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The Neville Group at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management is a Hartford, CT based team of seasoned Private Wealth Advisers solely dedicated to serving Morgan Stanley’s most sophisticated global clients. Managing investments with an unwavering focus on your financial strategy and personal goals while creating comprehensive, multigenerational wealth management plans based on your needs.

We access all of Morgan Stanley’s global resources, and have developed a comprehensive client-centric approach to managing significant wealth that begins with understanding all aspects of your financial situation. Assets, liabilities, cash flow, and inter-generational needs are only some of the many topics the team seeks to understand before providing the highest standard of advice. The depth of these complexities has allowed the team to focus on serving highly accomplished individuals, families, and institutional level relationships such as foundations, endowments and corporations.

Of equal importance under which advice is provided to clients, consistency, execution, and commitment are our primary principles. This has given us the rewarding opportunity to work with clients through multiple generations and continues to drive excitement and commitment to developing our relationship with clients. As managing significant wealth continues to bring new challenges, we look forward to having the opportunity to provide you with solutions, support, and access to everything Morgan Stanley has to offer.
Capabilities
  • Tax, Trust & Estate AdvisoryFootnote1
  • Family Governance & Wealth Education
  • Pre-Liquidity Planning
  • Cash Management & LendingFootnote2
  • Corporate Services
  • Investment Management
  • Philanthropy Management
  • Lifestyle Advisory ServicesFootnote3
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About PWM

Founded in 1977, Private Wealth Management is the division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that is dedicated to serving the firm’s most affluent clients, including some of the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs, executives and stewards of multigenerational wealth. Functioning as an exclusive investment boutique within a global financial firm, we deliver sophisticated solutions that leverage the intellectual capital and insight of Morgan Stanley’s substantial global resources. Drawing on a deep understanding of your financial life, our goal is to help you:
  • 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
Private Wealth Management Highlights
  • Approximately 350 teams1 specialized in assisting individuals and families with $20MM+ in investable assets
  • Over $980 billion in AUM1
  • Comprising 23% of the Barron’s Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams for 2024
  • 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
1 Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, December, 2024

Source: Barron's.com (May 2024) 2024 Barron's Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams awarded in 2024. The teams are ranked on a variety of factors, including their size and shape, their regulatory records and credentials of their members, and the resources they have at their disposal to serve their client bases. The rankings are meant as a starting point for clients looking for an advisor—a first-pass vetting that can help investors narrow a search. Every advisor will have his or her own approach to investing, financial planning, and other services. Clients are encouraged to approach a search for an advisor the way they would a search for a doctor—interviewing multiple professionals and getting opinions from multiple third parties. Rankings are based on the opinions of Barron's and this ranking may not be representative of any one client’s experience. This ranking is not indicative of the Financial Advisor’s future performance. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is not affiliated with Barron's. Barron’s is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company, L.P. All rights reserved.

Family Office Resources

Family Office Resources (FOR) provides specialized technical expertise to ultra-high net worth clients across a broad range of family wealth management issues. View our linked resources below to learn more about Morgan Stanley Family Office Resources capabilities.
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    Family Office Resources Overview
    As your family grows and your wealth increases, you may face more subtle and profound wealth
    management issues. As the demands of your family grow and evolve, you will likely need
    professionals who have expanded capabilities.
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    Philanthropy Management
    Philanthropy Management supports individuals, families, corporate and private foundations, and nonprofit
    organizations by offering a suite of services to help define and realize clients’ charitable missions. View the link below to learn more about Philanthropy Management.
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    Family Governance and Wealth Education
    For many UHNW clients, the most difficult wealth planning challenge they face relates not to their financial capital, but to their human capital. Family Governance Services is a comprehensive offering designed to support each family's unique challenges.
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    Estate Planning Strategies
    Our experienced professionals are available to discuss various tax, trust and estate strategies with you
    and your advisors, help facilitate the implementation of those strategies, and focus on the integration of your
    investment plans.
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    Donor Advised Funds
    While many individuals and families have a deep commitment to philanthropy, charitable giving is not limited to those with significant wealth. Donor advised funds (DAFs) are among the easiest and most tax-advantaged ways to give to charity for donors across the spectrum of wealth.
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    Trust Services
    Our trustee platform is “open architecture,” meaning that we provide you with access and ability to select an
    appropriate third-party corporate trustee for your trust account. Trust Specialists, within Morgan Stanley,
    analyze client trust documents and situations and then suggest a fiduciary solution for your needs and goals.
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Managing Family & Generational Wealth

