

The Walden Pond Group at Morgan Stanley

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For families of substantial means, a Financial Advisor is more than someone who simply handles investments. The role of an Advisor often revolves around the idea of a financial steward, a professional who manages both sides of a family's balance sheet in accordance with long-term goals. These are the types of clients we serve at The Walden Pond Group at Morgan Stanley.
Many of our clients are focused on wealth preservation and appreciate a team especially attendant to downside risk. Many think about their wealth not just as a lifetime asset, but one that is expected to span generations – they look for the experience to manage across various market cycles and economic trends, and also to appreciate the intricacies of family dynamics. Perhaps most of all, they expect their Advisor to provide thoughtful analysis and recommendations on every financial decision, in whatever time frame it's needed.
The Walden Pond Group is structured to serve this type of family – by providing our considerable experience, wide ranging skills and nimble thinking to a limited number of clients, we can deliver the kind of intelligent advice and responsive service our clients demand.
SERVING FAMILIES OF SUBSTANTIAL MEANS
When you seek professional services, it's common sense to look for an advisor whose experience matches your need – after all, you wouldn't expect even a highly credentialed pediatrician to perform brain surgery. At the Walden Pond Group, we have structured our practice to provide comprehensive wealth management and financial stewardship for families of substantial means, many of whom share certain characteristics:
- Highly successful - Frequently, our clients have earned their wealth through talent, hard work and bold leadership in their field. They include physicians, attorneys, executives and entrepreneurs.
- Multi-generational - Our clients tend to be exceptionally family-oriented and seek financial strategies and tactics designed to extend across multiple generations.
- A focus on wealth preservation - Many families of substantial means are primarily concerned with preserving their wealth. This may require prudent investment to guard against various kinds of future risk, though typically their security is not dependent on asset growth.
- Time challenged - Our clients are busy, productive and engaged. They don't want to spend their time managing money. But they expect responsive, proactive and diligent service. Thus, to ensure their satisfaction, we limit the number of clients we work with.
- Family focus - Our clients count on us to help ensure that their entire family is financially fluent, and thoroughly understands their overall wealth management strategy. We often help manage family dynamics across two, three or even four generations.
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About Joseph M Phillips
Joe has been helping clients reach their goals since 1984. He began his career at Lehman Brothers in Boston, later serving as Senior Vice President/Branch Manager in San Francisco. He returned to Boston in 1998 with Morgan Stanley, and was a founding member of the Boston Private Wealth Management office. In 2009, he founded the Walden Pond Group to provide goals-based investment and wealth management.
Joe holds a number of distinctive credentials. He is a Morgan Stanley Family Wealth Director. A Family Wealth Director is a rare distinction, earned by less than 5% of Morgan Stanley’s 16,000 Financial Advisors. The designation is given to advisors who have undergone specialized training to complement their extensive experience working with ultra-high net worth families and is among one of the firm’s most prestigious designations. His Portfolio Management Director title permits him to manage individual discretionary portfolios on a fee basis. Joe holds a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, the industry’s gold standard for knowledge, experience and integrity. He earned his B.S. in Economics from the University of Vermont, and a graduate of the Certified Investment Management Analyst ®(CIMA) program at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
NMLS#: 898562
About Daniel A. Antoniou
In past roles at LPL Financial and Raymond James, Dan has been a service associate, planning analyst and financial advisor. This rich background helps him serve clients, who appreciate his hands-on, down-to-earth approach. They rely on him for prompt, thoughtful, professional guidance and “get it done” style.
Dan earned both a B.S. in finance and a master’s degree in personal financial planning from Bentley University. He also holds the prestigious CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, the industry’s gold standard which represents hundreds of hours of class time and ongoing recertification.
Dan and his wife, Bonnie, live in Sherborn. They enjoy an active lifestyle that includes racquetball, tennis, kayaking, horseback riding, and travel. Dan previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees at the 4H Foundation of Massachusetts.
NMLS#: 898630
CA Insurance License #: 0M72409
About Joe McCadden
Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Joe was a financial advisor consultant for Eaton Vance Investment Management, where he assisted advisors around the country on how to manage their own ultra-high net worth clients' needs surrounding concentrated stock, fixed income, liquidity, and philanthropy.
Joe and his wife, Kayla, live in Boston. When not in the office, Joe enjoys spending time on Cape Cod playing golf, tennis, reading, and going to the beach with his family. Joe serves as a member of the Young Leaders Committee of The Ireland Funds.
NMLS#: 2624622
About Evan Kisty
Evan’s background in financial services includes both client service and back office support. As a Senior Registered Service Associate in Operations, he helped facilitate client access to the myriad of capabilities at Morgan Stanley.
Evan graduated from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in corporate finance. He is presently working to increase his financial planning acumen through pursuit of the Certified Financial Planner® designation to better serve the Walden Pond Group’s multi-generational families of substantial wealth.
Raised in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Evan is a dedicated New England sports fan and resides in Boston’s Beacon Hill with his wife Laura. He enjoys snowboarding, fishing, politics, playing billiards, traveling, and exploring pubs and restaurants around the city.
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