Appleton, WI Office

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Firm-wide stats for Morgan Stanley

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

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that delivers a wide array of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. In the financial planning brochure MSWM reports managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers plans both directly to individuals and under Corporate Financial Planning agreements with employers.

MSWM’s financial planning process is centered on a structured discovery conversation and firm‑approved planning tools; the brochure notes plans may use the Global Investment Committee’s Secular Return Estimates and Monte Carlo simulations to model outcomes, and the service does not provide individual security recommendations as part of the standalone planning program. The brochure also emphasizes that clients are responsible for implementing and updating plans, and that MSWM generally acts in an advisory capacity for planning but will not be an ERISA fiduciary for retirement accounts unless separately engaged in writing.

Alongside the common large‑firm features described in the brochure (wrap programs, affiliated broker‑dealer, broad retail and institutional offerings), MSWM’s broader ADV disclosures point to several less common activities for firms of this type, including relationships with investment companies and private funds, an affiliated commodity pool operator (Ceres Managed Futures LLC), and principal trading and structured‑product activities through its parent. The brochure also discloses multiple regulatory settlement matters and indicates that certain other advisory arrangements described in the firm’s broader ADV filings may include performance‑based fees and additional financial product sales.

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Expertise

General estate planning guidance

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Location

4545 West College Avenue, Suite 300

Appleton WI 54914

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Joseph M

Series 63, Series 65

Appleton, WI

Morgan Stanley

Joseph Miller is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2007, including a role with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in a real estate venture, Pike River LLC, based in Athelstane, Wisconsin. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning using firm-approved tools and models. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services that include broad retail and institutional offerings alongside specialized investment and trading activities.

General estate planning guidance
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Brandy D

Series 63, Series 65

Appleton, WI

Morgan Stanley

Brandy Debroux is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Appleton, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2016. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients with comprehensive advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured financial planning process supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

General estate planning guidance
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Matthew B

Series 66

Appleton, WI

Morgan Stanley

Matthew Bush is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Appleton, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley since 2021. Prior to this, he spent time at Deloitte Belgium and Baker Tilly Search and Staffing, as well as periods as a full-time student. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a variety of advisory programs and financial planning services that utilize structured planning tools and market modeling techniques.

General estate planning guidance
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Leigh T

Series 63, Series 65

Appleton, WI

Morgan Stanley

Leigh Thern is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Appleton, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of directors and as sponsorship chair for the Executive Women's Golf Association. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools to support its advisory process.

General estate planning guidance
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