The Sawyer Group

As a Managing Director and Senior Institutional Consultant for The Sawyer Group, Mike has over 30 years of experience servicing the financial needs of wealthy individuals and their families, as well as, the needs of the Corporate and Institutional marketplace. Mike and his team provide holistic financial advice that integrate portfolio management, risk management, investment selection, retirement planning, estate and tax strategies, insurance, wealth transfer, cash management and lending services.

Accolades include:
• Barron’s Advisor Hall of Fame
• Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors in the U.S.
• Forbes Magazine Best-in-State Wealth Advisor
• Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors
• Barron’s Top Advisors by State

At Morgan Stanley, Mike is a member of the Firm’s Wealth Management Advisory Cabinet, which advises the President of Morgan Stanley. He is also an Institutional Consulting Director with Graystone Consulting, a division of Morgan Stanley that that focuses on endowments, foundations, and family offices.

Mike is a “Barron’s Hall of Fame” advisor, an award honoring a group of advisors who exemplify long-term success and commitment to their clients. Each member of the Hall of Fame has appeared in 10 or more of Barron's annual Top 100 Advisor rankings, and their long-looking commitment to excellence is a hopeful example for the industry to follow.

He has made appearances and been interviewed regarding the financial markets on the CBS Evening News and NYtimes.com. Mike is a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) by the Investment Consultants Association (IMCA) of the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in the Fall of 2003, he was a Managing Director at Montgomery Securities, later acquired by Banc of America Securities, where he spearheaded the wealth management practice in New York. Throughout his career he has distinguished himself as a leading financial advisor with his predecessor firms Merrill Lynch, Rotan-Mosle and Kidder Peabody.

Mike and his wife along with their three children, stay actively connected to their community by participating in social and philanthropic organizations, volunteering their time, supporting local and national charities, paying it forward purposefully. Particularly passionate about a cure for Celiac disease, Mike and his family have been honored by the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University for their extensive dedication and efforts in bringing about awareness and raising funds for research.

Disclosures:
2020 Barron's Hall of Fame
Source: Barron's.com (Awarded Apr 2020). Data compiled by Barron's based on time period from Dec 2018 - Dec 2019.

2019-2022 Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors (formerly referred to as Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors: State-by-State)
Source: Barrons.com (Awarded 2019-2022). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Dec of the year prior to the issuance of the award.

2019-2022 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 2019-2022). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Sept of the year prior to the issuance of the award.

2019-2020 Barron's Top 100 Private Wealth Management Teams (formerly referred to as Barron's Top 50 Private Wealth Management Teams, Barron's Top 50 Private Wealth Advisory Teams)
Source: Barrons.com (Awarded April 2019-2020). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Dec of the year prior to the issuance of the award.

2019-2022 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2019-2022). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.

2013, 2015, 2016 Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors
Source: ft.com. Data compiled by the Financial Times based the following time periods:
Advisor to choose appropriate years/periods from list below:
Awarded 2016; data 9/30/13 - 9/30/15
Awarded 2015; data 9/30/13 - 9/30/14
Awarded 2013; data as of 12/31/12

As a Private Wealth Advisor for The Sawyer Group, Andy works closely with highly accomplished individuals and families by helping them streamline the complexities and capitalize on the opportunities of substantial wealth. He recognizes the importance of capital preservation and down-side risk reduction for the effective stewardship and transfer of wealth.

Andy personally oversees the team’s overall investment strategy, monitors and selects investment managers, analyzes alternative investment strategies and focuses on strategies to support clients’ philanthropic efforts.

Andy began his Morgan Stanley career as a summer intern in 2014 and joined The Sawyer Group in 2016 as a Registered Client Service Associate. His duties included client relations, research, investment manager due diligence and trading. He was also tasked with coordinating the equity and fixed income syndication efforts, including IPO, Secondary, Preferred and Municipal bond offerings.

Andy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. He currently holds the Series 7, 66 and 31 registrations with FINRA.

Originally from Summit, New Jersey, he currently resides in New York City.

Alli Sawyer is a Private Wealth Advisor for the Sawyer Group based in Coral Gables, FL. As a Private Wealth Advisor, Alli works with a select group of entrepreneurs, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and multi-general families to help address the complexities of significant capital and help protect wealth across generations. Offering guidance based on a deep understanding of immediate and long-term needs, Alli develops strategies tailored to her clients’ challenges and goals by leveraging the global resources and full service capabilities of Morgan Stanley.

Prior to joining the Sawyer Group, Alli worked in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division in New York. She performed in-depth financial modeling and analysis to advise clients on potential mergers, IPOs, recapitalizations and other capital markets activities. Alli also has extensive experience in alternative investments, working in hedge fund and private equity fundraising and investor relations prior to business school.

Originally from Summit, NJ, Alli earned a BS in Finance from the Boston College Carroll School of Management in 2010 and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2017. While at Wharton, Alli was an Alumni Fellow and Finance Conference chair.

Alli currently resides in Coconut Grove, FL with her husband and two sons. She is an active volunteer with the UPenn Alumni Network.

As a Business Development Director, Barbara brings over twenty years of financial services industry experience to The Sawyer Group. Her priority is to forge closer client relationships and help ensure that clients are always connected to their financial information both online and in person. She guides clients through the account opening and enrollment processes, facilitates account reviews, and interacts with many facets of daily client account maintenance. She first joined The Sawyer Group in 2001 as a Sales Analyst within the Private Client Services division at Banc of America Securities.

Barbara began her career in Consumer Banking with NationsBank in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. In 1996, she transferred from Florida to New York as a Business Manager in the Corporate Banking Division. In 1998, following the merger of NationsBank and Bank of America, Barbara moved over to Corporate & Investment Banking as a Marketing Analyst. Prior to her career at Bank of America, she was part of a management training program at First Investors Life Insurance Company, and upon graduating from college, worked in retail as a Business Administrator.

Barbara has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences from Montclair State University. She currently holds the Series 7, 66 and 31 registrations with FINRA.

Barbara resides in Ocean, New Jersey, with her husband and two dogs.

As a Wealth Management Associate, Caitlin brings over ten years of financial services industry experience to The Sawyer Group. She provides fundamental client support in all phases of operational service and account maintenance, including daily processing support for transaction business requests and disbursements.

After beginning her career as an account executive in the advertising sales department of Crain's New York Business, Caitlin joined Deutsche Bank in 2006 where she served as an intern on the Institutional Equities Sales desk.

Caitlin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from the University of Scranton. She holds the Series 7 and 66 registrations with FINRA.

Caitlin was born and raised in New York City and currently resides in Rockville Centre, New York, with her husband and three daughters.

As a Private Wealth Management Analyst for The Sawyer Group, Michael’s duties on the team include client relations, client performance appraisals, research, investment manager due diligence and trading. Additionally, he works closely with the Group’s Portfolio Managers in executing our different investment strategies and manages the oversight of the team’s research efforts.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University. Mike holds the Series 7, 66, and 31 registrations with FINRA.