Our Story and Services

As your Financial Advisors, we can help you define and strive to meet your goals by delivering a vast array of resources to you in the way that is most appropriate for how you invest and what you want to achieve. Working together we can help you to preserve and grow your wealth. You’ll have access to some of the world’s most seasoned and respected investment professionals, a premier trading and execution platform and a full spectrum of investment choices.
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Understanding Your Needs

At The Keating Seidler Group, we are committed to understanding every client's situation and finding a solution that meets their financial goals and aligns with their corresponding risk tolerance.

Once we fully understand your situation, we’ll suggest ways to put your money to work be accountable to you in updating you with relevant performance reports. This way we can adjust our strategies to remain in line with your goals.
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    Step 1: Introductory Meeting
    Our relationship begins with an initial discussion aimed towards getting to know you, your lifestyle, and your future goals.
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    Step 2: Discovery Meeting
    During the discovery meeting, we will work together to establish your financial goals by reviewing your current financial situation and developing an appropriate risk tolerance that will ultimately help you achieve the financial outcome you envision for yourself.
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    Step 3: Financial Plan Presentation
    Financial plan presentations map out essential factors that play into your financial success such as your employee and employer contributions, liquidity events, and insurance coverage. Examining all relevant financial information provides a holistic asset allocation analysis for all of your accounts ensuring a comprehensive financial plan.
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    Step 4: Action Items / Next Steps
    After the financial plan presentation, we will follow up with you regarding our analysis and recommendations, which may include adjustments to your financial plan, investment allocation, company benefits and insurance coverage.
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    Step 5: Implementation Meeting
    The implementation meeting focuses on creating prospective strategies custom designed for your specific needs. Recommended changes could include logistics, tax impact, asset allocation adjustments, and saving and benefit modifications.
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    Step 6: Monitoring & Performance Tracking
    Finally, we will be constantly monitoring your assets and analyzing your performance tracking data to ensure your financial expectations are being met and adjusted accordingly. We will keep a high degree of communication with you to make sure your concerns and requests are always addressed.

    Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC 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 visit us at http://www.morganstanleyindividual.com or consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences.

    Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC offers insurance products in conjunction with its licensed insurance agency affiliates.

Are You Prepared For All Aspects of Retirement?

We've been helping clients to not only achieve the retirement of their dreams but also maintain their desired lifestyle and purpose, throughout their entire retirement. There is no better feeling than watching clients maintain or even improve their lifestyle after retiring, many people have the notion that all their work is done once they reach the destination of retirement. Our goal is to help plan, prepare, and execute your financial plan for retirement and all of the wonderful years that follow. Below are important questions and concerns that everyone should be aware of when planning for retirement. Please reach out with any questions.
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    Retirement Mistakes to Avoid
    How you plan your finances in retirement may be just as important as the process of saving for retirement. Here are some key considerations.
    Post-Retirement Success
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    Challenges of Retirement
    Overcoming key obstacles such as inflation and volatility throughout your retirement are essential to maintaining your desired lifestyle.
    Five Challenges to Overcome
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    Planning For The Rising Costs of Healthcare
    Health care costs are rising—especially for retirees, and many will need long-term care. Learn the moves you can make to help prepare yourself.
    Preparing For Higher Costs
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    Retirement and Your Portfolio
    Retirement is an exciting part of your life. This article explains why having a strategy for retirement is essential. I am focused on helping you be financially equipped for retirement and guiding you throughout this stage of life.
    Is Your Portfolio Ready for Retirement?
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    Why Your Home Can be a Retirement Asset
    If you’re willing to consider drawing down home equity—either by selling your home or borrowing against its value—it can dramatically change your retirement outlook.
    Post-Retirement Success
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    Your Mid-Year Financial Planning Checklist
    Changes in the market or shifts in your personal circumstances may require adjustments to your financial plan. Here’s a mid-year checklist to help get you started.
    See 5 Easy Steps to Start Your Review

