification (CLTC®) to further help families establish a financial roadmap, from home health care to hospice care, if necessary. Additionally, he holds the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® designation.
Fink knows that successful relationships are built on establishing confidence, regular communication, and a deep understanding between individuals. He is a firm believer that the financial advisor-client relationship must be one of strong, continual communication, and connectivity. As life changes, both expectedly and unexpectedly for his clients, it’s important for him to be aware of how these changes can impact their financial plan and goals.
Fink is a proud alumnus of both The Park School of Baltimore and Goucher College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. As a two-time collegiate equestrian National Champion, Fink was inducted into Goucher College’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.
Among various volunteer and leadership roles, Fink is dedicated to philanthropic organizations, including the Elijah Cummings Youth Program and the Associated: The Jewish Federation of Baltimore.
With his partner, Craig, together they love attending theater, especially musical theater, and enjoying the cultural richness of the Baltimore and Washington DC Metropolitan areas.
Lastly, his commitment to serving clients is deeply rooted in his family's legacy. His grandfather, after retiring as a colonel from the U.S. Army, devoted his second career to being a dedicated stockbroker for his fellow servicemen and their families. Advancing those principles, Fink’s mother continues to serve as an integral and valued financial advisor to countless multi-generational families. In addition, she has instilled in Fink a strong sense of fiduciary responsibility. This legacy drives his dedication to each client’s financial wellbeing.
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About Lori Ostendarp
Lori joined Morgan Stanley in May 1995 as a Client Service Associate and assumed roles in Operations, as a CSA Complex Coach, a Complex Service Manager and is currently a Portfolio Associate, with designations as an Alternative Investment Specialist and Financial Planning Specialist. She is married with three adult children and two grandsons. Lori enjoys working out, boating and time with her family.
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Five Star Wealth Advisor Award (2026)
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About Sean W. Ruediger
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.
Sean began his career in financial services in 2012, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2016. Prior to joining the firm, Sean was a Senior Loan Processor at PHH Mortgage. He also served as PHH’s lead trainer on Morgan Stanley’s mortgage procedures and processes.
Sean lives in Maryland with his family. Outside of the office, Sean is a Lean Six Sigma certified yellow belt. He also enjoys writing music, graphic designing, and spending time with his family and friends.
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He earned his undergraduate degree from Brown University and received the Financial Planning Specialist® designation from the College for Financial Planning. Thomas is originally from Boston, MA and currently resides in New York City.
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1Alternative 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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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.
3Morgan 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
4Morgan 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, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
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.
6Morgan 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.
7Morgan 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.
8Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
9Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.
10Morgan Stanley’s investment advisory programs may require a minimum asset level and, depending on your specific investment objectives and financial position, may not be appropriate for you. Please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC program disclosure brochure (the “Morgan Stanley ADV”) for more information in the investment advisory programs available. The Morgan Stanley ADV is available at www.morganstanley.com/ADV.
11When 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.
12Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not accept appointments nor will it act as a trustee but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third-party corporate trustee.
Morgan 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.
13Morgan 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.
14Investors should consider many factors before deciding which 529 plan is appropriate. Some of these factors include: the Plan's investment options and the historical investment performance of these options, the Plan's flexibility and features, the reputation and expertise of the Plan's investment manager, Plan contribution limits and the federal and state tax benefits associated with an investment in the Plan. Some states, for example, offer favorable tax treatment and other benefits to their residents only if they invest in the state's own Qualified Tuition Program. Investors should determine their home state's tax treatment of 529 plans when considering whether to choose an in-state or out-of-state plan. Investors should consult with their tax or legal advisor before investing in any 529 Plan or contact their state tax division for more information. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not provide tax and/or legal advice. Investors should review a Program Disclosure Statement, which contains more information on investment options, risk factors, fees and expenses and possible tax consequences.
