Our Story

Significant wealth opens the door to unique opportunities, but also generates complex challenges. The Viewpoint Wealth Management Group is highly experienced in working with successful families, individuals, C-Suite executives, and retirees to maximum reward and minimize risk. We're here to help you build wealth, protect assets, mitigate tax burdens, and achieve as many of your life's goals as possible.

What sets us apart.
Our clients deserve a higher level of service and we're driven to exceed their expectations. We are positioned to support their short-term needs and long-term goals because of our people, our practice, and our process. That's why we continually seek to educate ourselves for the benefit of our clients. Above all, we believe in doing the right thing.

Comprehensive corporate service solutions.
We're also entrusted by corporations to provide first-class retirement programs and executive planning services. From stock plan reinvestment to corporate cash management—our goal is to create programs that attract and retain the right talent.

Services Include
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A Wealth of Opportunities for Your Family

While the Viewpoint Wealth Management Group is a seasoned financial services team—we're really a group of nice people who understand the importance of family. We provide next gen education to heighten your adult children's financial savvy and offer sophisticated lending strategies that can make it easier for them to buy a home or start a business. Above all, we ensure that your wealth gets transferred on your terms and in the most tax-efficient way possible.

Trust & Estate Planning
We work collaboratively with your attorney to create the plan that fits your family. And for clients with highly complex estates, we can provide access to our Family Office Resources team.

Next Gen Education
We provide your adult children and grandchildren understand with valuable lessons about money management, investing, entrepreneurship, estate planning and what it means to be the beneficiary of a trust.

Lifestyle Advisory Group ($10M in AUM)
Planning for the future is important—and so is living for today. Select clients will get to experience an elite range of concierge services, including:

  • Buying, leasing, or sharing a jet
  • College and admissions counseling
  • Eldercare services
  • Experiences, Travel and Luxury Vacations
  • Tickets to Theater, Concerts and Sporting Events

Family Office Resources ($25M in AUM)
Significant wealth raises a whole new level of complex challenges and multigenerational issues. We can provide direct access to Morgan Stanley's Family Office Resources, which includes:

  • 60 former CPAS and attorneys
  • Experts in Generational Wealth Transfer
  • Strategists that help minimize tax obligations
  • Experts in philanthropic giving

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Spotlight on Matt Gimmelli

Matthew A. Gimmelli is a Chartered Financial Analyst®, Executive Director, and Senior Portfolio Management Director with Viewpoint Wealth Management Group. With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Matt concentrates on Portfolio Management, manager oversight and research for Viewpoint Wealth Management Group clients.
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Awards and Industry Recognition

We're fortunate that many of our client success stories have translated into industry recognition on the state and national levels. Below is a partial list of our recent awards.

Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams

Named as a 2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Team
Source: Forbes (Jan 2025) 2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams ranking awarded in 2025. This ranking was determined based on an evaluation process conducted by SHOOK Research LLC (the research company) in partnership with Forbes (the publisher) for the period from 3/31/23 -3/31/24.

Teri Kelley Named to Forbes Ranking of America's Top Women Wealth Advisors

Teri Kelley Named to 2025 Forbes Ranking of America's Top Women Wealth Advisors
Forbes America's Top Women Wealth Advisors Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In- State Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Feb 2025) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 9/30/23-9/30/24.

Teri Kelley and Matt Gimmelli Named to Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors

Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State
Source: Barron's.com (Awarded Mar 2023) Data compiled by Barron's based on time period from Sept 2021 - Sept 2022.

Viewpoint Wealth Management Group Named to Top 5 Forbes 2023 Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams in Arizona

Forbes America's Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2023) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 3/31/21-3/31/22.

Your Comprehensive Wealth Management Team

When we first meet, we tend to listen more than talk. We believe this investment of time gives us a deeper understanding of your financial picture and lifestyle goals.