Our Suite of Digital Tools

Digital technology is centered on how people communicate, consume, transact and travel. Our comprehensive suite of digital tools are designed to help enhance every aspect of your financial life. Here are a few of the technologies we have to offer our clients.
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    A $695 Annual Engagement Bonus
    For eligible Platinum CashPlus brokerage account clients with The Platinum Card® from American Express, exclusively for Morgan Stanley. Certain Morgan Stanley Debit Cardholders may also qualify. Terms apply.
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    Alternative Investments
    Alternative Investments
    Our leading alternatives platform offers 200+ 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.
    Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments
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    Capital Markets
    An integrated organization across fixed income, equities, and structured investments leveraging the thought leadership of Morgan Stanley Research and dedicated product specialists to identify key investment opportunities to help enhance the growth potential of diversified portfolios.
    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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    Financial Planning
    Morgan Stanley Financial Planning can show you a single, comprehensive snapshot of your finances. We can help you create a wealth plan that’s adaptable to the different stages of your life using our award winning tools- Goals Planning System (GPS) and LifeView.
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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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    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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    Portfolio Risk Platform
    Our Portfolio Risk Platform, backed by institutional-caliber analytics, assesses thousands of risk factors using a holdings-based approach to assess a portfolio’s exposures, analyze how securities behave together across portfolios and forecast how they influence risk and return moving forward.
    Portfolio Risk Platform
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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.
    Visit our Security Center

Media and Research

We believe financial education leads to better insights into our investment strategy, 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 and hope you'll return often to learn more about the topics that can impact your wealth.
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    Thoughts On The Market Podcast
    With perspectives on the forces shaping the market, join Mike Wilson, Chief Investment Officer and Chief US Equity Strategist for Morgan Stanley, as he and his colleagues discuss a variety of viewpoints regarding the latest trends in the financial marketplace.
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    On The Markets Research Report
    Detailed market commentary from Morgan Stanley's thought leaders on topics such as global equities, fixed income, monetary policy and more.
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    Morgan Stanley Ideas Podcast
    From the use of satellite data technology to solve some of the world's most complex problems, to learning how not to follow the crowd when making decisions, The Morgan Stanley Ideas Podcast brings you revealing stories about the world of business, finance, technology and beyond. Click the link below for more information and to access a library of interesting content.
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    Global Investment Committee Weekly Research Report
    The Global Investment Committee's Lisa Shalett headlines this weekly look at markets, asset class performance and fixed income.
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Meet The Keating Seidler Group

About Michael Keating

Michael Keating is a Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, Portfolio Management Director and Branch Manager of the Newport office. He works with clients developing Financial Plans and executing the Investment Plans. He has over 32 years of experience and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2007.

Michael refers to creating and implanting a financial plan with his clients as his favorite part of the business. To successfully implement a financial plan, a financial advisor needs to work in a collaborative environment with their client’s long-term to be able to understand the clients’ definition of financial success and continue to monitor and update the plan through life changes. This practice fits perfectly into Michael’s philosophy of treating each of his clients like family.

Prior to entering the financial industry, he graduated from Boston College with a major in Finance. His studies led him to Kidder, Peabody which is where he began his professional career. Since joining Morgan Stanley in 2007, he has been appointed a Portfolio Management Director, moved from the Springfield Mass. office to Newport in 2016 and began working with Individuals, Families, Pensions and Businesses. He helps clients with various parts of the wealth management life cycle: creation, preservation, and transfer.

Mike lives in Newport with his wife Lisa and although his two children have moved out of the house, he and his wife host their family for much of the summer months. Outside of family, Mike raced sailboats at Boston College and enjoys helping with various youth sailing regattas around Newport.
Securities Agent: NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, VI, OK, LA, KS, ID, IA, HI, AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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About Harold A Seidler

Harry Seidler began his career in the financial services industry in 1981. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley (Smith Barney) in 1989, Harry served as Vice President, Resident Manager of the Rhode Island office for Thomson McKinnon Securities which was subsequently purchased by Prudential Securities. Harry has over 40 years of investment and wealth management experience assisting many clients and their families to successfully achieve, preserve and to transfer their wealth according to their goals and estate plan.

