Our Objective

Curating bespoke institutional-level investment strategies under the umbrella of Morgan Stanley. Wealth Mangement built like concierge medicine. Private and responsive, with a simple fee structure. The team is led by founder, Matthew Poser.

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WEALTH MANAGEMENT, TAILORED FOR FOUNDERS & C SUITE EXECUTIVES

The Pickard Poser Group supports founders and C-suite executives through various aspects of their financial endeavors. Morgan Stanley serves as your gateway to some of the most robust intellectual capital and global resources in the industry.

With growing startup valuations and Pre-IPO liquidity opportunities, the importance of early stage (Series A/B) planning continues to increase. Whether it's early-stage cap table management, a mid-stage liquidity program, corporate IPO readiness or employee financial education, our "A to Z" capabilities allow our team to help support throughout the different stages of both personal and corporate wealth.

With the growing career of founders, executives, and multi-generational family members, we have a robust clientele in which we help ensure investment education and proper investment efficiencies are being utilized, liaising with our clients’ accountants, agents and attorneys.

Some of the ways we support our founders and executives are below:

Our Suite of Services

As your wealth grows, so does its complexities and the resources needed to manage it effectively. We leverage our experience and relationships to deliver innovative strategies that are tailored to your needs. We look forward to speaking with you to understand your challenges, so we may map out a strategy to help achieve your particular priorities and goals.
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    Wealth Management
    Wealth management brings various dimensions of your life together. We listen carefully to understand the connections across your personal life, your family, your career and your legacy goals to develop a comprehensive strategy that is uniquely yours.
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    Retirement Planning
    One of our key areas of focus is helping you prepare for and thrive in retirement. From IRAs to RMDs, we manage the complexities of your comprehensive retirement plan assets, helping you easily transition to the next phase of your life with confidence.
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    Professional Portfolio Management
    Managing an investment portfolio should be a consultative, disciplined process that balances your attitudes about investing with careful analysis of the financial markets. Working together, we create a customized strategy that applies long-held investment principles to help your assets appreciate appropriately or generate cash-flow or income as you require.
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    Alternative Investments
    Morgan Stanley’s global network affords us the ability to offer qualified clients a wide array of alternative investments to consider – Our recommendations are based on your own goals and your tolerance for investment risk.
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    Cash Management Services
    Creating adequate cash flow and securing liquidity are the day-to-day aspects of implementing a financial strategy. We help you meet your personal cash management and borrowing needs, while thinking strategically about how specific approaches may affect current and long-term costs and taxes.
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    Estate Planning & Philanthropic Strategies
    Delivering an estate to the next generation or favorite charity requires more attention than families often realize. We coordinate with your estate and tax professionals to align your legacy goals with the appropriate asset titling and beneficiary designation requirements, incorporating best practices to help enhance results.

Media and Research

Our team strives to make complex financial ideas more digestible so that our clients understand what is being done on their behalf to plan for their financial future. The links below provide detailed analysis on interesting topics that are affecting the finance and business worlds.
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    GIC Weekly Report
    The Global Investment Committee's Lisa Shalett headlines this weekly look at markets, asset class performance, and fixed income.
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    On the Markets Report
    Detailed market commentary from Morgan Stanley's thought leaders on topics such as global equities, fixed income, monetary policy, and more.
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    Thoughts on the Market Podcast
    With perspectives on the forces shaping the market, join Mike Wilson, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Equity Strategist for Morgan Stanley, as he and his colleagues discuss a variety of viewpoints regarding the latest trends in the financial marketplace.
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    Now, What's Next Podcast
    The world is changing in ways we never expected. And the Morgan Stanley Ideas podcast is changing alongside it. Our new podcast looks at life AFTER the global pandemic.
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20807 Biscayne Blvd 5th&6th
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Aventura, FL 33180
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Direct:
(305) 936-2753(305) 936-2753
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New York, NY 10022
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Meet The Pickard Poser Group

About Matthew Poser

Matthew Poser is a Vice President and the Founding Partner of The Pickard Poser Group at Morgan Stanley, advising ultra-high-net-worth families, corporate executives, entrepreneurs and family offices on strategic wealth management and tax focused investment planning.

Matthew began his career in New York City at New York Life Insurance Company in fixed income and equity sales before being recruited to Fred Alger, a privately held growth equity asset management firm overseeing $25 billion. At Alger, he partnered in raising over $500 million annually, building a strong foundation on fundamental, bottom-up investment research and gained deep insight into the needs of the institutional investor.

