

The Meltzer Dunn Fakhoury Group

Our Mission Statement
to help you protect your assets, secure your legacy,
and pursue your vision of a successful life.
Our Service and Values
Welcome to the Meltzer Dunn Fakhoury Group at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management.
Our team offers two integrated practices designed to provide an exceptional experience, and cater to both high-net-worth and emerging-wealth profile clients.
- Our Private Wealth Management practice specializes in the needs of high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, and foundations. Areas of focus include tax efficiency, wealth structuring, business transition and legacy planning, trust & estate review/optimization, advanced insurance planning, and portfolio risk management.
- Our Emerging Wealth Practice leverages the resources and expertise of the full team to deliver the same standard of care and service to clients in the accumulation phase of their lives. Emphasis is on long-term financial planning and asset allocation.
Our practice centers around four core values:
1. Service
- Deliver deeply thoughtful and distinct advice regarding asset allocation, as well as levels of service and experience that make all clients referenceable.
- Timely communication is table stakes.
- Attention to detail is a must in our business.
- Actively look for opportunities to go above and beyond expectations of clients.
2. Proactive & Collaborative Approach
- We strive to stay ahead of changes, not react to them, and we always communicate our view of them quickly.
- It is our responsibility to know what is happening in the economy and markets, and how it impacts our clients.
- We make decisions with clients collaboratively. Where it's welcome, we educate clients, and want them to be completely comfortable with the "what" and the "why" at all times.
3. Accountability
- Integrity. It is our duty to put our clients' best interest first, ahead of all other considerations.
- Due diligence. Research and debate potential allocations. We recommend only those investments that are rigorously vetted and agreed upon by our team's Investment Committee.
- Transparency. We want clients to know and understand everything they own, why they own it, how they own it (from a tax efficiency perspective), and what fees they are paying.
- Hard work. In finding ways to help clients, we leave no stone unturned, and offer nothing less than our best. No detail is too small – we track down answers to every question.
4. Family
- This is more than a job for us, and we live that every day. It is reflected in how we care and work for our clients and each other.
- Our clients are an extension of our family.
- We are honored that multi-generational relationships spanning decades are the rule among our clients, not the exception.
Thanks to the trust our clients have placed in us, Louis Meltzer, Jacob Dunn, and Hadi Fakhoury have all been named to Forbes' list of Best-in-State Advisors and/or Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors for 2024 and we have been named a Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Team for 2024..
Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/22 - 6/30/23.
Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors & Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Aug 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 3/31/23 - 3/31/24.
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC for the period 3/31/22-3/31/23
About PWM
- Manage investments with an unwavering focus on your financial strategy and personal goals
- Create comprehensive, multigenerational wealth management plans based on your needs, challenges and the values that guide your life and legacy
- Simplify financial complexity to help you achieve clarity and control
- Approximately 300 teams1 specialized in assisting individuals and families with $20MM+ in investable assets
- Over $775 billion in AUM1
- Comprising 25% of the Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors list for 2023
- Direct access to ultra high net worth experts in philanthropy, family dynamics, wealth transfer, lifestyle advisory and other areas of interest to ultra high net worth families
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Meet The Meltzer Dunn Fakhoury Group
About Louis Meltzer
In Louis’ free time, he enjoys staying connected with the community. He’s involved in a mentor program for Sponsors of Educational Opportunity, and maintains active links with his alma mater, the University of Miami, by serving on its President’s Council. This group is comprised of some of the university’s most prominent volunteer leaders, and it has grown to include more than 85 members globally – men and women who serve as corporate and community visionaries and advocates. Membership is by invitation only, and President’s Council members actively promote three key foundational ideas that the university emphasizes above all: Educate, Engage, and Lead.
Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” in 2018, 2019, 2020
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2018, 2019, 2020). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
NMLS#: 579044
About Jacob Dunn
Having worked with many private growth company professionals, Jake has a robust understanding of pre-IPO tax minimization approaches (including the use of the QSBS exclusion, 83(b) elections, share transfer into trusts, etc.), which can result in sometimes seven-figure savings in post-IPO or M&A outcomes. Often working closely with his clients’ legal and tax advisors, Jake excels at the strategic management of equity options and employee compensation.
Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2020, Jake spent 12 years at Merrill Lynch, quickly progressing through the ranks to become a Private Wealth Advisor. His work received national attention when he was interviewed by Forbes in 2019, and included in the rankings of America’s leading young Advisors, including:
• Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list in 2018-2020, 2022
• Forbes Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors in 2019, 2020 & 2022
• Forbes Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors in 2019
• Forbes/SHOOK America's Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors in 2017 & 2018
Jake graduated from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and worked for two years in the hospitality industry before transitioning to wealth management. Always ready to expand the range and quality of the advice he can offer his clients, he has earned designations as a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®). Jake lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife, Jessica, their daughters, Morgan and Marni, and dog, Pax.
2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 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, 2019, 2020, 2022). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
NMLS#: 577769
About Hadi Fakhoury
Hadi is the recipient of national recognition from Forbes on numerous occasions:
Forbes “America’s Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors” in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Forbes "Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State" in 2022
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 2022 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, 2020 2022). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
NMLS#: 1217931
About Dana Lambert
NMLS#: 1707643
About Eugene Kim
About Kathleen Reynolds
About Surani Sirisena
About Kristen Paulsen
Kristen earned her bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in dance from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey – New Brunswick.
She currently resides in Union, New Jersey with her Dalmatian, Luna. In her free time she enjoys singing, dancing, pilates, and reading.
About Alyson Reeves
Originally from Platteville, Wisconsin, Alyson lives in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, and enjoys traveling and staying active.
NMLS#: #1976553
About Jack Snedaker
Jack received his B.B.A from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University, where he graduated with Honors. His area of concentration was Finance and Financial Management.
Jack currently resides in Fairfield, Connecticut with his girlfriend Emily, and their pets, Lucy and Gnocchi. He enjoys boating on the Long Island Sound, hiking, and cooking in his spare time.
About Morissa Cox
Currently Morissa resides in Long Island with her daughter. In her spare time, she enjoys connecting with family and friends, roller skating, reading, and attending her daughter’s competitive gymnastics events.
About Yaz Orabi
Prior to joining the Analyst Program, Yaz interned at Morgan Stanley branches in Cincinnati, OH and Midtown Manhattan. Yaz attended the University of Kentucky where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance and international business before moving to New York. Yaz currently resides in the Upper East side of Manhattan where he enjoys exploring the city, skiing, and travelling.
About Rosa Milazzo
A graduate of Berkeley College, Rosa holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, Management, and Merchandising.
She currently resides in Long Island City with her cat and enjoys volunteering, Pilates, spending time with family, reading and cooking.

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About Jane Tarnovsky
Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.
Jane began her career in financial services in 2004, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2014 as an Interest Rate Derivatives Trade Support Director in Morgan Stanley’s ISG division. Prior to joining the firm, she was in Operations at JVB Financial and an Associate Manager at Prudential Financial.
Jane is a graduate of Rutgers University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Business Administration in Finance. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family. Outside of the office, Jane is involved in her community and enjoys working out, cooking, traveling, gardening, and photography.
About Kyle Witte
Kyle began his career in financial services with Morgan Stanley in 2012. Prior to his current position, he worked with the financial planning product development team.
Kyle graduated from Florida State University and holds his Certified Financial Planner® designation. He lives on the West Side of Manhattan and appreciates all the perks of a walkable city. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling with friends, reading, football, soccer, and fundraising for a community golf tournament held annually in Florida.
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