Our team is highly-experience and have put in the work to achieve a broad range of financial designations. Their unique skillsets enable us to craft a financial plan that’s 100% tailor-made to you. By delivering comprehensive wealth management with a global perspective and industry leading resources, we can uncover opportunities that may go overlooked.
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    Financial Planning
    We create your own personal GPS to help keep you on track today and help you avoid some of the roadblocks on your financial journey.
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    Investment Management
    We focus on risk management, with the goal of earning the best possible return while taking the least amount of risk necessary. We look to build portfolios around tax-efficient income, specific sector exposures and alternative strategies intended to help offset market volatility.
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    Alternative Investments
    Morgan Stanley is the industry leader when it comes to alternative investments. Our clients turn to us for investment opportunities ranging from art, collectibles, commodities, cryptocurrencies, hedge funds, private equity, or real estate.
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    Specialty Insurance
    We selectively recommend insurance to manage risk—and in some cases transfer wealth. You’ll have access to a full array of life insurance and annuity products to meet your unique challenges.
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    Selling a Business
    We’re well-versed in helping clients with succession planning or selling a business. We also provide access to a wealth of Morgan Stanley’s resources and connections in this area.
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    Tax Managment Services
    Building and preserving wealth may involve not only maximizing your investment returns, but also enhancing your portfolio's tax efficiency. Let's discuss how we can customize a strategy for you.

Creating a more powerful Corporate Services program

Viewpoint Wealth Management Group understands today's competitive landscape that corporations face when it comes to recruiting and retaining the right talent. We will work with you to structure plans that enable C-Suite executives and senior management to recognize the power of your offerings, including:

  • 401k planning
  • Stock plan reinvestment
  • Corporate cash management
  • Corporate borrowing opportunities
  • Financial wellness education
  • Executive wealth planning services

Location

14850 North Scottsdale Road
6th Floor
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
US
Direct:
(480) 922-7826(480) 922-7826
Toll-Free:
(800) 347-5107(800) 347-5107

Meet Viewpoint Wealth Management Group

About Teri Twarkins Kelley

Teri Twarkins Kelley, CFP®, CIMA®, CRPS®
Managing Director
Family Wealth Director
Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy

Teri leads our wealth planning practice where she is responsible for client engagement with corporate executives and business owners. Her practice includes uniquely successful executives, entrepreneurs, and multi-generational families. Teri provides her clients with investment wealth planning to include employing sophisticated tax and debt strategies to help them define and reach objectives.

Helping clients make educated decisions has been Teri’s passion throughout her career. She believes in forming personal relationships with her clients to help them identify and articulate their unique goals for themselves, their businesses, and their families. As a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy, Teri enjoys working with families to help them develop their philanthropic goals and instill belief systems within the family.

Prior to joining Smith Barney in 2003, Teri was a product manager for a large national bank and in sales for a dog toy company. She received her M.B.A. from Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business and her B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed the Certified Investment Management Analyst® program at Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designation from the Certified Financial Planner® Board of Standards, an independent regulatory organization.

Teri serves on the national board for Women’s Leadership Alliance, an organization whose mission is to attract more women into the business of financial advice, and to support and empower them as they develop. Teri has been on various community boards and committees to include Arizona Cactus Pine Girl Scout Council, Northern Arizona Healthcare, Boys & Girls Club of Central Arizona, Lowell Observatory Foundation, Forest Highlands Foundation, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy. Her community engagement passion is for youth, education, youth sports, and the environment.
Most recently, Teri was named to Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors (2021-2024), Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors (2020-2024), and Barron’s Top 1200 (2023).

A runner, cyclist and former triathlete, Teri has qualified for and raced multiple Boston Marathons, competed in five Ironman triathlons to include the elite Kona World Championship. She and her husband have two adult children, two elementary age boys and a Goldendoodle named Leia. They love spending time in Flagstaff, sand in their toes and adventure travel.



2021-2024 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2021-2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.

