Joseph McNamara
Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor
Phone:
(781) 681-4957(781) 681-4957
The McNamara Group at Morgan Stanley
Direct:
(781) 681-4957(781) 681-4957
Our Mission Statement
The McNamara Wealth Management Group seeks to help successful families make smart decisions about their money, through financial planning and personalized investment strategies, so they can spend more time doing what they enjoy.
Our Story
The McNamara Wealth Management Group strives to be your personal chief financial officer by working with your total financial picture. After conducting a comprehensive discovery process to understand what is most important to you, we help design strategies with our team of experts to help you pursue your financial goals.
TOGETHER, UTILIZING OUR TEAM’S PROCESS, WE CAN:
TOGETHER, UTILIZING OUR TEAM’S PROCESS, WE CAN:
- Develop a comprehensive financial plan
- Substitute discipline for emotion in the investment process
- Help Defend capital during bear markets
- Implement advanced planning strategies
- Maintain strict objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest
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Our Consultative Process
Our time-tested, collaborative process enables us to learn about your values and goals while working with you to tailor a plan to help meet them.
1. Introductory Call
We begin with an informal conversation to understand your financial concerns and determine how we can add value. If we all agree to move forward, we'll schedule our next meeting and request important financial information.
2. Discovery Meeting
We continue the conversation by promoting an in-depth conversation where we focus on your goals, values and truly learn what is most important to you. We also take the time to review the financial documents you have prepared and discuss our initial findings.
3. Financial Plan Presentation
Here, we utilize our financial planning tools to design your personalized financial plan with recommendations to help you reach your financial goals.
4. Investment Planning Analysis
Next, we analyze your current portfolios and present strategies to help you grow, preserve and transfer your wealth.
5. Mutual Commitment and Progress Meetings
Once we agree to work together, we will schedule regular progress meeting to track your progress, project your success and explore any advanced planning topics if necessary.
Resources to Help Our Clients Prepare
2026 Retirement Contribution Limits
Planning for retirement is vital, understanding the limits for your retirement contributions empowers you to best prepare for retirement.
View the Contribution Limits for 2026
Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) play a key role in helping many American save for retirement. Knowing when and how to take distributions from your IRA is equally as important as the decisions you make about contributions and investment strategy.
Learn More About RMDs
Tax-Efficient Giving
Many of us prefer to combine our support for the causes and people we care about with a desire to save on taxes. Fortunately, there are strategies that may help us accomplish both. Whether you want to donate to charity or invest in a loved-one’s future, consider these tax‐smart ways to help make your giving go further.
Learn More About Giving
SECURE 2.0 Act Updates
Over the next several years, SECURE 2.0 puts in place numerous provisions designed to enhance your ability to save for retirement through increased contribution opportunities, changes to rules affecting distributions from retirement accounts and benefits to establishing a retirement savings. Collectively, these changes may influence how you save and use your savings over time.
View the Updates
3.35% Annual Percentage Yield Preferred Savings
Take advantage of our Preferred Savings Program for Qualifying Cash† offer with flexible options and more ways to save. There are two ways you may participate, either 1) bring new cash deposits from external sources or 2) use proceeds from the sale, income or distribution from securities in your eligible Morgan Stanley brokerage accounts.
Learn More
Wealth Management Capabilities Brochure
The insight you use to achieve your goals can make a difference when it comes to your financial future. That’s why at Morgan Stanley, we emphasize the value of good advice. Take a moment and read our Wealth Management Capabilities brochure to see how we can help you craft an investment strategy around your goals.
Read the Brochure
2026 Income Tax Tables
You can get started planning for the future with the updated 2026 tax tables.
View the Tables
Morgan Stanley Online (MSO)
Morgan Stanley Online allows you to seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place.
Sign up for MSO
Total Wealth View
Complete your financial picture with Total Wealth View. By linking your account information, you will benefit from more informed wealth planning, more secure data access, and convenient connectivity.
Learn more about Total Wealth View
LifeView® Financial Goal Analysis and Financial Plan
LifeView is built on Morgan Stanley's intellectual capital and capabilities to provide you with comprehensive investing and planning solutions for your individual goals. Contact us to begin your plan today.
Learn more about our Goals-Based planning process
Digital Vault
The Digital Vault allows you to build a centralized library to store all your documents using encryption.
Store Documents in the Digital Vault
Online Security Center
At Morgan Stanley, safeguarding your assets and personal information is among our highest priorities. Learn about our security measures and use our resources and ideas to help protect yourself online.
