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Sanford Irving Smith

Advisor at Morgan Stanley — Emerald Isle, NC

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

39 years

Location

Emerald Isle, NC

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Morgan Stanley

Institution

Total advisors

23,211

Across 1,020 offices

Clients per advisor

114 High

Avg AUM per client

$670,481 High

HNW client ratio

2% Very Low

About

Sanford Smith is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Citigroup Global Markets. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs. The firm’s financial planning process uses structured discovery and firm-approved tools, incorporating Global Investment Committee estimates and Monte Carlo simulations to model outcomes.

Client services

Based on Morgan Stanley

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Asset allocation advice

Expertise

Based on Morgan Stanley

General estate planning guidance

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Minimum fee: Maximum fee generally $5,000, up to $20,000 for certain financial plans (effective Q1 2026); fees are negotiable and may be discounted up to 100% Fee-only: Financial planning services fees payable as a one-time lump sum fee upon delivery of the Financial Plan

Location

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Emerald Isle, NC

Emerald Isle NC

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Arizona · California · North Carolina · Texas · Vermont

Work history

39 years of industry experience

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY llc

2022 - Present • 4 years

Hinesburg, VT

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A.

2020 - Present • 6 years

New York, NY

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY llc

2020 - Present • 6 years

Tucson, AZ

Wells Fargo Clearing

2016 - 2020 • 4 years

Field Rep, NV

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS LLC

2009 - 2016 • 7 years

Field Rep, NV

Citigroup Global Markets

1997 - 2009 • 12 years

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