2020-2024 Forbes America's Top Women Wealth Advisors & Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In- State (formerly referred to as Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors, Forbes America's Top Women Wealth Advisors)
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2020-2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in Sept of year prior to the issuance of the award.


Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State
​Source: Barron's.com (Awarded Mar 2023) Data compiled by Barron's based on time period from Sept 2021 - Sept 2022.
Securities Agent: IA, HI, UT, MD, MA, GA, AR, TX, TN, SC, OR, DC, NV, NC, MI, CO, WI, PA, NM, MN, AK, OK, CT, WA, OH, NY, KY, KS, ID, CA, AZ, MO, IN, FL, DE, WY, VA, NJ, IL; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1460467
CA Insurance License #: 0E94560

About Matthew Gimmelli

Matthew A. Gimmelli, CFA®
Managing Director, Financial Advisor
Senior Portfolio Management Director
Financial Advisor

Matthew Gimmelli is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA), Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Management Director for Viewpoint Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley. As one of the senior partners, Matt concentrates on portfolio management, investment oversight and research for Viewpoint Wealth Management Group clients.

As a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA), Matt holds an elite certification that incorporates investment theory, advanced research and analytical skills, and portfolio management. Matt draws on this vast depth of knowledge to create, implement, and manage investment portfolios for clients which are led by their specific objectives. He incorporates a fundamental approach to portfolio construction and works closely with the team’s relationship managers to uncover opportunities to enhance individual client investment strategies.

Matt also oversees research and investment due diligence for Viewpoint Wealth Management Group. This entails vetting best-fit solutions for individual and institutional clients around tax-smart investing, alternative investments, and various investment vehicles. He effectively manages internal resources and relationships with external funds managers in order to provide access to key investment opportunities for our clients while controlling overall expense. He is proficient in managing needs for clients within the Executive Financial Services and Institutional segments of Morgan Stanley. This includes leading 10b5-1 transactions for public company insiders, corporate cash management, and investment oversight for corporate retirement and endowment funds.

Matt was named to Barrons Top 1200 Advisors (2023), Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors (2021-2022). He received his B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University and has excelled within the field of Wealth Management for nearly 30 years. Personally, Matt enjoys golf, Cowboys football, and spending time with his wife Christa and their two adult children.
NMLS#: 1460466


Disclosures:
Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State
Source: Barron's.com (Awarded Mar 2023) Data compiled by Barron's based on time period from Sept 2021 - Sept 2022.
​Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Feb 2021) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/19 - 6/30/20.
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Apr 2022) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/20 - 6/30/21.
Securities Agent: NC, MO, TN, HI, AZ, PA, OH, MD, KY, DC, VA, TX, NV, AR, AK, WA, OK, NY, MI, IN, ID, DE, CA, OR, NE, MN, IA, GA, WY, WI, UT, SC, MA, KS, FL, IL, NM, CT, CO, NJ; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 1460466
CA Insurance License #: 0H35699

About Megan Osbrink

Megan Osbrink is a Vice President, Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Portfolio Manager with Viewpoint Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley. She leverages her diverse background to help identify key opportunities for her clients and to drive a cohesive financial strategy.

Megan received her B.A. in Finance and a minor in Spanish from the University of Arizona in 2006. She went on to complete an intensive credit and risk management program sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank with an emphasis on middle market commercial lending working with clients between $15MM-$500MM in revenue. Subsequently, Megan received her Certificate in Financial Planning from the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and earned her CFP designation in 2020. Megan has shown proficiency in portfolio construction, investment management, and planning around executive stock based compensation strategies as evidenced by the Portfolio Manager and Workplace Advisor – Equity Compensation designations earned most recently. Megan is also a Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC) which is the professional credential to demonstrate her proficiency in supporting qualified retirement plan administration, design, compliance, and fiduciary duties.

