Welcome

As a financial advisory team with more than four decades of experience, we design and implement tailored financial blueprints for professionals and their families. Our foremost responsibility is helping our clients maximize the financial rewards from their successful careers, both within the US and internationally.

We believe that providing customized financial advice requires completely understanding each client’s individual situation and goals for his or her affluence. The more we understand, the better we are able to distill from a range of investment and wealth management strategies those that can potentially meet today’s needs and tomorrow’s goals. We rely on a collaborative relationship with our clients, and are proud of how many we have worked with long-term.

We thank you for taking the time to get to know us – the foremost step towards a mutually beneficial and long-lasting relationship.

Sincerely,
The Sack Group at Morgan Stanley

Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams 2025
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams 2024
Forbes Top Next-Gen Best-In-State Wealth Advisor 2023 - Sam Sack
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor 2024 - David Sack
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor 2024 - Sam Sack
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor 2023 - David Sack
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor 2023 - Sam Sack
Forbes Top Next-Gen Best-In-State Wealth Advisor 2023 - Sam Sack
Forbes Top Next-Gen Best-In-State Wealth Advisor 2022 - Sam Sack
Morgan Stanley Chairman's Club - David Sack
Morgan Stanley Masters Club - Sam Sack
Morgan Stanley Pacesetter's Club - Bruce Kennedy

2025, 2024 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2025, 2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of year prior to the issuance of the award


2024, 2023, 2022 Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors & Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2022, 2023). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.

2024, 2023 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2024, 2023). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
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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 all the 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 security and 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, generate cash-flow or create income as you require.
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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 enhance results.
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    Business Planning
    Focusing on the factors that make a difference in your business- from your perspective on ownership, control and liquidity, to the key challenges and opportunities you may face.

Modern Tools For Modern Clients

We provide our clients with some of the most comprehensive digital tools in the industry. Additionally, the firm strives to ensure that the platforms our clients use are safe, fast and flexible. Here are a few technologies we have to offer our clients.
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    Morgan Stanley Online & Mobile App
    Seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place with Morgan Stanley Online (MSO) and the Morgan Stanley Mobile App.
    Learn More About MSO
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    Total Wealth View
    Complete your financial picture with Total Wealth View. By linking your account information, you will benefit from more informed wealth planning, more secure data access, and convenient connectivity.
    Learn More About Total Wealth View
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    eDelivery
    eDelivery, allows you to securely save, print, send, and receive documents at any time from both Morgan Stanley Online and the Morgan Stanley Mobile App. Currently, documents available through eDelivery include statements, trade confirmations and prospectuses, general correspondence, selected Internal Revenue Service (IRS) approved tax documents, syndicate offerings, shareholder communications, and portfolio reports.
    Learn More About eDelivery
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    Digital Vault
    The Digital Vault on Morgan Stanley Online and the Mobile App allows for easy sharing and convenient access to life’s most important documents from wills and deeds to financial statements and tax fillings. Easily manage your encrypted financial records all in one place.
    Learn More About Digital Vault
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    Goals Based Planning
    Working with us, paired with our technology, is a great way to access advice and build a wealth plan. Read more about the advantages of working with our planning technology in reaching your financial goals.
    Learn About Our Planning Tools
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    Reserved Living & Giving
    Our complimentary loyalty program for eligible Morgan Stanley clients provides you and your family access to exclusive offers and discounts from premium brands.
    Learn More About Reserved Living & Giving

Investment Insight From Our Desk To Yours

We hold a firm belief in the education of our clients as well as being able to provide access to insight from our team. Check here regularly to stay up-to-date with the market and our team.
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    How to Prepare to Sell a Business
    Selling a business should be the reward for years of entrepreneurial savvy and hard work. Here’s how to make the process go smoothly.
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    Financial Planning After Divorce or Death
    Financial planning after a divorce or death can be trying, but with the right approach and the right advice you can turn a difficult situation into empowerment.
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    SECURE 2.0
    Congress recently passed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022. SECURE 2.0 is a significant piece of retirement legislation that is intended to make it easier for businesses to offer retirement plans and for individuals to save for retirement. It contains over 90 retirement-related provisions with varying effective dates that build upon, modify, or otherwise impact the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act previously enacted in December 2019, as well as certain sections of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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    How to Reduce Your Tax Bill
    Take a look at your Form 1040 to find potential opportunities to save money hidden between its lines.
    Read The Article
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    Tax Rates/Dates
    Understanding the latest tax rates and dates can help you prepare and stay on track throughout the year.
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    Tax-Aware Strategies for Your Wealth Plan
    The tax decisions you make today can help you save for years to come. Use these resources and ideas to help you get started.
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    2023 Federal Tax Tables
    2023 Federal Tax Tables to assist clients in their investment decisions.
    Read The Tables
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    Thoughts on the Market
    Perspectives on the forces shaping markets.
    Listen To The Podcasts

CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS

We believe successful wealth management is a process, not an event. As a result, we have built a personalized, first-class service experience that is based on continuous service, mutual understanding of goals and direction, and ongoing relationship building. 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.
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    Liquidity Event
    Selling a business should be the reward for years of entrepreneurial savvy and hard work. Here’s how to make the process go smoothly.
    Preparing for the Transaction of a Lifetime
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    Monetizing Your Business
    4 million privately held businesses are set to change hands in the next decade, but 75% of those business owners do not have an exit plan. A common mistake of business owners is entertaining the first offer they receive on a business. Learn about best practices when considering to sell your business.
    Watch Here
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    Your Workforce
    We believe there’s no better investment your company can make than in your employees. When they work at their best, so does your business. That’s why Morgan Stanley at Work delivers workplace financial solutions that can help employees build financial confidence and help you attract and retain top talent.
    Morgan Stanley at Work
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    Corporate Retirement Plans
    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.
    Morgan Stanley at Work
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    Business Succession Planning
    Owning a business represents years, if not decades, of hard work and entrepreneurial savvy. Yet, even the most astute business owners are often unfamiliar with the complexities that go into a successful succession strategy. We understand your succession in the context of your overall financial picture. We also work closely with your other financial advisors to help ensure your priorities are reflected in your succession strategy.
    Succession Planning Strategies
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    Business Planning
    The links between business ownership and personal wealth are complex. Whether you objective is to grow business, realize its value through a succession strategy or sale, or to maintain family ownership through the next generation, we will help you examine your alternatives and develop the best strategy to achieve your goals.
    Business Planning Strategy

