About Karl W Wolfslau
Karl Wolfslau, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Financial Advisor with The Wolfslau Group at Morgan Stanley, is the cornerstone behind the success of our team. With over 25 years of industry experience, he has guided our team into the privileged position of overseeing in excess of $2 billion in client assets. Karl develops custom portfolios for each client using individual equities, fixed-income investments, and other efficient instruments. His goals: to reduce risk, employ appropriate diversification and provide proper cash flow based on each client’s specific needs.
Karl graduated from Chapman University with an MBA (Honors) and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honors) from California State University at Fullerton. He continued to strive for an even greater understanding of the financial markets by earning his designation as a Financial Planning Specialist. Karl uses his knowledge to help individuals retire in accordance with their own personalized goals, while avoiding the common pitfalls faced by investors today.
Karl has always stayed true to a constant theme throughout his career, combining his love of numbers with his desire to see others within the community develop successful retirement plans. To this point, he has assembled a team of financial professionals around a central core of essential fundamental standards: integrity, high levels of service and a comprehensive knowledge of investments.
Karl has been recognized by Barron’s magazine as one of the top 100 Financial Advisors in California from 2014 – 2019, and, additionally, as one of the Top 1,200 Financial Advisors in the United States every year from 2014 – 2024. Karl has also been ranked as one of the top 400 Advisors in the nation by the Financial Times every year from 2015 – 2019, as well as the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list for 2020 – 2024 and 2024 Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisor. Karl and his wife, Cathy, have been married for over 20 years, and they understand that a balanced life is the essence of happiness. Outside of the office, Karl and Cathy enjoy a wide range of hobbies including boating and scuba diving with their two children, Curtis and Jennifer.
Disclosures:
2014-2024 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 2014-2024). Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Sept of the year prior to the issuance of the award.
2015-2019 Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors
Source: ft.com. Data compiled by the Financial Times based the following time periods: Awarded 2019; data 6/30/15 - 6/30/18, Awarded 2018; data 6/30/15 - 6/30/17, Awarded 2017; data 9/30/14 - 9/30/16, Awarded 2016; data 9/30/13 - 9/30/15, Awarded 2015; data 9/30/13 - 9/30/14
2024 Forbes America’s Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC for the period 6/30/22 - 6/30/23
2020-2023 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2023) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/21 - 6/30/22.
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