Megan works to ensure her clients feel heard, educated, and in-touch with their current financial strategy. She is highly proactive, organized and entrepreneurial which helps her to develop out-of-the-box solutions for her clients and their businesses. Her extensive knowledge and experience reinforces her ability to help manage complex pre and post retirement needs with the service mindset that one would expect from their elite providers. Megan’s sole aim is to help her clients maximize their own time, affording them the ability to stay focused on their families and/or professional goals. They find comfort knowing that she is dedicated to their financial well-being and will actively communicate items that require their attention.

Personally, she enjoys leading an active lifestyle and spending time with her two daughters, Keira and Annie, whom she continues to learn from every day. She is passionate about animal welfare and causes that support women and children.

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." Robert Brault
Securities Agent: MO, MI, VA, OH, DE, NJ, IL, HI, CO, AZ, WA, KY, KS, AR, NM, MN, MA, IN, ID, IA, CA, WY, TX, TN, OR, AK, UT, PA, MD, SC, NC, FL, WI, NY, GA, CT, OK, DC, NV; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1819611
CA Insurance License #: 0M88520

About Scott Ladrigan

Scott Ladrigan
First Vice President
Investment Consultant

Scott Ladrigan is a Investment Consultant with Viewpoint Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley. With over 20 years in the financial services industry, Scott focuses on custom investment solutions as well as investment research and portfolio management.

A graduate of Arizona State University, Scott earned his Bachelor’s Degree in 2000 and joined Morgan Stanley in the Operations and Sales Division after graduation. Scott has spent over 20 years with the firm, first as a Relationship Manager and then as a Business Development Manager. As Relationship Manager, Scott monitored and helped manage client relationships to ensure a consistently positive experience for the firm’s clients. As Business Development Manager, he explored potential business relationships by analyzing market strategies and evaluating risk, priorities, and opportunities. Scott completed Morgan Stanley’s rigorous Financial Advisor Associate Program, an intense 36-month training and development program in the fundamentals of wealth accumulation and management for high net worth individuals.

Scott works closely with his clients to determine their needs in the present and their goals for the future. Utilizing Morgan Stanley’s comprehensive LifeView® Financial Goal Analysis tool, he helps to construct sophisticated wealth management strategies based on those targets while incorporating tax mitigation, risk tolerance, and cash flow needs. Deeply committed to ongoing review, Scott evaluates and adjusts each financial plan to help ensure it remains clearly focused on his clients’ objectives.

In his free time, Scott enjoys time spent with his son, classic automobiles, skateboarding, snowboarding, waterskiing, barbequing and exploring OHV trails in southwestern United States from his home base in Scottsdale.


A LifeView Financial Goal Analysis is based on the methodology, estimates, and assumptions, as described in your report, as well as personal data provided by you. It should be considered a working document that can assist you with your objectives. Morgan Stanley makes no guarantees as to future results or that an individual’s investment objectives will be achieved. The responsibility for implementing, monitoring and adjusting your goal analysis or financial plan rests with you. After your Financial Advisor delivers your report to you, if you so desire, your Financial Advisor can help you implement any part that you choose; however, you are not obligated to work with your Financial Advisor or Morgan Stanley.
Important information about your relationship with your Financial Advisor and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC when using LifeView Goal Analysis : When your Financial Advisor prepares and delivers a Financial Goal Analysis (i.e., when using LifeView Goal Analysis), they will be acting in a brokerage capacity. To understand the differences between brokerage and advisory relationships, you should consult your Financial Advisor, or review our “Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships” brochure available at https://www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf
NMLS#: 1426081
CA Insurance License #: 0L08255

About Dylan Cooper Hoffman

Dylan Cooper Hoffman
Financial Advisor

Dylan Cooper Hoffman is a Financial Advisor within the Viewpoint team. She’s focused on uncovering client needs and delivering value across financial planning and investment strategies.

Dylan’s background with Morgan Stanley is in understanding the needs of stock plan participants and providing guidance on how to diversify and protect their wealth as it is accumulated through stock grants.