Harry is a Registered Securities and Commodities Representative with all exchanges and is fully insurance licensed for Life and Health. Harry is also a Registered Principal with the NASD, Options Exchanges and MSRB, as well as an Investment Advisor.

Harry earned his BA and MBA degrees from the University of Rhode Island with concentrations in Accounting and Finance. During college Harry was a member of the URI Rugby team where he still retains a close bond with his teammates. He continues to enjoy sports and has competed in running, kayaking and spearfishing competitions.

He has lived with his wife, Susan in Jamestown, Rhode Island for over 35 years. He and his wife have three children Julie, Amanda and Alex who are married and live in Charlotte, NC South Kingstown, RI and San Francisco, CA respectively.
Securities Agent: WA, AZ, VA, NC, ME, MD, GA, NJ, VT, PA, OH, NY, WV, NM, MI, FL, TX, CT, IA, CO, MA, CA, RI, KY, SC, NH; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Principal; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1288274

About Diane Stone

Diane started her career in 1991 with Kidder Peabody as an intern in high school. She quickly became interested in a career in the financial industry and was hired as an assistant to a team of Financial Advisors upon her graduating high school. During her 32 year career she has become an advocate for clients and her advisors by providing knowledgeable customer support in all areas of their daily operational needs as well as company policies and procedures. She currently holds her Series 7 and Series 63.

Diane and her two sons reside in West Springfield where she is actively involved with their academics and their various high school and college sports. She has organized many events with the Relay for Life, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Wreaths Across America and Friends of the Homeless as well as many other non-profit organizations.

About Jacquelyn Gorski

Jackie began her journey in the financial industry right here at Morgan Stanley in 2002. She quickly found success in her role which can be attributed to her dedication and genuine care for the team’s clients and their experience managing their finances. Currently, Jackie is a Senior Client Service Associate.

Before joining the team, Jackie earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, where she majored in History but made the switch to finance for the opportunity to work closely with and build long-term relationships with her colleagues and clients.

Outside of the office, Jackie continues to display her impressive work ethic and competitive spirit. After running for the majority of her childhood and at the collegiate level, she still runs every day and has competed in the Boston Marathon four times. She also loves bowling and is a member of a team that competes in a local league for the Summer and Winter Season’s.

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 Christian Catricala

Christian Catricala is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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.

Christian began his career in financial services in 2015, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2016 as a Rotational Analyst supporting a variety of divisions in Wealth Management. Prior to being promoted to his current role, he was an Associate Private Banker supporting Wealth Management offices in Boston, Massachusetts.

Christian is a graduate of the Merrimack College, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Marketing. He lives in Melrose, Massachusetts with his wife. Outside of the office, Christian enjoys cooking, biking, and traveling.
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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
Taking Control of Your Finances After Death of a Spouse
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Taking Control of Your Finances After Death of a Spouse

Financial planning after a divorce or death can be trying, but with the right approach and the right advice you can turn a difficult situation into empowerment.

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.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact The Keating Seidler Group today.
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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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3Alternative 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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4An investment in an exchange-traded fund (ETF) involves risks similar to those of investing in a broadly based portfolio of equity securities traded on exchange in the relevant securities market, such as market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic and political developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in stock prices. The investment return and principal value of ETF investments will fluctuate, so that an investor’s ETF shares, if or when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the ETF. To obtain a prospectus, contact your Financial Advisor or visit the ETF company’s website. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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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 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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6Municipal bonds may not be appropriate for all investors. Income generated from an investment in a municipal bond is generally exempt from federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) and its Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide any tax/legal advice. Consult your own tax/legal advisor before making any tax or legal-related investment decisions.

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7Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

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8Morgan 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

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9Fixed Income investing entails credit risks and interest rate risks. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall.

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10Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States.

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11Morgan 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.
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, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.

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12Morgan 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.

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13When 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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