About Jonathan D Klein
Jonathan is deeply committed to both growing and preserving capital through comprehensive strategies to help traverse today’s complex financial issues. Jonathan’s practice focuses on advising individuals and middle market business owners in the planning and implementation of wealth management strategies, retirement planning and estate planning strategies. Jonathan works with his clients to help build a comprehensive planning and investment process, with a regard for tax-management and risk management strategies.
Jonathan received his Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC) by the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA). This advanced designation helps enable Jonathan to address plan design considerations for his business owner clients and individual clients through custom strategies to help manage the benefit plans offered through their employers. Jonathan focuses on alternative investments and portfolio risk management.
At Morgan Stanley, Jonathan earned the designations of Portfolio Management Director, Insurance Planning Director, Workplace Advisor -- Equity Compensation, and Family Wealth Director. With the Family Wealth Director designation, he has access to leverage an extensive range of Family Office Resources to help develop tax management, risk management, and investment strategies for wealth accumulation, distribution, and transfer. He has been a member of Morgan Stanley’s Century Club three years in a row, from 2020-2022 and was also named to Morgan Stanley's Master's Club in 2024 and 2025. Jonathan has also been named Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State for New York City by Forbes for three consecutive years, from 2022-2024. Jonathan's Team, The Regent Group at Morgan Stanley, has been named Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams for 2024, 2025, and 2026. Jonathan has also been recognized as a Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor in New York - NYC (Private Wealth) for 2025.
2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors New York - NYC (Private Wealth)
2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
[Source: Forbes (Awarded April 2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based for the period 6/30/23–6/30/24. https://www.morganstanley.com/what-we-do/wealth-management/forbes-top-wealth-advisors-lists-2025]
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Team: New York - NYC (High Net Worth)
2024, 2025, 2026 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2024, 2025, 2026). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of year prior to the issuance of the award.
2022-2024 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 2022-2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
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