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 Top 400 Financial Advisors by Financial Times in 2018 and 2019, Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Forbes Top 250 Wealth Advisors in 2017, Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors in 2017, 2023, and 2024. He was also honored by On Wall Street Magazine on their Top Forty Advisors Under Forty in the US for 2011. His team was awarded the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams recognition in 2023, 2024, and 2025. 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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Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors
2018 & 2019 Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors
Source: ft.com. Data compiled by the Financial Times based the following time periods: 6/30/15 - 6/30/17 & 6/30/15 - 6/30/18.
Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, & 2024 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors.
Source: Forbes.com (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors
2017 Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2017) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of the year the award was issued.
Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State
2017, 2023, & 2024 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 (2017, 2023, & 2024). 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 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2023 & 2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of year prior to the issuance of the award.
On Wall Street's Top 40 Under 40
2011 On Wall Street's Top 40 Under 40. On Wall Street's Top 40 Under 40 asks brokerage firms to nominate their top young brokers. Of those nominated, On Wall Street bases its rankings on quantitative and qualitative criteria. Financial Advisors are ranked by their annual trailing 12-month production (as of September 30, 2014). The rating is not indicative of the advisor's future performance. Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC nor its Financial Advisors pay a fee to On Wall Street in exchange for the rating.
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