About Bobby Kolev
Bobby Kolev is a Managing Director, Chairman’s Club Member, and has held the title of Corporate Cash Investment Director at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management since 2012 and International Client Advisor since 2017. Mr. Kolev began his career in 1998 on the fixed income trading desk at Salomon Smith Barney. In 2002, Mr. Kolev joined the Investment Management Division at Lehman Brothers. His team worked with corporations, foundations, endowments and ultra-high-net-worth family offices, assisting them with their fixed income investment needs. In the fall of 2008, Mr. Kolev joined Oppenheimer & Company in a similar role. In 2010, Mr. Kolev moved his team to Deutsche Bank and continued to focus on investments for corporate entities and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
Mr. Kolev was recognized as a Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors in 2023, 2024, and 2025. His team was awarded the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams recognition in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Mr. Kolev holds a double major, B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Bernard Baruch College, in addition to Series 7 and 63 FINRA licenses.
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Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, & 2025 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors.
Source: Forbes.com (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State
2023, 2024, & 2025 Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State (formerly referred to as Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors: State-by-State)
Source: Barrons.com (2023, 2024, 2025). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Sept of the year prior to the issuance of the award.
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
2023, 2024, 2025, & 2026 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of year prior to the issuance of the award.
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