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The Myers Eriksson Group is a Minnesota-based wealth management practice serving a select number of individuals, families, businesses in the upper Mid-West and around the country. Our team is committed to providing the highest level of service and strategies for individuals who have high net-worth.

Initially, we support our clients as they explore their potential futures, and we serve as a sounding board to help discover new opportunities and avoid potential pitfalls when facing seemingly endless options. We bring experience, intellectual capital and dedicated personal service to help our clients meet their financial goals. Wealth Management can be more rewarding and less challenging with the support of the Myers Eriksson team.

We understand that goals differ based on each individual life situation which is why our clients are at the center of every decision that guides us. We have a long history of working with multi-generational families, business owners, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. We use a comprehensive approach that incorporates education, knowledge and transparency to help bolster their financial security.

Our knowledgeable and caring team of advisors offers insight and strategic advice that supports you as you make decisions and help anticipate how you can be prepared financially. We can help you define your goals and strive towards them by delivering resources suited to what you want to achieve. Essentially giving you the ability to confidently manage your wealth.
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The Myers Eriksson Process

We will work with you using a process that focuses on you and your goals, integrating investment decisions with your immediate financial needs and desired aspirations. This process encompasses six steps:
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    1 Discovering
    Our team identifies your concerns, circumstances and priorities. We begin learning about your needs, values and vision.
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    2 Developing
    We analyze your goals and review your current investments. We develop financial strategies that make sense for you.
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    3 Proposing
    We will meet to discuss our recommendations with you and confirm the details of your custom service model.
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    4 Implementing
    Executing your strategies can involve transferring existing assets, collaborating with your advisors.
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    5 Follow Up
    We will review your first statement and set up tools to provide immediate access to accounts and information.
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    6 Reviewing
    Together we respond to new objectives, and revise your strategies as needed. We meet as scheduled to track your goals’ progress.

Working With You

Your goals, hopes and dreams are at the center of our work. That’s why we’ll plan to meet with you at length when you first begin working with us. We’ll ask smart questions and listen to what you say matters. Once we fully understand your situation, we’ll suggest ways to put your money to work.
Working with us, you can expect us to:
Develop a detailed financial strategy based on your goals
Set up a long-term wealth plan
Help to take the emotion out of money moves, so you can make smart decisions
Be flexible. When changes come to your life, or in the market, we’ll tweak your financial strategy.
Some of our work is best coordinated with your other key advisors. If you like, we can connect directly with your:
Tax specialist
Trust attorney
Insurance professional
Family office

Entrepreneurs & Executives

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    Business Financing & Planning
    You have meaningful goals. Our Financial Advisors can help you reach them. For years, we have worked with individuals, families, businesses and institutions—to deliver services and solutions that help build, preserve and manage wealth.
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    Equity Solutions
    Equity is more than shares. It’s a commitment to your employees.

    That’s why we design equity compensation solutions that can grow alongside your business and people at any stage. With tailored solutions, modern technology, hands-on guidance and dedicated service, we help you effectively administer equity while managing risk and compliance on a global scale.
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    Pre-Liquidity Planning
    Liquidity events such as an initial public offering or a
    merger or acquisition may provide income and estate
    planning opportunities. Liquidity events also magnify the
    need to put in place or update certain essential estate
    planning documents.
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    Retirement Solutions
    For your employees, retirement is more than a date in the future – it’s a milestone that takes time, hard work and the right tools to achieve. Morgan Stanley at Work provides plan sponsors with a comprehensive suite of solutions and investment experience that helps your employees maximize their potential to reach their long-term goals.
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    Choosing a Business Structure
    The Myers Eriksson Group can help you make well-informed personal wealth management decisions at every stage of your company's development.
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    Corporate Executives
    As a senior executive, you have significant responsibilities to your customers, colleague, board of directors, shareholders and members of the communities in which you do business. Our group offers a unique combination of experience, expertise and insight to address your financial needs and family goals.
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    Business Succession
    We will help you make well-informed personal wealth management decisions at every stage of your company's development. Our goal is to provide you with the information, insight and resources needed to help you reach your personal and professional goals.
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    Employee Stock & Stock Options
    Executives today are increasingly compensated with stock or stock options. However, exercising stock options presents a number of difficult—and sometimes divergent—choices. Accordingly, it is critical that an executive understand the risk of investing financial assets and the potential reward of preferential income tax treatment.