Location

55 East 52nd Street 10th
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New York, NY 10055
US
Direct:
(212) 230-3647(212) 230-3647

Meet The Sack Group

About David L Sack

“Every Client Relationship is unique and you deserve a partner who will understand what differentiates you from other investors”

After more than three decades in the financial services industry, David still firmly believes that listening carefully to clients as they talk about their goals, values, aspirations and concerns is instrumental in building long-term relationships, as well as helping clients meet their specific goals. His success and longevity in the industry and steadfast commitment to exceptional client service is evident in the intergenerational relationships he has cultivated with his clients and their families. David focuses on developing comprehensive wealth management strategies. As the team’s strategist, David acts as the chief financial officer and portfolio manager, while overseeing all portfolio management decisions. With a full understanding of each client’s tolerance for risk and time horizon, he builds a financial blueprint to help clients obtain their financial goals. His blueprint methodology is designed to weather turbulent markets and down-market cycles, and enables him to apply hard-earned wisdom and a pragmatic approach to his decision-making. He has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Hampshire College and is fully registered to sell securities and provide investment advice. For 21 years, he has been a member of Morgan Stanley’s Chairman’s Council,* which recognizes top Financial Advisors who demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and client service and have an extended tenure at our Firm. David along with Suzanne, his wife of 27 years, are avid boaters and enjoy maintaining their homestead in Connecticut.

*Includes years at Smith Barney, affiliates and predecessor firms
Securities Agent: WY, WA, VT, VI, UT, TX, TN, RI, PA, OR, OH, NY, NV, NM, NJ, NH, NC, MS, MO, MN, MI, ME, MD, MA, KY, KS, IL, HI, GA, FL, DE, DC, SC, CT, CO, CA, VA, AZ, AL, AK, WI; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1268343

About Sam Sack

Sam Sack has been providing bespoke investment strategies, steadfast guidance, and exceptional service to clients of The Sack Group since 2015. Prior to joining the team, he oversaw the settlement of global equity, fixed income, and over-the-counter derivative trades for alternative investment firm Tudor Investment Corporation in Greenwich, Connecticut. He also oversaw operational risk reporting for over-the-counter-derivatives within the multi-asset client services division at Morgan Stanley.

With an approach that isn’t swayed by fads or emotional investing, Sam’s careful and strategic methodologies result in the steady, long-term growth of his clients’ portfolios, often over many generations. He considers it a privilege to improve clients’ lives by guiding them through complicated financial decisions. His perspective has earned him not just client referrals (the greatest compliment), but acclaim; in 2020, Sam was recognized as one of the country’s top next-generation wealth advisors by Forbes and Shook Research.

Sam received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Gettysburg College, from which he graduated with honors and as a member of the National Economics Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon. He is also a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and a lifelong resident of New York City and the tri-state area. When Sam isn’t working with his clients to help them protect and grow their wealth, he enjoys beekeeping, staying active, and spending time in nature, whether that’s in Central Park or along the Connecticut shoreline.
Securities Agent: TN, AK, AZ, CT, CO, MD, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, KS, OH, KY, MA, UT, VI, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, IL, OR, PA, CA, RI, SC, TX, WY, VA, VT, WA, WI, AL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1751504
CA Insurance License #: 4256094

About Bruce Kennedy

Bruce joined The Sack Group in January 2007 and heads the team’s institutional investments. As the leading relationship manager for many of the corporate retirement accounts, he has earned the trust of business executives across the Northeastern region of the US, crafting personalized retirement and non-retirement portfolios for individuals and companies. Having spent over a decade with the team’s diverse set of clientele, he is intimately familiar with our clients’ numerous challenges, goals, and unique perspectives, which also makes him a strong resource for advice regarding 401(k) plans and participant rollovers. Bruce graduated from the University of Tampa with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and has been a registered securities representative since 2008. In his free time, he enjoys surfing and spending time with his wife, kids, and friends in his native New Jersey.
Securities Agent: VI, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1839637

About Y. Elle Watanabe

Offering a diverse set of experiences in West Coast start-up companies, Elle entered the private wealth sector in 2016 and The Sack Group in 2018. Directly prior to joining Morgan Stanley she was an advisor at Raymond James, where she focused on fund manager due diligence and client relationship management. She now supports the team’s growth initiatives and manages its operational infrastructure. She earned a B.A. in ethnographic research and analysis from UCLA in 2012, and in 2018 was recognized as a Riordan MBA Fellow by the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She is a fully licensed associate who holds the Series 7/66. Among her hobbies are developing young professionals, practicing yoga, and travelling.
CA Insurance License #: 0L00926
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From Our Team

The Sack Group Named to Forbes Magazine’s 2024 List of Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams


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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
Taking Control of Your Finances After Death of a Spouse
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Taking Control of Your Finances After Death of a Spouse

Financial planning after a divorce or death can be trying, but with the right approach and the right advice you can turn a difficult situation into empowerment.

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 Sack Group today.
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