About Us

Bobby Kolev is a Corporate Cash Investment Director and International Client Advisor. Bobby’s team is one of 24 designated Cash Management teams at Morgan Stanley and the team has $10 Billion (as of 06/30/2024) in assets under management for institutional clients. Our top priority is capital preservation, closely followed by liquidity and returns.

•We provide a custom-tailored investment approach that is designed to help obtain the highest return available while maintaining the client’s investment objectives and liquidity requirements.

•We are purely transactional and we do not charge management fees. There are no custody fees, no reporting fees and no wire transfer fees.

•We work predominantly with fixed income instruments such as money market funds, commercial paper, municipal bonds, CDs, treasuries, and investment grade corporate bonds.

•We have open architecture access to the firm’s institutional desks and we see direct offerings across multiple dealer inventories.

•Clients enjoy direct access to our team and a boutique-level of service along with the benefits of working with a global investment firm.
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Our Clients

Our clients include, but are not limited to:

• Institutions
• Corporations
• Public and Private Companies
• Pre-IPO Corporation
• Pre-Secondary Debt Offering Corporation
• Foundations
• Trusts
• Endowments
• Wealthy Individuals
• Family Offices
• Hospitals, Schools, Non-Profits
• Entity Looking for Transactional Solutions
• Entity Looking for a Custom-Tailored Approach to Assist with Expense/Burn Rate
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams 2025
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    Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors 2024
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    Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors 2024
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    Forbes Best-In -State Wealth Advisors 2024
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2023
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    Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors 2023
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2023
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    Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors 2023
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    Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors 2022
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2022
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2021
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2020
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2019
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    Financial Times Top 400 Financial Advisors 2019
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    Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors 2019
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    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2018
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    Financial Times Top 400 Financial Advisors 2018
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    Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors 2018
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    Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors 2017
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    Forbes Top 250 Wealth Advisors 2017
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    Forbes Best-In -State Wealth Advisors
    2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, & 2024 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors. Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 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.

    Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors
    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 (Awarded 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.

    Financial Times Top 400 Financial Advisors
    2018 & 2019 Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors. Source: ft.com. Data compiled by the Financial Times based the following time periods: Awarded 2019; data 6/30/15 - 6/30/18, Awarded 2018; data 6/30/15 - 6/30/17.

    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.

    Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
    2023, 2024, & 2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams. Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2023, 2024, 2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of year prior to the issuance of the award.

    Forbes Top Next Generation Wealth Advisors
    2017,2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, & 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 2017,2018, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.

    On Wall St. Magazine's Top 40 Under 40
    2011 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.

Location

20807 Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 100
Aventura, FL 33180
US
Direct:
(305) 937-7155(305) 937-7155

Meet The Kolev Group

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.

Disclosures:

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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About Chris Ready

Chris Ready began his career in Treasury at a publicly traded U.S. retailer headquartered in Columbus, OH. Mr. Ready was a member of the investment committee, responsible for overseeing the investment portfolio and cash management function. In 2014, Mr. Ready joined J.P. Morgan Asset Management to concentrate on managing investments held within Trusts and Estates. In 2015, Mr. Ready joined the Kolev Group to focus on managing the investment needs of corporations, foundations, and ultra-high-net-worth family offices. He was named Forbes America’s Top Next Generation Wealth Advisors in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023. Additionally, Mr. Ready was recognized by Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors in 2023 and 2024.

Chris earned his B.S. in International Business from the University of Maryland and holds Series 7 and 66 FINRA licenses.

Disclosures:

Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
2023 & 2024 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors. Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 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 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors & Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State
2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, & 2023 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 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023). 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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About Frances Pina

Originally from New York and raised in South Florida, Frances earned a Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Finance from Florida International University, followed by a Master of Science in Finance with a concentration in securities analysis and portfolio management. She began her career in the summer of 2017 at Morgan Stanley, working in the Private Wealth Management sector in Miami Beach. Over the years, she took on a diverse range of responsibilities within her team, including operations, service, trading, marketing, and analytics. Leveraging her extensive experience at the firm, Frances transitioned to the Kolev Group in June 2022, joining the Corporate Cash Management team.

As a Business Development Associate, Frances plays a pivotal role in identifying and cultivating strategic opportunities to drive growth and enhance market presence. She goes beyond conventional expectations, actively fortifying client relationships with an arsenal of market insights and product knowledge to tailor financial solutions for institutional clients working alongside Bobby and Chris. Her proactive approach and commitment to deliver boutique-level service and elevate client experience through prompt and effective resolution of their needs makes Frances an invaluable asset to the Kolev Group and
a key contributor to the firm's success in a competitive landscape.

Frances holds Series 7 and 66 FINRA licenses.

About Theresa Vea-Lonzar

Theresa Vea-Lonzar, Portfolio Associate, began her career as a Research Associate at Sanford Bernstein before joining Morgan Stanley in 1994. In 2012, she became a key member of the Kolev Group, where she serves as the office manager and primary liaison for daily administrative operations.

With a keen eye for detail and dedication to excellence, Ms. Vea-Lonzar oversees trade reconciliation, client servicing, and the onboarding of new clients. Her expertise ensures seamless operations and fosters strong, lasting client relationships, making her an integral part of the team’s success.

She earned her B.S. in Economics and Mathematics at Brandeis University, and holds Series 3, 7, and 63 FINRA licenses.
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