Managing significant family and generational wealth is complex and often raises difficult questions. See the resources below for more information about managing and preserving significant family wealth.
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    Family Governance and Wealth Education Fact Sheet
    Our mission is to help clients maximize the value of their family capital through the transfer and preservation of the family's shared values, and the creation of an enduring family legacy.
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    Opening Pandora's Box: 10 Rules for Talking to Kids About Money
    Discussing family wealth and financial matters with children can be daunting for families. Read the linked article from Glenn Kurlander, Head of Family Governance & Wealth Education at Morgan Stanley, for more information about navigating this delicate subject.
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    Wealth Education Development Plan
    The Family Governance & Wealth Education group helps ultra high net worth families strive to maximize the value of their human capital by driving family wealth education, making it more likely that all members of the family will have the foundation they need to lead meaningful, fulfilled and engaged lives.
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    Your Guide to Life and Money Playbook
    Our goal is to help prepare the next generation of leaders, parents, philanthropists, innovators, trustees, executors, board members, and investors by empowering you with the knowledge and tools needed to achieve your goals.
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    Estate Planning Strategies
    Tax, Trust & Estate (TTE) strategy has the potential to be incredibly powerful if executed effectively. For a successful TTE plan, it is critical to create a TTE implementation in combination with a TTE strategy.
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    Importance of a Holistic Approach to Your Wealth Video
    Watch the below video from Morgan Stanley Family Office Resources to learn how Morgan Stanley FOR can help integrate family values, philanthropy, and legacy into your unique wealth plan.
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Estate Planning

Learn more about estate planning by browsing the links below and contact our team with any questions.
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    The Basics of Estate Planning Video
    Watch the below video to learn about the basics of estate planning and how it ties into your overall wealth strategy.
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    Concentrated Position Toolkit
    The concentrated position toolkit assists in curating and navigating an expansive suite of specialized resources to address concentrated positions.
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    Wealth Transfer Brochure
    Learn more about Wealth Transfer Planning by viewing the Wealth Transfer Brochure below.
    View The Brochure Here
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    Equity Compensation Can Have Complex Implications
    Your Compensation Package may Include an Equity Plan. Learn more about various equity compensation forms below.
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    Gifting the Estate Tax Exemption While Maintaining Access
    The gift and estate tax exemption amount is $12.92 million in 2023. Many clients wish to use the exemption but are concerned with maintaining control of the funds and maintaining access should they need it.
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    Maximizing Your Equity Compensation
    Learn how executives can define a strategy that efficiently navigates the complexities of equity awards as it relates to their estate plan.
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225 Asylum St
14th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
US
Direct:
(860) 275-0777(860) 275-0777

Meet The Neville Group

About Peter Neville

Peter Neville
Senior Vice President
Private Wealth Advisor
Family Wealth Director
Investing with Impact Director
Corporate Cash Investment Director

Peter Neville began his financial services career with Merrill Lynch in Hartford, CT in 1981 and in 1988 joined Morgan Stanley. As the industry evolved, Peter focused on meeting the intergenerational needs of their client families and formed the Neville Group at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in 2006. Earning the Family Wealth Director designation in 2008 symbolized his dedication and commitment to preserving the generational wealth of affluent individuals, families, and family offices. Focusing primarily on the team’s Ultra-High Net Worth Clients, he has developed a comprehensive approach to managing significant wealth in addition to meeting the intergenerational needs and stewardship required with the wealth transfer process. For more than 30 years, Peter has leveraged Morgan Stanley’s Global Resources to serve his clients and has enjoyed the opportunity to witness the impact social and financial capital can achieve through family foundations, charity, and the social commitment that the team’s clients engage in.

As part of Morgan Stanley’s best-in class intellectual capital , Peter is a Senior Investment Management Consultant with the firm’s Consulting Group and a graduate of the distinguished Investment Management Analyst program at the Wharton School of Business. He is also in a select group of sustainable investing advisors with the title of Investing with Impact Director. His commitment to financial stewardship and investment management enable him to not only manage clients with significant family and individual wealth but also institutional cash resources for corporations, foundations and endowments. Trust and estate planning strategies, pre-and post-liquidity planning, cash and lending services, and strategic asset management are just a few of the staple services Peter and his team provide for clients.

During his tenure in the business, his success and commitment to his clients has been recognized through various publications. For 2012, 2013 and 2014 Peter ranked number 8, number 29, and number 30 respectively including six consecutive times in total within the state of Connecticut as one of Barron’s Top 1,000 advisors.

After graduating from Deerfield Academy, Peter attended the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. He started his career in business in marketing with IBM before entering the financial services industry and was a former executive committee member at both The Village for Families and Children in Hartford and at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. He currently resides in West Hartford, CT and enjoys spending time with family during his time off.