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1) Morgan Stanley Wealth Management secured Money Management Institute/Barron’s Industry Awards for Wealth Manager Platform of the Year. The Wealth Manager Platform of the Year category recognizes a wealth manager platform that exemplifies innovation in delivering better outcomes for investors and Financial Advisors. This award has been secured in 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019 & 2018. The winners were selected by a specially appointed MMI Industry Awards Steering Council. The Steering Council consists of representatives from all segments of the MMI membership. After carefully reviewing the nominations submitted, the Steering Council determined a slate of finalists in each award category. The primary contacts at each of MMI’s 207 member firms were eligible to vote to determine the winners. Nominations were reviewed and evaluated to determine finalists June 2024 - July 2024. Finalists were voted on to determine a winner August 2024. MMI/Barron’s does not receive compensation from the participating firms in exchange for the award and Morgan Stanley did not pay a fee to MMI/Barron’s in exchange for its receipt of the award. Morgan Stanley is a member of MMI and pays a fee to MMI as part of its membership dues. Morgan Stanley’s receipt of this award is not indicative of any future performance. These awards were granted to Morgan Stanley based on the time period from October 2023 to June 2024. There were 6 firms considered for the Wealth Management Platform of the Year Award and 12 firms considered for the Distribution Excellence Award. The Money Management Institute (MMI) is the industry association representing financial services firms and Barron’s is a financial magazine; both groups are responsible for the award. Accolade qualifications for past years may vary; additional information available upon request.
2) Industry’s top tax-optimization technology refers to tax management capabilities developed by Eaton Vance and Parametric, affiliates of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is a leading provider of direct indexing strategies. According to Cerulli Associates’ Q1 2026 Managed Account Edition, Morgan Stanley ranked first among 15 firms in Direct Index SMA assets under management based on reported industry assets. The ranking reflects scale of assets and does not evaluate tax outcomes, performance, or quality of technology. Tax outcomes will vary and are not guaranteed.
3) The Celent Model Wealth Manager 2025 Awards for Data and Analytics and Essential and Emerging Technologies were granted to Morgan Stanley following an evaluation process conducted by Celent analysts. To be considered for this award, Morgan Stanley submitted Model Wealth Manager 2025 Nomination Award Worksheets to Celent on or about January 30, 2025. Celent judged each submission on three criteria: (1) Measurable business benefits of live initiatives; (2) degree of innovation relative to the industry; and (3) technology or implementation excellence. In order to win, the initiatives must demonstrate clear business benefits, innovation, and technology or implementation excellence. Celent does not receive compensation from the participating firms in exchange for the award and Morgan Stanley did not pay a fee to Celent in exchange for the award. Morgan Stanley is not affiliated with Celent. Based on their submission on January 30, 2025 for Celent’s 2025 Model Awards program, Celent granted Morgan Stanley their awards in June, 2025 and publicly shared the news in June, 2025. Celent is a global financial services research and advisory firm and is responsible for determining the recipient of this award.
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Alternative investments are often speculative and include a high degree of risk. Investors can lose all or a substantial amount of their investment. They may be highly illiquid, can engage in leverage, short-selling and other speculative practices that may increase volatility and the risk of loss, and may be subject to large investment minimums and initial lock-ups. They may involve complex tax structures, tax inefficient investing and delays in distributing important tax information. They may have higher fees and expenses that traditional investments, and such fees and expenses can lower the returns achieved by investors.
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Important Risk Information for Securities Based Lending: Clients must be aware that: (1) Sufficient collateral must be maintained to support the loan and to take future advances; (2) Clients may have to deposit additional cash or eligible securities on short notice; (3) Some or all of the pledged securities may be sold without prior notice in order to maintain account equity at required collateral maintenance levels. Clients will not be entitled to choose the securities that will be sold. These actions may interrupt long-term investment strategy and may result in adverse tax consequences or in additional fees being assessed; (4) Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association or Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (collectively referred to as "Morgan Stanley") reserve the right not to fund any advance request due to insufficient collateral or for any other reason except for any portion of a securities based loan that is identified as a committed facility; (5) Morgan Stanley reserves the right to increase the collateral maintenance requirements at any time without notice; and (6) Morgan Stanley reserves the right to call securities based loans at any time and for any reason.
With the exception of a margin loan, the proceeds from securities based loan products may not be used to purchase, trade, or carry margin stock (or securities, with respect to Express CreditLine); repay margin debt that was used to purchase, trade or carry margin stock (or securities, with respect to Express CreditLine); and cannot be deposited into a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC or other brokerage account.
To be eligible for a securities based loan, a client must have a brokerage account at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC that contains eligible securities, which shall serve as collateral for the securities based loan.
Securities based loans are provided by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association or Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A, as applicable.
There is no guarantee that tax-loss harvesting will achieve any particular tax result. Clients may elect Tax Management Services for the account by notifying their Financial Advisor, and indicate what Maximum Tax or Realized Capital Gain Instruction is desired for the account, if any. The Tax Management Services Terms and Conditions attached to the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Select UMA ADV brochure as Exhibit A will govern Tax Management Services in the account. Review the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Select UMA ADV brochure carefully with your tax advisor.
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