Fort Lauderdale, FL Office
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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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Fort Lauderdale FL
Advisors at this office
4
Advisors at this office
Daniel S
Series 63, Series 65
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Morgan Stanley
Daniel Schwartz is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Fort Lauderdale, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 12 years before joining Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in 2024. He also serves as a trustee for a family investment and planning trust. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutions, providing tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group while managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.
Richard T
Series 63, Series 65
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Morgan Stanley
Richard Taylor is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. He also serves as a trustee in a trust based in Dayton, Ohio. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning services and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.
Araya M
CFP®, Series 66
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Morgan Stanley
Araya Mesfin is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Morgan Stanley in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mesfin spent 10 years at UBS Financial Services, Inc. She is a board member of Chris 180, a nonprofit focused on children and youth based in Atlanta, Georgia. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a broad range of advisory services to individuals and institutions, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and structured discovery processes. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers a variety of investment, planning, and advisory programs.
Nicholas K
Series 65, Series 63
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Morgan Stanley
Nicholas Korompilas is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Calamos Wealth Management LLC for nine years and Northern Trust for two years. Korompilas holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning services supported by firm-approved tools and advanced modeling techniques.
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