Richard Hirsch
Senior Vice President, Wealth Advisor
Phone:
(205) 969-7029(205) 969-7029
Tony Giles
Vice President,
Financial Advisor
Direct:
(205) 969-7051(205) 969-7051
My Mission Statement
Working with you to help grow and preserve wealth for all of your long-term goals
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 highly seasoned and respected investment professionals, a premier trading and execution platform, and a full spectrum of investment choices.
Securities Agent: GA, DE, VA, KS, TX, SC, LA, ID, TN, CO, CA, WA, AK, OH, AL, AZ, MS, MN, MA, AR, PA, NC, FL, KY, IL, NY; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Transactional Futures/Commodities; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1274515
NMLS#: 1274515
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Location
740 Shades Creek Pkwy
Ste 100
Birmingham, AL 35209
US
Direct:
(205) 969-7051(205) 969-7051
Meet My Team
William Caine
First Vice President, Financial Advisor
Barbara Walker
Portfolio Associate
Phone:
(205) 969-7077(205) 969-7077
About Richard Hirsch
Richard Hirsch brings a lifelong interest in investing to his role and his service to clients at Morgan Stanley. He started following the stock markets at the age of eight and took a short detour along the way to a career spanning four decades.
A graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU) with a degree in landscape architecture, he moved from Baton Rouge where he spent his childhood to the Birmingham area where he has lived since. His career in landscape architecture was cut short by an opportunity to work in financial services and he knew he had found a professional home.
Designing portfolios with the individualized touch he applies to the landscape projects he oversees from time to time for friends and family, Richard is careful to evaluate client goals within the framework of appropriate risk management.
Richard and his wife Eve are Vestavia Hills residents and are the parents of two adult sons.
A graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU) with a degree in landscape architecture, he moved from Baton Rouge where he spent his childhood to the Birmingham area where he has lived since. His career in landscape architecture was cut short by an opportunity to work in financial services and he knew he had found a professional home.
Designing portfolios with the individualized touch he applies to the landscape projects he oversees from time to time for friends and family, Richard is careful to evaluate client goals within the framework of appropriate risk management.
Richard and his wife Eve are Vestavia Hills residents and are the parents of two adult sons.
Securities Agent: GA, AK, MA, SC, AR, MS, NC, MN, KY, IL, KS, ID, AL, TX, CO, WA, TN, OH, FL, AZ, LA, DE, PA, VA, CA, NY; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
About William Caine
William Caine has more than two decades experience in the financial services industry. He started his career in 2001 with UBS Financial Services in Atlanta, Georgia, and since 2004 has been a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley. With the vast resources of Morgan Stanley William works diligently to better understand and meet the needs of clients.
William is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, which means he has met the rigorous CFP® certification process that includes demanding education, examination, experience, and ethical requirements. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Financial Management from the University of Alabama.
Over the years William has served his community as an active member of St. Mary’s-On-the-Highlands Episcopal Church, past board member for the Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation and youth soccer coach. William and his wife Kelley, a real estate agent, have three daughters. In his free time, he enjoys a variety of outdoor activities, especially those including his dogs Winston and Pepper.
William is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, which means he has met the rigorous CFP® certification process that includes demanding education, examination, experience, and ethical requirements. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Financial Management from the University of Alabama.
Over the years William has served his community as an active member of St. Mary’s-On-the-Highlands Episcopal Church, past board member for the Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation and youth soccer coach. William and his wife Kelley, a real estate agent, have three daughters. In his free time, he enjoys a variety of outdoor activities, especially those including his dogs Winston and Pepper.
Securities Agent: NC, AK, PA, MO, GA, NV, KS, KY, VA, MA, ID, CA, IL, FL, CO, WA, SC, MN, MS, DE, AL, TX, OH, NY, TN, LA, AZ; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
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The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
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The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
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The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
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.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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