About Joseph Stern
Joe is an Executive Director, Wealth Advisor, and Executive Financial Services Director at Morgan Stanley. He has been in the investments and insurance industry since 1996, and has focused his career on serving the investment and financial planning needs of high-net-worth private clients.
In 2000, Joe co-authored and published the book Employee Stock Options: A Strategic Planning Guide for the 21st Century Optionaire, after building an expertise in handling situations of concentrated equity. While he has been involved in assisting companies with developing corporate compensation plans and insider trading policies, his main focus is working with individuals and their families to develop and implement long term financial plans that are tailored to meet their individual needs and goals.
Joe is a graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, NY and has completed his Certificate of Financial Planning. Joe maintains his Series 7, 31, 63 and 65 Securities Licenses, as well as his Health and Life Insurance Licenses. In addition, in 2017 he attended Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government and completed an Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance program.
Joe was born in New York and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, but has been in the Bay Area for more than 2 decades. He is married with three children and lives in Orinda, California. Outside of work, Joe enjoys hiking with his dogs, fly fishing and supporting his children’s various sporting and artistic efforts.
Securities Agent: NC, CO, SD, UT, OH, MN, WY, WA, NM, DC, OR, CT, WI, TN, GA, AZ, OK, NY, NJ, MA, ID, PA, MT, MD, WV, VA, TX, NH, IL, CA, NV, MI, IA, FL, DE, AL, SC, HI; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1255436
CA Insurance License #: 0C16755