Visit our Online Security CenterA Financial Plan Made For You
At Morgan Stanley, we understand that the goals you set today will evolve over time. Your plan will evolve with them - and with the changing circumstances of your life.
Leveraging a sophisticated suite of analytic tools, as well as the extensive resources of Morgan Stanley, we can help you take charge of your financial future and achieve your goals. Below, we have provided some links that will introduce you to a few of the tools that we use, please click to learn more about them. We hope that you will return often to learn more about the different topics impacting your wealth.
Leveraging a sophisticated suite of analytic tools, as well as the extensive resources of Morgan Stanley, we can help you take charge of your financial future and achieve your goals. Below, we have provided some links that will introduce you to a few of the tools that we use, please click to learn more about them. We hope that you will return often to learn more about the different topics impacting your wealth.
Goals Planning System
Goals Planning System (GPS) is Morgan Stanley’s own integrated planning tool. Built on the Firm’s intellectual capital and capabilities, GPS is an intuitive and efficient platform used to quickly assess whether a client is “On Track” to achieve their financial goals.
Start planning now
Aladdin - Intelligent Risk Management
There’s a chance your portfolio may be at risk, but how you manage that risk is what's most essential.
Portfolio Risk Platform – Powered by Aladdin is a risk management platform that provides comprehensive risk estimation and reporting across a broad range of asset classes and security types. This platform provides both an overview and a detailed view to better enable risk to be effectively monitored and managed.
Learn morePortfolio Risk Platform – Powered by Aladdin is a risk management platform that provides comprehensive risk estimation and reporting across a broad range of asset classes and security types. This platform provides both an overview and a detailed view to better enable risk to be effectively monitored and managed.
Strategy - Intelligent Withdrawals
Building wealth is a means to an end. Taxes can eat up a significant portion of your assets upon withdrawal. This is why it's vital to look at your entire portfolio and coordinate liquidation to help reduce the impact of taxes and potentially improve investment results.
The decisions your make today can help you save for years to come. Use the resources found in the link below to help get started.
View tax-aware strategies hereThe decisions your make today can help you save for years to come. Use the resources found in the link below to help get started.
Spending and Budgeting Tool
One way to manage savings is by using Morgan Stanley’s Spending and Budgeting Tool. This tool helps advisors monitor client cash flows across both internal and external accounts. It also tracks spending patterns and produces an income and expense analysis to help clients achieve their goals by adjusting their spending behavior when necessary.
Start using the tool todayKeeping you informed with the latest insights and research Morgan Stanley has to offer.
Upcoming Virtual Events
Check back soon! We have a wealth of events planned for the coming months.
Past Virtual Events
March 2026 | Geopolitical Perspectives
In case you missed it, we invite you to watch the replay from our timely geopolitical update with Chief Investment Officer Lisa Shalett, Head of U.S. Policy Monica Guerra, and International Wealth Management Chief Investment Strategist Renato Grandmont as they discussed:
- Key developments and the significance of the conflict's potential duration
- Possible paths for energy prices, inflation expectations, rates, and volatility
- Portfolio considerations, including risk management across global markets
January 2026 | New Year, New Bill: What it Means for You
Join Chief Investment Officer Lisa Shalett, Head of Financial Planning Anthea Tjuanakis Cox and Head of US Policy Monica Guerra for a timely discussion on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and what it means for the tax and financial planning landscape. As you prepare for tax season and review your family's financial plan, this session will help you:
- Understand the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its implications
- Evaluate your current financial plan amid these changes
- Offer questions to ask yourself or your advisor as you review your portfolio
- Recognize the core components of a well-constructed financial plan
2025 Wealth Education Series Playlist
Click below to have access to each episode:
February: Understanding Market Dynamics - Talking About the Big Picture
March: Home Buying: Navigating the Borrowing Landscape
April: Tying the Financial Knot: Navigating Joint Finances and Communication
May: Money & Saving: Financial Planning and Why it Matters to Me
June: Investing 201: Portfolio Diversification and Risk Management
July: Health is Wealth: Cultivating Healthy Habits for Longevity and Prosperity
August: Estate Planning Overview: Caregiver Considerations (The Sandwich Generation)
September: Navigating Insurance
October: Cybersecurity: Social Media Habits
November: Giving Back: The Joy of Philanthropy and Social Impact
December: Thinking about Family Legacy: Understanding Family Governance
December 2025 | Year-End Economic and Investment Outlook
This year has seen an unsteady labor market, persistent inflation, geopolitical tensions, and rising tariffs. While the rate of economic growth has slowed, expansion continues as consumers remain resilient and corporations deliver stronger-than-expected earnings. Join Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Chief Investment Officer Lisa Shalett and Morgan Stanley's Global Head of Research Katy Huberty for a year-end conversation as they discuss:
- The state of the U.S. economy and the American consumer
- Economic signals to watch for as we head into 2026
- Potential tailwinds or headwinds for various asset classes, regions and industries
October 2025 | Securing the Future: Cybersecurity in the Age of AI
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a collaborative effort across the private and public sector to help emphasize the daily actions we can take to secure our data and devices.
