My Story and Services

My practice focuses on working closely with high-net-worth executives and their families to help ensure they have a solid understanding of their finances and an integrated approach to managing their wealth. Our goals-based process includes a tailored financial plan and a commitment to ongoing education and outstanding service. This commitment to clients has earned our practice recognition on the Forbes "America's Top Next Generation Wealth Advisors" in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

I am a 2004 graduate of Stonehill College, where I majored in Finance and minored in Computer Information Systems. Soon after graduation, I began my financial services career at Merrill Lynch and joined Morgan Stanley in 2012. I hold my FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses and earned my Certified Financial Planner designation in 2009. Morgan Stanley named me an Executive Financial Services Director in 2018. This credential has been earned by less than 2% of the firm's advisors and grants me access to an extensive array of resources designed specifically for corporate executives.

Over the years, I have built a successful practice, advising executives on how to effectively integrate valuable corporate benefits – specifically the management of their stock options and restricted stock – into their personal wealth plans. Through a goals-based process and Morgan Stanley's world-class service platform, our team works diligently to provide clients with clarity and confidence about their finances, so they may enjoy their wealth and help achieve their lifetime goals.

Originally from Stoughton, Massachusetts, I currently live in the south shore of MA with my wife, Lorena, and my five children. Outside of the office, I am active in various youth hockey organizations, donating my time in the area of player development. My favorite leisure activities include golf, hockey and spending time with family and friends.

As a reinvestment partner at Morgan Stanley, I have extensive experience working with corporate equity plans. Please visit my Equity Compensation page below to learn more.

Services Include
Securities Agent: MD, NH, VA, SC, OH, WI, WA, VT, TX, TN, SD, RI, PA, OR, NY, NV, NJ, NC, MT, ME, MA, IN, IL, FL, DE, DC, CT, CO, CA, AZ, AR; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 13783
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By Your Side for All of Life’s Milestones

My practice is built on the development of deep and enduring relationships and the delivery of comprehensive wealth management services.

We work with a broad range of clients who value and respect the advice we carefully cultivate for them in seeking the achievement of the following goals:

- Simplify their financial life
- Plan for an enjoyable retirement
- Manage risk and protect their family
- Minimize investment related taxes through advanced strategies
- Educate the next generation on how to manage wealth and carry family values forward
- Achieve important philanthropic goals

The solutions we recommend are carefully coordinated to help provide you with the knowledge, tools and resources needed to succeed in today’s fast-paced world.

We are here to help you make informed decisions on any financial issue you face.
My Clients Include:
  • Corporate executives with highly concentrated positions at public and private companies
  • Retirees and individuals planning for retirement
  • Real estate developers and families with concentrated assets in low basis real estate
  • Families spanning multiple generations
  • Professionals in the legal, medical, and pharmaceutical industries
  • Referrals from existing clients
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    A Strong Moral Compass
    Our goal is to simplify your financial life, offering some of the most efficient solutions with sound advice. We are dedicated to a superior service model that emphasizes responsiveness, transparency and approachability.
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    Wealth Management
    Whether you need guidance with growth, asset preservation, or legacy planning strategies, our team will be your resource and respond to every request or question immediately.
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    Deep & Caring Relationships
    Our team is dedicated to building deep and caring relationships with our clients. We do this by working with a select group of clients who value our advice and knowledge by providing solutions that go well beyond investments.
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    Ongoing Communication
    Our team will keep you focused on your finances by proactively scheduling regular calls and meetings. We believe it is our responsibility to always be in sync with the changes in your life, so we can plan for your goals today and as they evolve over time.
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Navigating the Complexities of Highly Concentrated Wealth
As your life and career evolve, your finances often become more complex. Many successful individuals find their overall wealth becomes heavily concentrated in one type of investment. Corporate executives accumulate large amounts of company stock, while real estate professionals acquire significant interest in their real estate investments. While the potential for long-term growth of these positions is great, so too are the potential risks to your overall financial health and well-being if they are not managed carefully. Often, these positions are restricted and highly illiquid, making it difficult to diversify your portfolio and access its value. What’s more, there can often be significant tax consequences to managing highly complicated positions of wealth. If you find your overall wealth is highly concentrated and the associated restrictions limit your ability to diversify, we offer the strategic guidance and sophisticated strategies necessary to help gain flexible access to your wealth. In addition, our comprehensive approach focuses on finding tax-efficient ways to overcome the obstacles you face.
We have the experience, resources, and skills to help individuals with high concentrations of wealth unlock their capital in an effort to achieve greater balance between personal and professional goals. We offer a broad array of solutions that are specifically designed to help reduce portfolio risk, while optimizing investment opportunities. Further, we help you uncover the issues that are most important to you, such as family or community and include these in your plan to help enhance your overall financial wellbeing:

• RSUs, Non-Quals, Incentive Stock Options and Stock Purchase Plan
• 10b5-1 Plans
• Liquidity Strategies
• Wealth Transfer and Gifting Strategies
• Tax-Efficient Strategies
• Hedging Techniques
• Alternative Investments
• Real Estate Investments
• Restricted and Control Securities Under Rule 144

As an Executive Financial Services Director at Morgan Stanley, I have the knowledge, experience and skills required to help you navigate the regulatory issues and tax complexities you face when accessing valuable assets within your corporate equity compensation plan. I believe the more complex your situation, the more rewarding your overall experience can ppotentially be.

Modern Wealth Management Tools

In a world that is increasingly becoming more digital, it can be helpful to utilize modern technologies and digital tools. These easy-to-use tools provide a more in-depth view of your overall financial situation.
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    Morgan Stanley Online (MSO)
    MSO allows you to conveniently and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place -- online or on your mobile device
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    Total Wealth View
    Total Wealth View gives you ability to view all of your assets and liabilities together, whether held at Morgan Stanley or elsewhere. This can further enable us to advise and manage, taking your entire financial picture into account.
    Learn more about TWV
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    Goal Planning System (GPS)
    Goals Planning System (GPS) is Morgan Stanley’s own integrated planning tool. Built on the Firm’s intellectual capital and capabilities, GPS is an intuitive and efficient platform used to quickly assess whether a client is “On Track” to achieving their financial goals.
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    Portfolio Risk Platform
    Our risk management platform provides comprehensive risk estimation and reporting across a broad range of asset classes and security types. It provides both an overview and a detailed view to better enable risk to be effectively monitored and managed.
    Watch the Portfolio Risk Platform video
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    eAuthorization
    eAuthorization allows clients to electronically authorize domestic and international, one-time/recurring transactions through Morgan Stanley Online and the Morgan Stanley Mobile App.
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    MSO Mobile App
    The Morgan Stanley Mobile App gives you the same capabilities as Morgan Stanley Online – all from the convenience of your own phone. It also offers features to simplify your everyday finances. These include mobile check deposit and Send Money with Zelle.
    Learn more about our Mobile App

Location

141 Longwater Drive
Ste 102
Norwell, MA 02061
US
Direct:
(781) 681-4939(781) 681-4939
Fax:
(401) 863-8420(401) 863-8420
Wealth Management
Global Investment Office

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2Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States.

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3Morgan Stanley offers a wide array of brokerage and advisory services to its clients, each of which may create a different type of relationship with different obligations to you. Please consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.

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4Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.

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5Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.

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6When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.

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7Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning and other legal matters.

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8When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.

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9Morgan Stanley’s investment advisory programs may require a minimum asset level and, depending on your specific investment objectives and financial position, may not be appropriate for you. Please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC program disclosure brochure (the “Morgan Stanley ADV”) for more information in the investment advisory programs available. The Morgan Stanley ADV is available at www.morganstanley.com/ADV.

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10When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals should always check with their tax or legal advisor before engaging in any transaction involving 529 Plans, Education Savings Accounts and other tax-advantaged investments.

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11Municipal bonds may not be appropriate for all investors. Income generated from an investment in a municipal bond is generally exempt from federal income taxes. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) and its Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide any tax/legal advice. Consult your own tax/legal advisor before making any tax or legal-related investment decisions.

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12Fixed Income investing entails credit risks and interest rate risks. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall.

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13Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning and other legal matters.

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14Insurance products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s licensed insurance agency affiliates.

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15Alternative Investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his/her investment. Alternative investments are appropriate only for qualified, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.

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