Leveraging his institutional investment background, Matthew offers a distinctive approach to private wealth management- evaluating client balance sheets, income statements, and cash flows to develop highly strategic tax efficient investment portfolios and estates. After successful tenures in the institutional landscape, he founded The Pickard Poser Group at Morgan Stanley.

Deeply committed to philanthropy, Matthew currently sits on the Jewish Federation of North America Young Leader Cabinet. He resides in New York City and Miami Beach. Outside of the office Matthew spends time cycling and traveling with clients.
Securities Agent: NC, WV, WA, VA, TX, TN, SC, PA, OH, NY, NV, NJ, NE, MT, ME, MD, MA, LA, IL, HI, GA, FL, DC, CT, CO, CA, AZ, UT, RI, MI; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2494726

About Drew Pickard

Drew Pickard is a Senior Vice President and partner of The Pickard Poser Group at Morgan Stanley, where he advises ultra-high-net-worth families, senior executives, and closely held business owners on sophisticated wealth management and estate planning strategies. Drawing on more than four decades of industry experience, Drew focuses on designing customized income-focused portfolios with an emphasis on capital preservation and tax efficient strategies.

He began his career at First Miami Securities, developing early experience in tax-exempt municipal bonds and fixed income markets. This foundation informs his prudent, risk-conscious investment approach to help preserve and grow intergenerational wealth. His highly personalized process integrates investment management with advanced estate, tax, and liquidity planning strategies.

A strong believer in family values, Drew has been married to his wife, Sherri, for over 40 years. Together they have raised three children and are proud grandparents to six grandchildren.
Securities Agent: DC, FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, CT, CO, CA, AZ, HI; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 2480651

About Paulo Alfonso

Paulo Alfonso joined The Pickard Poser Group at Morgan Stanley after having worked at Wells Fargo for nine years. Paulo was a Relationship Banker at Wells and his experience in providing exceptional client service is something he prides himself on. Paulo spent his entire financial services career in banking and brings a unique value add service to the team. Outside of the office, Paulo is actively involved in philanthropy with March of Dimes and St. Jude's.

As a native Floridian, Paulo and his family are longtime residents of Pembroke Pines. A family man at heart, Paulo and his significant other have two children!

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 Frank Rivera

Frank Rivera is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Florida.

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.

Frank began his career in financial services in 2001 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2016. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Mortgage Consultant at PHH Mortgage.

Frank lives in South Florida. Outside of the office, he dedicates his time to giving back to the community by actively participating in philanthropic initiatives. In his personal time, Frank enjoys wine tasting, gastronomy and traveling.
NMLS#: 223230

About Leticia Teixeira

Leticia Teixeira is a first vice president and senior financial planning director serving Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management offices in Southeast Florida. She is responsible for helping Financial Advisors’ clients and prospects with their financial planning needs.

Leticia began her career in financial services in 2011 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2020. Prior to her current position, she worked at multiple financial services firms in Florida including RBC, Itaú and UBS.

Leticia graduated from Florida International University with a BA in Psychology and obtained an MBA in Organizational Management from Carlos Albizu University. She holds her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and Certified Exit Planning Advisor® designations.

Outside of work, Leticia enjoys practicing her photography skills, family trips and volunteering at school activities. Leticia is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and she is fluent in English and Portuguese, and conversational in Spanish. She currently lives in Broward, FL with her husband and two children.

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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

Important information about your relationship with your Financial Advisor and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC when using a Financial Planning tool. When your Financial Advisor prepares a Financial Plan, they will act in an investment advisory capacity for thirty (30) days after the delivery of your Financial Plan. To understand the differences between brokerage and advisory relationships, you should consult your Financial Advisor, or review our “Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships,” brochure available at https://www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.

You have sole responsibility for making all investment decisions with respect to the implementation of a Financial Plan. You may implement the Financial Plan at Morgan Stanley or at another firm. If you engage or have engaged Morgan Stanley, it will act as your broker, unless you ask it, in writing, to act as your investment adviser on any particular account.

Morgan 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.

Morgan 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, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.

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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
A Simple Six-Step Retirement Checkup
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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
Iran Conflict: Seven Takeaways for Investors
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Iran Conflict: Seven Takeaways for Investors

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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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529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education

Though education costs continue to climb, starting to save and invest early can make a difference.

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.
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