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The Steinbrenner Group at Morgan Stanley is a multi-generational family team of wealth management professionals deeply committed to helping our clients, their families, and their businesses achieve their financial goals.
Morgan Stanley's broad capabilities enable us to help serve our clients' financial needs across the spectrum, from investment management to insurance and risk management to lending services.
We believe in a data-driven, long-term approach to investment management that helps insulate our clients from the media chatter, pick-of-the-day hype, and emotional bias that can lead to investor anxiety—and common mistakes.
We take a whole-person approach to each client relationship, and we consider ourselves not only financial advisors, but also coaches, assisting clients with any of their financial decisions and challenges.
In 2023 & 2024, The Steinbrenner Group was named one of Forbes' Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams*—among 16 teams in Rhode Island in 2023 and 22 teams in 2024. We are honored to have been recognized alongside this prestigious group.
*Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 3/31/22-3/31/23. Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2023) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 3/31/21-3/31/22.
- We begin by developing a comprehensive understanding of your financial world: your needs, goals, wishes, priorities, preferences, and concerns. We help you determine where you are financially and—more importantly—where you want to go.
- We work with you to build and implement a financial and investment plan specifically appropriate to you—tailored to your unique financial circumstances, time horizons, and risk comfort level. Our hope is that each client is confident in the strategy we’ve created together.
- Our disciplined processes for portfolio management and client service help ensure high levels of attention and care for our clients and their investment portfolios. These include active monitoring of investment performance and client portfolios against strategies, responsiveness and accessibility to clients, regular client portfolio reviews and financial plan updates, and sophisticated income and tax management strategies.
- Professional Portfolio ManagementFootnote1
- Wealth ManagementFootnote2
- Financial PlanningFootnote3
- Retirement PlanningFootnote4
- Divorce Financial AnalysisFootnote5
- Estate Planning StrategiesFootnote6
- Planning for Education FundingFootnote7
- Trust AccountsFootnote8
- Endowments and FoundationsFootnote9
- Corporate Retirement PlansFootnote10
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Meet The Steinbrenner Group
About Derek A. Steinbrenner
Prior to joining the Steinbrenner Group, Derek was principal and director of operations for Cambria Consulting, a Boston-based human resource management consulting firm. Derek’s experience working with the firm’s global network of independent executive coaches gives him insight into the financial opportunities, challenges, and concerns of independent contractors and small business owners.
Derek holds a BA in psychology, magna cum laude, from Tufts University, a master’s in psychology from Bowling Green State University, and an MBA from Columbus State University. He and his wife, Corinne, a freelance writer and editor, reside in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, with their two young sons, Garrett and Jonah. An active member of the East Greenwich community, Derek chairs the East Greenwich Land Trust and is treasurer of Cub Scouts Pack 3, East Greenwich.
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About Christopher C. Puranananda
Joining The Steinbrenner Group has given Chris the opportunity to share his extensive financial knowledge and understanding with others, and help our clients make smart financial decisions. Chris works alongside Derek in all aspects of our practice, from analyzing our investment strategies, to implementing them in client portfolios, to conducting financial goal analysis and planning with clients. He has also developed a focus in the arena of education funding and college financial planning, including strategies for maximizing financial aid eligibility.
Chris holds a BS in electrical engineering from Tufts University and an MBA in finance from DePaul University. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he spent over 20 years in the Telecom industry, working with a wide range of businesses, from Fortune 500 companies to small start-ups. Chris and his wife, Erin (Paul’s daughter / Derek’s sister) reside in Newport RI. Both of their children are attending the University of Colorado Boulder, Claire is working toward her PhD in geochemistry and Carter is studying business with a concentration in finance
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