Charles Monahan, CFP®
Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor
Phone:
(215) 572-4530(215) 572-4530
The Monahan Group at Morgan Stanley
Direct:
(215) 572-4500(215) 572-4500
Toll-Free:
(800) 473-3430(800) 473-3430
Our Mission Statement
Leveraging the experienced capital of our team and the breadth of resources from our firm to meet the unique needs and challenges of our clients
Monahan Group Story
At The Monahan Group, we believe extraordinary success deserves more than an ordinary solution. Our team offers decades of combined experience that informs how we interact with and serve our clients. We understand that every client is unique. Our investment advisory practice is consultative, client focused, and planning based. Senior team members are CFP designees and use financial planning to guide process and implementation. Knowing our clients' circumstances, objectives, and presenting opportunities to deliver creative and appropriate strategies is the cornerstone of our practice. Applying a disciplined approach to identify objectives, monitor performance, manage risk, and put our clients first, we aim to exceed expectations for service and performance.
Being asked for our recommendations and guidance concerning our clients' finances is not something that we take lightly. The trust they place in us is returned through our dedication to helping them reach their goals, so that they can spend less time worrying about their financial situation, and more time doing those things that matter most to them.
Here at the Monahan Group, we believe that the most important thing we can do is to listen to you. Understanding your individual needs and goals enables us to create a plan of action that is completely personalized to you.
Being asked for our recommendations and guidance concerning our clients' finances is not something that we take lightly. The trust they place in us is returned through our dedication to helping them reach their goals, so that they can spend less time worrying about their financial situation, and more time doing those things that matter most to them.
Here at the Monahan Group, we believe that the most important thing we can do is to listen to you. Understanding your individual needs and goals enables us to create a plan of action that is completely personalized to you.
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We offer wealth planning informed by sound advice, developing comprehensive solutions to help you meet your goals. We take the time to develop a deep understanding of your complete financial picture, using your unique objectives to construct an investment strategy that is appropriate and all-encompassing. We will be sure to communicate with you regularly throughout our relationship and make adjustments as your life and the financial markets change.
We offer wealth planning informed by sound advice, developing comprehensive solutions to help you meet your goals. We take the time to develop a deep understanding of your complete financial picture, using your unique objectives to construct an investment strategy that is appropriate and all-encompassing. We will be sure to communicate with you regularly throughout our relationship and make adjustments as your life and the financial markets change.
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Gretchen Carey, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Phone:
(215) 572-4505(215) 572-4505
Liv Mansfield
Senior Registered Client Service Associate
Phone:
(215) 572-4579(215) 572-4579
About Charles Monahan
Charles “Chip” Monahan has been with Morgan Stanley since 1989. He is a Certified Financial Planner® and focuses on managing discretionary equity portfolios for our high net worth clients. A graduate of Rider University, he has a disciplined wealth management practice and provides strategic investment guidance to 401(k) plan sponsors, trust and special needs clients, business owners and affluent professionals. Chip plays racquetball and loves to attend Phillies, Eagles and Flyers games.
Securities Agent: MA, WA, CT, NY, VA, MN, MD, FL, CO, CA, AZ, NJ, KY, DC, NC, GA, TN, SC, PA, OH, MI, WI, VT, NH, DE, NV, TX; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1297956
NMLS#: 1297956
About Gretchen Carey
Gretchen has been with Morgan Stanley since 2000 and is a Certified Financial Planner®. She focuses on portfolio strategy and managing bond and fixed income portfolios. Gretchen has been a guest teacher for the stock market challenge at a local elementary school. She graduated from Skidmore College and holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Securities Agent: NC, DE, MN, FL, NH, NY, MI, MA, NV, CA, VT, NJ, CO, SC, GA, CT, VA, MD, DC, AZ, WI, WA, PA, OH; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1297671
NMLS#: 1297671
About Liv Mansfield
With over 10 years of experience in Financial Services, Liv began her career at Saatchi and Saatchi working with international clients to develop goals and measure their marketing efforts. She believes excellent client service and keen attention to detail are essential to success. Transitioning to finance after obtaining her MBA, Liv developed strong understanding of financial tools and how they can help clients meet their goals. Liv is service-oriented and glad to be a part of a team that is passionate and knowledgeable about helping their clients.
Liv majored in English/French at Temple University for undergrad and attended Columbia University - Graduate School of Business where she earned her MBA.
In her spare time, Liv enjoys gardening, traveling to Europe and spending time with her family and friends, especially her children. She loves dogs, plants, her neighborhood and a good joke.
Liv resides in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband John. Liv is also an avid hiker, completing the Camino de Santiago in 2016. She’s a weekend bike rider on trails in Philadelphia.
Liv majored in English/French at Temple University for undergrad and attended Columbia University - Graduate School of Business where she earned her MBA.
In her spare time, Liv enjoys gardening, traveling to Europe and spending time with her family and friends, especially her children. She loves dogs, plants, her neighborhood and a good joke.
Liv resides in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband John. Liv is also an avid hiker, completing the Camino de Santiago in 2016. She’s a weekend bike rider on trails in Philadelphia.
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About Lorry Rosado
Lorry Rosado is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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.
Lorry began her career in financial services in 1984, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a Banking Advisor at Merrill Lynch, and a Senior Premier Client Manager at Bank of America.
She currently resides in East Brunswick, NJ with her family.
Outside of the office, Lorry volunteers as a Coach for the Fast Break Basketball Buddy Ball program, focused on providing an opportunity for disabled children and young adults to enjoy the game of basketball. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family.
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.
Lorry began her career in financial services in 1984, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a Banking Advisor at Merrill Lynch, and a Senior Premier Client Manager at Bank of America.
She currently resides in East Brunswick, NJ with her family.
Outside of the office, Lorry volunteers as a Coach for the Fast Break Basketball Buddy Ball program, focused on providing an opportunity for disabled children and young adults to enjoy the game of basketball. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family.
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From Our Team
The Monahan Group - The September Newsletter 2025
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Working with you to understand your life goals and develop a personalized wealth strategy. Today and for the years to come.
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Making sure your philanthropic dollars are managed with the same high quality service as the rest of your wealth.
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CFP Board owns the marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
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.
3Morgan 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.
4Morgan 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.
5Fixed Income investing entails credit risks and interest rate risks. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall.
6Morgan 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.
7Morgan 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
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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.
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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.
3Morgan 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.
4Morgan 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.
5Fixed Income investing entails credit risks and interest rate risks. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall.
6Morgan 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.
7Morgan 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
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.
CFP Board owns the marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
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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