Fort Myers, FL 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

Fort Myers FL

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Scott H

Series 63, Series 65

Fort Myers, FL

Morgan Stanley

Scott Hartman is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A., and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2022, following a ten-year tenure at UBS Financial Services. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning that leverages firm-approved tools and methodologies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services through both direct and employer-sponsored financial planning agreements.

General estate planning guidance
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Jay S

Series 63, Series 65

Fort Myers, FL

Morgan Stanley

Jay Steinhilber is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Fort Myers, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience and has worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2009 and 2015, respectively. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole proprietor of an agricultural farmland business in Maroa, Illinois. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm employs a structured planning process that utilizes tools like Global Investment Committee estimates and Monte Carlo simulations to model outcomes.

General estate planning guidance
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David O

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

Fort Myers, FL

Morgan Stanley

David Osborn is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2021, he spent 10 years at Bank of America and 25 years at Merrill. He serves as a director on the investment committee of the Allentown Symphony Association, a charitable organization. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer offering a variety of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools and market simulations in its financial planning process.

General estate planning guidance
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James L

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Fort Myers, FL

Morgan Stanley

James Lillie is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Fort Myers, FL, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials and bringing 44 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. He currently serves clients through Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs to individuals and institutions, offering tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery conversations and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides a range of investment services, including estate planning and employer-based financial planning agreements.

General estate planning guidance
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