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: MD, AL, SC, MI, GA, WY, NY, NE, TX, DE, CT, SD, WI, NH, NC, MO, ID, CO, OR, NV, NM, MN, KS, FL, AR, VT, UT, PA, OH, NJ, CA, WA, RI, HI, WV, VA, TN, MT, IN, IL, PR, MS, LA, IA, DC, MA, KY, AZ; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
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THOUGHTFUL, COMPREHENSIVE, AND GOAL-DRIVEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT

At Morgan Stanley, we believe that identifying potential solutions begins with a solid understanding of each situation, goals, objectives, and risk tolerance. We follow a disciplined process which allows us to collaborate with you to develop a strategy that can help meet your individual financial needs.
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    Introduction & Getting to Know You
    Our initial conversation is built around getting to know everything about your family, goals, lifestyle, and hobbies. We will then work together to identify your financial strengths and weaknesses by discussing your current investment portfolio, savings, habits, and overall beliefs when it comes to the financial markets. This will allow us to custom tailor a strategy for you and your family.
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    Review & Analyze
    Next, we review your current and future financial situation, identify any potential shortfalls, and discuss the impact of unexpected life events. Once we have a firm understanding of your finances, fears, and desired outcomes, we establish a strategy based on your short, medium, and long-term objectives. Here, we utilize proprietary financial planning tools to develop a personalized and detailed plan with recommendations to help you grow, preserve, and transfer your wealth. Our goal is to construct a plan which encompasses every important detail of your life.
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    Delivering Recommendations
    The next part of the process is delivering and discussing the most important aspects of your financial picture. This includes discussing tax-efficiency/capital gains, portfolio risk as well as financial & estate planning strategies. Depending on what stage of life you are in we will also discuss education planning, tax-efficient withdrawals/planning for required minimum distributions, and best practices when preparing for retirement. Finally, we will help optimize your ongoing cash & liability management strategy.
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    Implementation, Monitoring & Accountability
    This is one of the most important parts of the process because it requires action from both you and our team. The recommendations provided will need to be applied internally here at Morgan Stanley, but more importantly by you making the necessary changes to implement the plan discussed. We believe that every relationship counts. Therefore, we work with a limited number of clients and families to ensure thoughtful advice and impeccable service. We meet regularly to make sure your plan remains current and to review your progress. Client service and communication is paramount; therefore, we make ourselves available for clients as needed.

Monthly Outlooks & Updates

The Cornerstone Group strives to simplify complex financial ideas so that our clients understand what is being done on their behalf to plan for their financial future. We are firm believers of giving our clients as many resources as possible so they can stay informed about the latest market trends, outlooks, and breakdowns. The links below provide detailed analysis on interesting topics that are affecting the finance and business worlds.
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    Global Investment Committee: On The Markets
    A monthly publication that summarizes the Global Investment Committee’s market outlook and contains thought-provoking essays that examine the forces shaping the investment landscape. Check out the latest edition below.
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    Global Investment Office
    The Morgan Stanley Global Investment Office provides you with world-class thought leadership timely market commentary, and portfolio ideas to help guide your investment decisions.
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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 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.
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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 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 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 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.
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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 Elizabeth Menteur

Elizabeth Menteur is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Wisconsin.

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.

Elizabeth began her career in financial services in 2013 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2017 as a Registered Support Professional. She was promoted to a Regional Client Engagement Associate in 2019. Before being promoted to Private Banker in 2023, Elizabeth joined the Private Banking Group as an Associate Private Banker in 2021.

Elizabeth is a graduate of Northeastern University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and International Affairs and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Outside of the office, she volunteers with Invest in Girls and is a mentor and financial education coach for high school students. Elizabeth enjoys traveling, painting and gluten free baking.
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Portfolio Insights

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Equity Compensation

Helping you make the most of your equity awards and better understand how it may fit into your your larger financial picture – today and tomorrow.

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