My Story and Services

As your Financial Advisor, I can help you define and strive to meet your goals by delivering a vast array of resources to you in the way that is most appropriate for how you invest and what you want to achieve. Working together, I can help you to preserve and grow your wealth. You will have access to some of the world’s most seasoned and respected investment professionals, a premier trading and execution platform and a full spectrum of investment choices.
Services Include
Securities Agent: PA, AR, TX, DE, CT, WV, VA, TN, MT, IN, IL, PR, MS, LA, IA, DC, MA, KY, AZ, AL, WA, RI, MD, HI, VT, UT, OH, NJ, CA, SC, MI, GA, WY, NY, NE, WI, NH, NC, MO, ID, CO, OR, NV, NM, MN, KS, FL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1370981
CA Insurance License #: 0L27733
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Working With You

As a team, we adhere to a disciplined process that delivers a consistent yet customized wealth management experience:
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    Step 1: Introductory meeting
    We begin with an initial conversation to learn more about you, define what’s important to you, and understand your overall future goals.
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    Step 2: Discovery Process
    This meeting allows us to understand the overall intricacies of your estate. From executives to business owners to retirees, we want to understand how you have earned your wealth and the current strategy in place to protect it. Capturing your current financial situation is an integral step in identifying any potential gaps or inefficacies and helps us build a plan to protect and grow your wealth.
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    Step 3: Behind the Scenes
    We thoroughly analyze your current investments, estate plan, and wealth preservation strategy. Once this step is complete, we will move on to presenting both a customized financial plan that integrates with a suggested investment strategy.
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    Step 4: Financial Plan Presentation
    We then present a refined financial plan tailored to you using a holistic approach by factoring in tax, legal, and risk considerations. This road map helps in identifying opportunities to enhance your existing financial affairs where we can together form a strategy on how to best preserve your legacy.
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    Step 5: Implementation Meeting
    This meeting is focused on reviewing a customized prospective strategy aligned with your overall goals and objectives. In this step, we review risk management, asset allocation adjustments, tax-efficient investment solutions, and estate planning strategies.
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    Step 6: Monitoring & Performance Tracking
    We act as a family office for clients. This means we are consistently monitoring your assets, analyzing performance data, and reviewing updates with you. By using a high degree of communication, we ensure all financial expectations are being met so that our clients can enjoy the retirement they worked hard to achieve.

Wealth Management Resources

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    On The Markets Research Report
    Detailed market commentary from Morgan Stanley's thought leaders on topics such as global equities, fixed income, monetary policy and more.
    On The Markets Research Report
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    To Manage Risks, You Have to See Them First
    What if you had a resource that could show you where your exposures lie and how they might impact returns?
    Learn More About Our Portfolio Risk Management Process
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    Financial Planning
    Morgan Stanley Financial Planning can show you a single, comprehensive snapshot of your finances. We can help you create a wealth plan that’s adaptable to the different stages of your life using our award winning tools- Goals Planning System (GPS) and LifeView.
    Morgan Stanley Goals-Based Wealth Management

Digital Tools

The goal is simple: “To be the firm where the most talented advisors in the industry leverage cutting-edge technology and deliver customized wealth management solutions to their clients and their families to help enable them to potentially achieve their life goals.” The Firm strives to ensure it serves clients on world class technology platforms that are resilient, safe, efficient, smart, fast and flexible.
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    Morgan Stanley Online
    Morgan Stanley Online allows you to seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place.
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    Digital Vault
    Digital Vault lets you easily and securely manage and share important documents such as account statements, authorizations, tax filings and other relevant documents with your Financial Advisor.
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    Security Center
    Learn about our latest security measures, how we are safeguarding your assets and personal information and find actionable insights and resources on important cybersecurity topics to enhance your own online security.
    Visit our Security Center
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    eDelivery
    Sign up for eDelivery today and start receiving email notifications as soon as your account documents are available on Morgan Stanley Online or the Morgan Stanley Mobile App. It's quick, convenient & secure.
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Location

20975 Swenson Drive
Suite 300
Waukesha, WI 53186
US
Direct:
(262) 523-8370(262) 523-8370
Toll-Free:
(800) 965-4967(800) 965-4967
Fax:
(262) 523-8333(262) 523-8333

Meet My Team

About Kayla Cardoza

Kayla is a Wealth Management Associate at Morgan Stanley. She has over 18 years of experience in the investment industry and rejoined Morgan Stanley in February 2020. Kayla supports The Cornerstone Group with administrative functions as well as building Financial Plans. Kayla sets high standards and expectations to meet each client’s needs by helping in a timely, friendly, and initiative-taking manner. She holds her security licenses (FINRA Series 7 and 66) as well as being a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional.

Kayla graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with commencement
honors and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing with a minor in
Business Administration. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Education.

Kayla currently resides in Menomonee Falls with her husband John and son Kellen. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking, painting, and hiking.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization’s initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.

*This role cannot solicit or provide investment advice.
CA Insurance License #: 4308438

The Power of Partnerships

By partnering with experienced individuals across wealth disciplines, Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors can align specialized resources with your custom needs and deliver strategic guidance through the familiarity and trust of existing relationships

About Tyson Abert

Tyson R. Abert is a Senior Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Wisconsin, Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

Senior Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.

Tyson began his career in financial services in 2004, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Business Development Manager and a Senior Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking Services.

Tyson is a graduate of Illinois State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting, and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management where he received a Master of Business Administration. He and his family currently reside right outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Outside of the office, Tyson enjoys golfing, hunting, boating, fishing, and spending time with his family.
NMLS#: 362127
Wealth Management
Global Investment Office

Portfolio Insights

Financial Wellness

Enhancing Financial Wellness enables your workforce to do their best work. Companies that invest in financial wellness have an opportunity to:
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  • Set themselves apart by offering comprehensive financial wellness benefits.
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Awards Disclosures
CRC 6491812 (04/2024)