“Execution oriented, client centric, relationship driven. Never, ever, ever let anything fall through the cracks.”




Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not accept appointments nor will it act as a trustee but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third‐party corporate trustee.


2012-2014 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 2012-2014). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Sept of the year prior to the issuance of the award.
Securities Agent: VT, NE, RI, NH, DC, AR, AL, OH, KY, CT, AK, VI, SC, NV, AZ, TN, NJ, MI, WY, NY, MN, ME, HI, WA, UT, PR, OR, MO, ID, CO, VA, SD, OK, MS, CA, WI, MT, MD, IN, IL, GA, FL, TX, NC, MA, LA, KS, DE, WV, PA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1809611

About Breck Booker

Breck Booker
Senior Vice President
Private Wealth Advisor
Family Wealth Director

Breck Booker is a Private Wealth Advisor with The Neville Group at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management and has been a partner since January of 2014. He joined The Neville Group after spending six years successfully building out a national platform at Southwire Company where he developed and cultivated institutional relationships across global markets. Breck’s success in building relationships in his prior career have translated into his current role and reflect his acute ability to understand the complex needs of the team’s clients.

Leveraging Morgan Stanley’s global resources and best-in-class intellectual capital, Breck focuses on providing intergenerational solutions combining trust and estate planning strategies, pre- and post-liquidity planning, cash and lending services, and strategic asset management. As one of the select Private Wealth Advisors at Morgan Stanley with the distinguished title of Family Wealth Director, Breck integrates his institutional experience with the sophisticated needs of Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals, families and Family Offices. His experience and skill set are ideal for helping these clients navigate the complexities involved with managing significant wealth.

In 2019 Breck was recognized by Forbes as a Next Generation Best-in-State Wealth Advisor for the State of Connecticut which highlights the accomplishment of advisors that represent the future of Wealth Management.

Breck received his Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from The University of the South and currently resides in West Hartford, CT with his wife and three children.

“Committed to each relationship we serve. We have a clear understanding of our client’s social and financial capital.”


Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not accept appointments nor will it act as a trustee but it will provide access to trust services through an appropriate third‐party corporate trustee.


​Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded June 2019) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 3/31/18 - 3/31/19.
Securities Agent: MA, AZ, VT, SD, SC, OK, MS, ID, GA, DE, WV, PR, OH, NH, KY, IN, CT, TN, PA, NV, NC, MD, HI, VA, IL, FL, WY, VI, MI, ME, UT, NY, CA, WI, WA, TX, RI, NJ, NE, AL, OR, AR, AK, MT, MN, LA, CO, MO, KS, DC; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1809615

About Danny Parenteau

Danny Parenteau
Private Wealth Advisor
Portfolio Manager

Danny joined the Neville Group as an analyst in September of 2017 after completing the Morgan Stanley Summer Branch Analyst program for the Southern New England Complex. He was promoted to partner of the Neville Group in September of 2018 in order to further develop and build out the team’s investment consulting platform. Danny’s attention and care to detail combined with his strong analytical skillset brought greater dimension and an increased ability to serve the more sophisticated needs of ultra-high net worth clients. More specifically, his role within the team focuses on investment management, risk management, research and working with Morgan Stanley’s Family Office Resources to provide a holistic approach in developing tailored solutions.

Danny is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Finance Summa Cum Laude and his MBA. He plans to further develop his investment consulting approach to better understand the needs of the team’s clients. During his free time, Danny enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and learning about his interests in fitness, cars, and finance.
Securities Agent: CT, OH, IL, GA, AL, PR, NE, CA, PA, MO, ID, FL, AK, OR, ME, MA, LA, HI, AR, TN, RI, NH, WA, MT, KY, WV, VT, TX, SD, OK, KS, IN, DE, WY, VA, NV, MN, MI, MD, DC, AZ, WI, VI, UT, NY, NJ, MS, CO, SC, NC; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1872784

About Mariana N Lima

Mariana Lima is a Client Service Associate with The Neville Group at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. Mariana started with Morgan Stanley in 2021 as the Hartford Sub-Complex Administrator (including Hartford, CT, Madison, CT, Mystic, CT, and New London, CT) supporting the branch manager, the entire management team, as well as the Financial Advisors and Support Professionals.

Mariana grew up in Naugatuck, CT and currently resides in Bristol, CT. She graduated from The Kent School, in 2005 and later graduated from The University of Virginia in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She later held roles in System Administration management, Analysis, and finance, and now brings her expertise to the team.

During her free time Mariana enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, watching sports, and cooking. She is also involved in her local community, along with the Athletic Hall of Fame committee at her boarding school (The Kent School).
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