We invite you to join Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Chief Data Officer Rachel Wilson in a conversation with the Head of Wealth Management Cybersecurity Prashanth Challa as they explore essential strategies to protect yourself and loved ones in this new era. Topics include:
- Protecting yourself from AI-powered scams
- Understanding deepfakes and data poisoning
- Leveraging AI to your cybersecurity advantage
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Meet The McNamara Group
Nick Nannicelli, CFP®
Portfolio Management Associate
Phone:
(781) 681-4915(781) 681-4915
About Me
Joe is a founding member of The McNamara Wealth Management Group with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. As a wealth manager at Morgan Stanley, Joe and his team, using a five-step consultative process, help a select group of families and individuals make informed financial decisions that will provide them peace of mind. Joe started his career at Morgan Stanley and, before rejoining the firm, spent 10 years as a wealth manager at UBS.
Joe grew up in Boston and received his BS in finance from the University of Massachusetts. He currently resides in Needham, MA with his wife, Maria, and two boys, Michael and Justin. He enjoys a variety of sports and is actively involved in youth basketball across the state. Joe is also passionate about community involvement, serving on the advisory board of the Boys and Girls Club of South Boston.
Joe grew up in Boston and received his BS in finance from the University of Massachusetts. He currently resides in Needham, MA with his wife, Maria, and two boys, Michael and Justin. He enjoys a variety of sports and is actively involved in youth basketball across the state. Joe is also passionate about community involvement, serving on the advisory board of the Boys and Girls Club of South Boston.
Securities Agent: NV, NY, PA, RI, VT, SC, AL, CA, CT, FL, IL, MA, ME, NC, NH, NJ, TX; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1215630
NMLS#: 1215630
About Nick Nannicelli
Nick serves as a Portfolio Associate for The McNamara Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley and brings over a decade of experience in the financial services industry. Nick works closely with the team's clients, providing them with financial planning, advanced planning strategies, and exceptional service and attention. Prior to joining The McNamara Wealth Management Group in 2016, Nick worked for Santander Bank helping some of the bank’s top clients .
Nick was raised in New Hampshire and currently resides in Hudson, MA with his wife and daughter. He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island where he earned a BS in Finance. He enjoys traveling, playing golf, and the outdoors.
Nick was raised in New Hampshire and currently resides in Hudson, MA with his wife and daughter. He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island where he earned a BS in Finance. He enjoys traveling, playing golf, and the outdoors.
Contact Joseph McNamara
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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
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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
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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
529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education
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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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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
Ready to start a conversation? Contact The McNamara Group today.
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1Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a business of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan 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.
3When 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.
4Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or 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 legal matters.
5Morgan Stanley’s investment advisory programs may require a minimum asset level and, depending on your specific investment objectives and financial position, may not be appropriate for you. Please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC program disclosure brochure (the “Morgan Stanley ADV”) for more information in the investment advisory programs available. The Morgan Stanley ADV is available at www.morganstanley.com/ADV.
6Morgan 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
7Morgan 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.
8Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or 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 legal matters.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
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The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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1Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a business of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Morgan 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.
3When 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.
4Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or 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 legal matters.
5Morgan Stanley’s investment advisory programs may require a minimum asset level and, depending on your specific investment objectives and financial position, may not be appropriate for you. Please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC program disclosure brochure (the “Morgan Stanley ADV”) for more information in the investment advisory programs available. The Morgan Stanley ADV is available at www.morganstanley.com/ADV.
6Morgan 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
7Morgan 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.
8Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or 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 legal matters.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
https://www.morganstanley.com/disclaimers/mswm-email.html. Any profiles and associated content are for U.S. residents only.
The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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