The Rockport Group at Morgan Stanley

A co-founder of The Rockport Group, Mike has a passion for helping clients meet their most important life goals.

He began his financial services career in 2000 after graduating from Texas A&M, Corpus Christi with a BBA in Business with an emphasis on Finance. Over the years, he has earned a number of prestigious industry and Morgan Stanley designations that affirm his commitment to providing clients with meaningful and sometimes life-changing advice. As a Senior Investment Management Consultant and Morgan Stanley-credentialed Portfolio Management Director, Mike manages assets on a discretionary basis for clients who would rather not make day-to-day investment decisions on their own. As a Certified Investment Management Analyst and Chartered Mutual Fund Counsellor, he researches third party managers, mutual funds, ETFs and individual securities in an effort to identify those worthy of consideration for client portfolios. As an Insurance Planning Director, he has the knowledge and tools to help review and evaluate Life Insurance, Long-Term Care and Annuity solutions for income and asset protection. Mike played a key role in developing the team’s unique core and satellite investment strategy that can be customized to meet the needs of clients seeking growth, income and/or preservation of capital.

Outside the office, Mike spends much of his spare time giving back to his South Texas community. He is an avid supporter of The Boy Scouts of America, Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, The Aransas County ISD Education Foundation and the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Alumni Association. He has also coached youth sports for years and remains active in the Laguna Little League. In fact, Mike is especially proud that many of his former players, who have now entered adulthood, still refer to him as “Coach Mike.”

An active member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Mike enjoys fishing, hunting, camping and spending time with his wife Analisa and the third generation of Farahs to reside in South Texas - his four children, Michael, Christopher, Paige and Matthew.

Bill Wilson, CFP^® brings more than 15 years of financial industry experience to the Rockport Group, having joined the team in 2018. Bill’s focus is providing holistic financial planning to business owners and farming & ranching families.

A Coastal Bend native, Bill received his MBA from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi after earning a BS in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M-College Station. He began his financial services career as a credit analyst with a well-known South Texas regional bank. Several years later, he fulfilled his desire to work face-to-face with clients by joining the private banking division of American Bank in Corpus Christi. There, he advised physicians and other professionals with specialized lending needs, as well as high net worth individuals and their families. Bill is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional.

A proud graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi, Class XLI, Bill was named a member of Corpus Christi 40 under 40 in 2015 and he was admitted to the prestigious Pacesetter's Club at Morgan Stanley in 2021. Like his Rockport Group colleagues, he believes in giving back to his community. An Eagle Scout, he currently serves on the Executive Committee of the South Texas Council for the Boy Scouts of America. In addition, he volunteers for Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Bill is an avid camper who loves hunting and fishing, but most of all, he loves spending time with his wife Bailey and their three young children, Grace, James and Elizabeth.

Pat is a Portfolio Associate with The Rockport Group and has over 45 years of experience in the financial services industry. She moved to Rockport in 1995 from Charleston, SC where she was a Senior Registered Associate with Smith Barney. Pat’s main focus is on client service, operations and administration. Pat does whatever is necessary to helps clients simplify their financial lives by delivering excellent client service. In addition, she serves as the team’s direct interface with Morgan Stanley’s local, regional, and national client service, operations, compliance and administrative departments.

Pat and her husband Van have a grown son, Michael. She loves spending time with her family and friends, running and working in her yard. She is also an avid sports fan!

Evelyn Guidry is a Client Service Associate with The Rockport Group at Morgan Stanley. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role, having previously spent three years working for the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce where she held various leadership roles, starting as the Director of Membership Services, progressing to Director of Finance and Operations, and ultimately being promoted to Vice President of Operations in 2022. Evelyn is a seasoned professional with a proven track record of success in client service and operations management.

Born in Houston, Evelyn has called Rockport, Texas her home for the past 17 years, where she has been actively engaged in the community. She holds a Texas Friendly Hospitality certification from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and is a graduate of Leadership Aransas County Class XXIV.

Evelyn is a proud pet owner of a Pomeranian named Coco and an avid outdoors enthusiast who loves fishing, camping, and boating on the Copano and Aransas Bays. In addition to her professional pursuits, she has a passion for giving back and has previously served on the Rotary Club of Rockport's Scholarship Committee.