Comprehensive Financial Planning

Regardless of what stage your life is in- moving ahead in your career, enjoying retirement, or somewhere in between- as your Financial Advisors, we can help you achieve your financial goals.

We can create your personal roadmap to help achieve and protect your goals- a framework that makes the connection between your life goals and your financial resources, and provides a baseline for future decisions

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 investment and cash management needs. . The Myers Eriksson Group uses a four step Goals Planning System (GPS) to create your personal roadmap towards financial achievement and protection.

1. Discover: Understand your values, objectives and quantify your goals
2. Advise: Create a tailored wealth plan to help keep you on track
3. Implementation: Add value with tax-aware and cost sensitive capabilities
4. Monitor: Continually track progress so you know where you stand in relation to your goals.
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    2024 Tax Tables
    This helpful resource outlines the 2024 tax rate schedule, education and health savings account limits, retirement contribution and deduction limits, among other information. With tax season seemingly always right around the corner, its best to be as informed as possible.
    2024 Tax Tables
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    Manage debt
    We thoroughly review your mortgage, car loans, credit cards, and any other debts that you may have In order to help determine where you can save on interest and create a time line for your debt payments by prioritizing which should be paid off first.
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    Retirement
    Leading up to and through retirement, The Myers and Eriksson group helps you identify the most appropriate ways to obtain the income you need and help ensure that you are on track to achieve your financial goals.
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    Lifeview
    Lifeview is a suite of planning tools that includes goal-specific analysis that we can use with our clients to create a realistic, integrated strategy that incorporates the various aspects of an individual's financial life, including investments and cash management needs.
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    Goals Planning System (GPS)
    Goals Planning System (GPS) is Morgan Stanley's own integrated planning tool. Built on the Firm's intellectual and capital capabilities, GPS is an intuitive and efficient platform used to quickly assess whether a client is on track to achieving their financial goals.

Location

380 Saint Peter St
Ste 1000
St. Paul, MN 55102
US
Direct:
(651) 215-8400(651) 215-8400
Toll-Free:
(800) 326-9121(800) 326-9121

Meet The Myers Eriksson Group

About Johan Eriksson

A native of Sweden, Johan has been in the U. S. since 2001, and has been working in finance for over two decades. He began with US Bank in the lending area, then worked in Stockholm, Sweden for a financial advisory firm. Johan joined Morgan Stanley in 2007.

At Morgan Stanley, Johan focuses on bringing the company’s array of wealth management services to our clients.  Johan is passionate about the capital markets and follows both domestic and international markets on a daily basis.

Johan holds a B.A. in Economics from Gustavus Adolphus College and is also a Certified Financial Planner. Johan lives in Saint Paul and enjoys art, traveling, and is enthusiastic about automotive racing.
Johan is very active in the Swedish community, and serves on the board of several non-profit organizations in the Twin Cities.
Securities Agent: SD, VT, WI, OK, KS, NM, ND, AK, MI, AL, WV, IL, ID, CA, NJ, NC, MA, KY, UT, PA, HI, GA, TN, NY, NH, NE, MD, LA, IA, DE, DC, MN, AZ, WA, VA, OH, NV, ME, CO, TX, SC, RI, OR, MT, IN, FL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1682636

About Karen Myers

Karen Myers is a Senior Vice President in Morgan Stanley’s St. Paul, Minnesota office since 1997. She holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation as well as Family Wealth Advisor and Senior Portfolio Manager titles at Morgan Stanley. She is a passionate student of the investment world and is committed to the success of her clients.