Dylan attended Northern Arizona University, where she graduated with a B.S. in Investment Finance. Upon graduation, she worked at Vanguard where she found her passion in building relationships with clients. She later transitioned to Morgan Stanley in 2018, and since obtained her Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation.

Born and raised in Arizona, Dylan loves to cook and considers herself a self-made (wannabe) chef. Outside of the office, you can find her scouting out a new restaurant with her husband and two doodle dogs Stanley and Drexler.
Securities Agent: NH, HI, OR, MN, VI, PA, NJ, ID, DC, WY, WV, FL, CO, AK, UT, MI, CA, TN, SD, RI, OK, NY, VA, TX, NE, MS, ME, MD, MA, KS, IN, AR, SC, PR, GA, ND, MO, IA, DE, AL, OH, NV, NM, NC, LA, KY, IL, CT, AZ, WI, WA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2597490

About Monika Kotowski

Monika Kotowski
Associate Vice President
Investment Consultant / Relationship Manager

Monika Kotowski manages client relationships for Viewpoint Wealth Management Group clients. She has extensive experience in discovery and learning what’s most important to our clients. Monika is a client favorite, working with families to understand their needs and make smart decisions that allow them to accomplish their lifelong goals.

Monika also oversees financial planning for Viewpoint. Her background includes various activities within the team, to include marketing and institutional and private client operations.

Monika earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designation from the Certified Financial Planner® Board of Standards, an independent regulatory organization. She attended two years of college in Darmstadt, Germany before transferring to Arizona State University, where she graduated with a B.S. in Accounting. Upon graduation, she worked in corporate accounting at two Fortune 500 companies before transitioning to wealth management at Morgan Stanley in 2012.

Monika was a competitive swimmer and an avid Ultimate Frisbee player. Currently, she lives in Phoenix with her husband and daughter where they enjoy hiking and biking.

About Megan Engle

Megan Engle
Portfolio Associate
Financial Planning Associate

Megan is a Portfolio Associate & Financial Planning Specialist with the Viewpoint Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley. With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Megan manages administrative operations and client services. She makes a difference by redefining what is to fulfill customer’s needs better than they thought possible.

Starting out in the financial services industry in 1999, Megan helped oversee all day-to-day client service first at Merrill Lynch, and then at UBS where she spent eight years. As a valued member of the Viewpoint Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley, Megan prides herself on the concierge-level customer service she provides for her clients. Always proactive in her client dealings, she manages new client onboarding, 401K rollovers, estate distributions and workflow for the team.

Outside of work, Megan enjoys spending time with her family, roading, and getting her hands dirty with DIY projects. When asked what her favorite part of working with the team is, Megan said “I enjoy being part of the Viewpoint Wealth Management family where the culture of treating people with respect, listening and always have the clients best interest in mind is a perfect match for my ‘do the right thing’ attitude.”

About Chris Gillespie

Chris Gillespie
Senior Registered Client Service Associate

Chris has been with Morgan Stanley since 2014 as a registered associate. Passionate about making the client experience always a positive one, she is responsible for the day to day administrative and operational needs of financial advisors and clients.

Born and raised in Michigan, Chris now resides in Arizona with her husband of 29 years and their Boston Terrier, “Cooper”. Chris is excited to be near family after being apart from her siblings for more than 15 years.

Outside of the office, her passions include volunteering, golfing, reading and spending time with her husband John and Cooper.

Fun Fact: Over the course of 4 years Chris and John fostered about 15 West Highland White Terriers. They were “foster flunkies” and adopted 3 of them for their own

About Fernando Sandoval Luna

Fernando joined Viewpoint Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley in January 2024. His role is supporting clients in their day-to-day account needs and providing operational support to the team.

Fernando began his career at Morgan Stanley in 2021. Born and raised in California, Fernando received his Bachelor’s degree from The University of California, with a degree in Economics.

Outside of the office, you can catch Fernando trying out the newest restaurants, spending time with friends, and attending gym classes.
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