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At Morgan Stanley, the McKelvy Group works with a diverse group of global entrepreneurs, professionals, families and startups – the team provides personalized financial planning services that focuses on a clients holistic financial wellbeing.

For many of our clients, financial planning and investing leverages the McKelvy Groups particular experience in income, sustainable investing and tax efficient retirement planning strategies.


With strong roots in the Menlo Park community that grew from modest means, The McKelvy Group is committed to hard work, building client relationships and providing life-long leadership throughout your financial journey.
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Our Commitment

It is important for your financial advisor(s) to acknowledge how your investment concerns and goals are uniquely specific to you, your family or a foundation. This is why The McKelvy Group is proudly comprised of industry recognized experts who deliver first-class leadership.

While highly regarding by its peers, The McKelvy Group also consistently receives awards by industry publications such as; Forbes, Barron’s, Financial Times and San Francisco Business Times, representing the level of commitment that each member of The McKelvy Group delivers to each client. Welcoming a client to our services is only the beginning – we believe delivering long-term financial leadership is our ultimate service to a client.
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor
Northern California (High Net Worth) - Ranked #3 April 2021
Northern California (High Net Worth) - Ranked #5 April 2022
Northern California (High Net Worth) - Ranked #4 April 2023
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Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #18 April 2011
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #9 April 2012
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #15 April 2013
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #39 April 2014
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #46 April 2015
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #62 April 2016
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #42 April 2017
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #28 April 2018
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #45 April 2019
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #23 April 2020
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #17 April 2021
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #28 April 2022
Barron's - America's Top 100 Advisors - #36 April 2023
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Barron's - America's Top 1,200 Advisors - California
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #1 February 2010
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #6 February 2011
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #4 February 2012
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #5 February 2013
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #7 February 2014
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #14 February 2015
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #25 February 2016
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #9 February 2017
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #11 February 2018
Barron's - America's Top 1,000 Advisors - California #16 February 2019
Barron's - America's Top 1,200 Advisors - California #12 February 2020
Barron's - America's Top 1,200 Advisors - California #10 February 2021
Barron's - America's Top 1,200 Advisors - California #12 February 2022
Barron's - America's Top 1,200 Advisors - California #9 February 2023
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Additional Awards
San Francisco Business Times - Top Wealth Advisors Bay Area - March 2011
Registered Rep's Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors - 2007 to 2016
Financial Times Top 400 - April 2013
Financial Times Top 400 - April 2014

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Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
​Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Feb 2021) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/19 - 6/30/20.
2011-2022 Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors (formerly referred to as Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors: State-by-State)
Source: Barrons.com (Awarded 2011-2022). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Dec of the year prior to the issuance of the award.
2010-2021 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 2010-2021). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Sept of the year prior to the issuance of the award.
2013, 2014 Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors
Source: ft.com. Data compiled by the Financial Times based the following time periods:
Awarded 2014; data 9/30/12 - 9/30/13
Awarded 2013; data as of 12/31/12

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Alternative investments describe a spectrum of strategies that cannot be accessed through traditional fixed income and equity markets. These strategies have the potential to help lower volatility and increase diversification in clients’ portfolios.

Morgan Stanley has extensive experience in the alternative investments industry through a strong commitment to managing alternative investment strategies across an established global network. The power of the Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments platform provides clients access to leading managers in the industry.

The power of alternative investments derives from their versatility to offer innovative strategies that align with sophisticated investors’ financial goals. Across the variety of available strategies, these can be organized into four core solutions.

Please reach out to learn more about our custom Alternative Investment strategies.
    Income Generation
    Products that seek higher returns/yield and lower volatility versus traditional fixed income investments, with potential for low correlation to stocks and bonds, a reliable current income stream and an inflation hedge
    Portfolio Diversification
    Products that strive to maintain low correlations with traditional equity markets, with potential for lower portfolio volatility, increased risk-adjusted returns and reduced reliance on any one company, sector, country, etc
    Tax Advantages
    Products designed to alleviate yearly tax liability, defer payment of capital gains, harness tax-managed structures or offer a step up in basis and tax advantaged income
    Growth Orientation
    Products that aim to generate excess returns and provide clients with incremental upside potential, wealth accumulation strategies or seek to take advantage of the “illiquidity premium” of private markets

IMPACT AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS

At Morgan Stanley, we find many clients are looking for an investment strategy that not only seeks to generate market-rate financial returns, but that also strives to deliver positive environmental impact.

Globally, one in three dollar is invested with a focus on sustainability, up 73% since 2014. Additionally, 95% of asset owners are either already integrating ESG criteria – or actively considering integration of ESG criteria within their investment process.

With that said, we understand that every client has a unique set of priorities to consider when making investment decisions that seek to align with personal values so we provide a range of client-centered sustainable solutions.
    Restriction Screening
    Investments that seek to minimize or avoid certain companies, sectors, geographies or themes
    Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    Invest in companies with sustainable corporate practices, including efficient natural resource use, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, employee and customer treatment and governance
    Thematic Exposure
    Investments in companies with products and services targeting solutions to key sustainability goals such as alleviating poverty, community development, climate solutions and more
    Impact Investing
    Private market investments focused on enterprises that deliver positive impact

Financial Planning

Regardless of what stage your life is in — moving ahead in your career, enjoying retirement or somewhere in between, the McKelvy Group can help you achieve your financial goals.

Do you want to purchase a vacation home, fund your children’s or grandchildren’s education, spend your retirement as you’ve dreamed — or all of the above? Together, we can create a personalized wealth management strategy to help you prepare for a successful financial future.