She is currently a member of the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis and is a former Board member as well as Treasurer of the organization. She is a former governor of the Twin City Bond Club.

She resides in Minnetonka with her husband, Richard. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, following the WNBA Lynx and exploring the various walking/biking trails in her neighborhood.
Securities Agent: DE, NE, NY, NV, AK, NJ, IN, IA, WV, TX, IL, VA, UT, OH, MD, AZ, WI, WA, MI, MA, KY, CO, NC, CA, MN, GA, FL, PA, OR, ME, KS, NH, ND, MT, HI, AL, SC, LA, SD, ID, TN, RI, OK, NM, DC; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1285371

About Donna M B Herem

A native of St Paul, Donna has been with Morgan Stanley since 1988. Donna has extensive administrative experience, pays great attention to detail and enjoys engaging with clients.

She resides in Beldenville, Wisconsin with her husband, Scott, and two children.  She also has a step-son who lives in Minneapolis.  In her spare time she enjoys being involved in her children's many activities. Both Scott and Donna have a long-term interest in automotive racing.

About Krista Wenner

Krista Wenner is a Portfolio Associate at Morgan Stanley. Drawing on more than 20 years of industry experience,.

Krista has worked in the financial services industry since 1998 and has had the opportunity to work at such large institutions as Citigroup and Wachovia Securities. She joined the Morgan Stanley / Citigroup in 2008 and has been a vital colleague ever since. Krista is a graduate of South Dakota State University and Minot State University, where she received her B.S. degree in Education.

Originally from South Dakota, Krista and her husband, Brian, currently live in Stillwater with their two children. She enjoys attending her children's multiple sporting events and also spending time in the outdoors.

The Power of Partnerships

By partnering with experienced individuals across wealth disciplines, Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors can align specialized resources with your custom needs and deliver strategic guidance through the familiarity and trust of existing relationships

About Heaven Robinson

Heaven Robinson is a Planning Associate at Morgan Stanley providing dedicated financial planning support to Advisors and their teams. Operating as an extension of the FA/Team, she collaborates with clients to discover and define goals that matter most to them. Leveraging state of the art technology, she will evaluate various alternatives and their potential outcomes to help clients confidently choose the appropriate course of action. Heaven provides expertise across a wide suite of Morgan Stanley planning tools designed to assist in the areas of investment accumulation, retirement, education, major purchase, cash flow, risk management, tax efficiency, and wealth transfer planning.

She earned her undergraduate degree from California State University, Los Angles and received the Financial Planning Specialist® designation from the College for Financial Planning. Heaven is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and currently resides in Alpharetta, GA.
Wealth Management
Global Investment Office

Portfolio Insights

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
4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts
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4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts

Discover how planning for required minimum distributions from retirement accounts can help you fund future needs and support loved ones.

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
2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth
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2025 Global Economic Outlook: U.S. Policies May Temper Global Growth

Global growth is likely to be around 3% in 2025 and 2026, as tariff and immigration policies begin to slow the U.S. economy late next year, and China's underperformance restrains emerging markets.

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
Are You Prepared for Tax Day?
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Are You Prepared for Tax Day?

The countdown to Tax Day has begun. Here are some strategies to consider as the deadline approaches.

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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Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business

Selling your business can mean big changes for your life, both personally and financially. Know how to make the most of your windfall.

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
Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 
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Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 

There’s more to charitable giving than you may realize. Here’s one method that may be a tax-efficient way to give and can help maximize your impact.

Financial Wellness

Enhancing Financial Wellness enables your workforce to do their best work. Companies that invest in financial wellness have an opportunity to:
  • Reduce employee stress,
  • Improve retention and engagement, and
  • Set themselves apart by offering comprehensive financial wellness benefits.
The Business Case for a Financially Resilient Workforce
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The Business Case for a Financially Resilient Workforce

In the face of turbulent markets, the word “resilience” may be top of mind. Broadly speaking, resilience is the ability to “bounce back” when encountering life’s inevitable challenges.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact The Myers Eriksson Group today.
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