Using a suite of tools that includes goal-specific analysis, we can work with you to create a realistic, holistic strategy that integrates the various aspects of your financial life, including your investments and cash management needs. We can also work with you, suggesting modifications as needed to help keep your goals in reach and your strategy on the right course.

Morgan Stanley’s personalized wealth management process is designed to provide a road map to your financial future. Leveraging our vast resources — including intellectual capital, experience and dedicated personal service — we can work with you to create a personalized wealth strategy. Then, over time, we can adapt it to changing circumstances, helping you to achieve — and to protect — your goals.

Please reach out to learn more about our Financial Planning services.
    Discover
    We start with a conversation to gain a thorough understanding of your needs, lifestyle and family — and your goals for the future
    Advise
    We work with you to develop portfolio strategies that help you achieve and protect the outcomes you envision
    Implement
    We look across multiple accounts and products to help you implement solutions that are an appropriate fit for your strategy
    Track Progress
    We help you track your progress as well as spending and savings to ensure you remain on track toward your goals

Location

2882 Sand Hill Rd
Ste 200
Menlo Park, CA 94025
US
Direct:
(650) 234-5130(650) 234-5130
Toll-Free:
(800) 743-1588(800) 743-1588

Meet The McKelvy Group

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Pierre Manneh

Financial Advisor, Vice President, Wealth Management
Phone:
(650) 234-5181(650) 234-5181

About Dorian McKelvy

Dorian’s professional investment career began at Davis Skaggs Investment Management in 1983. Since then, Dorian has built The McKelvy Group into one of the largest private client practices here at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management.

As a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley PWM, Dorian oversees all aspects of The McKelvy Group. While the group’s primary focus is investment strategies and complex estate plans for high net worth individuals, families and foundations; Dorian also focuses his 40 years of experience on comprehensive fixed-income strategies.

He is among a select few financial advisors recognized as a Family Wealth Director. Financial advisors who earn this designation must meet stringent quantitative and qualitative requirements. Specifically, financial advisors are required meet a significant level of client assets under management as well as pass a rigorous exam demonstrating their professional knowledge.

Dorian is also member of Morgan Stanley’s Directors Council. In partnership with this elite group of financial advisors, here at Morgan Stanley, Dorian has provided invaluable leadership to his peers for the last 14 years. Throughout this time has also been consistently recognized by industry publications such as Barron’s, Financial Times and San Francisco Business Times.

Dorian is Series 7, 8, 63, 65, 31 and Life & Variable Annuity Insurance Licensed.

Dorian is a graduate of California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo. In March 2010, Dorian completed the Executive Education program at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Dorian and his family make their home in Portola Valley, California. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, volunteering for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and racing sailboats in the San Francisco Bay.
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Securities Agent: VA, WV, NH, SD, MT, NY, WY, WI, WA, VT, UT, TX, TN, SC, RI, PR, PA, OR, OK, OH, NV, NM, NJ, NE, ND, NC, MS, MO, MN, MI, ME, MD, MA, KY, KS, IN, ID, IA, HI, GA, FL, DE, DC, CT, CO, CA, AZ, AR, AL, AK, LA, IL; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
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About Pierre Manneh

Pierre has over 12 years of experience in the financial services and banking industry.  He started his wealth management career working with a significant Private Wealth Management team for UBS at the Palo Alto office.  He focused on constructing bond portfolios and the diversification of equity portfolios through professional money management for private clients.

Pierre enjoys the fast pace of today’s global securities markets, the study of economics, and the interpersonal relationships developed and maintained between these concepts. He takes pride in providing a world-class experience to clients in the McKelvy Group at Morgan Stanley and is experienced in many aspects of financial planning, portfolio construction, and fixed income ladders. Pierre has a B.S. in Economics from the University of California Berkeley. He is Series 7 and 66 licensed.

Pierre enjoys traveling, outdoor activities, and is an avid snowboarder.  Pierre was born in San Francisco and currently resides in Menlo Park, California.
Securities Agent: CA, OH, CO, TN, NY, IL, MA, IN, AZ, DE, WY, VA, PA, NV, NC, ID, SD, MD, UT, OR, MN, MI, ME, HI, WI, WA, TX, GA, FL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1301153

About Max McKelvy

Max McKelvy is a Bay Area native who grew up in Portola Valley. He attended Bucknell University in Pennsylvania where he played varsity water polo and studied Accounting & Finance. Upon graduation, Max moved to New York City to work for BlackRock focusing on portfolio management and trading of debt and equity exchange traded products and derivatives. After two years in NYC, Max moved with BlackRock to London where he continued his capital markets work with institutional clients in the European marketplace for three years. In his free time, Max enjoys biking, running and spending time with his family.
Securities Agent: WY, WI, WA, VT, VI, VA, TX, SD, SC, RI, PA, OR, OK, OH, NY, NV, NM, UT, NJ, NH, NE, ND, PR, NC, MT, MS, MO, TN, MI, MN, MD, ME, MA, LA, WV, KY, KS, IN, IL, ID, IA, HI, GA, FL, DE, DC, CT, CO, CA, AZ, AR, AL, AK; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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Retirement

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  • IRA Plans
  • Retirement income strategies
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  • Annuities
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Working closely with you to guide your wealth and investments through the most challenging market cycles.
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  • Traditional Investments
  • Alternative Investments
  • Impact Investing
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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
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Business Planning

Helping you on key aspects of your business such as ownership, liquidity and developing opportunities.
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  • Business Planning
  • Qualified Retirement Plans
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Financial Wellness

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  • Improve retention and engagement, and
  • Set themselves apart by offering comprehensive financial wellness benefits.
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