La Plata, MD Office
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Morgan Stanley
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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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Location
107 Centennial Street, Suite 102 A
La Plata MD 20646
Advisors at this office
5
Advisors at this office
Reese M
Series 66
La Plata, MD
Morgan Stanley
Reese Mona is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Reese worked at Seventy2 Capital and has been employed by Morgan Stanley Private Bank since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant men's basketball coach at Maurice J. McDonough High School in Pomfret, Maryland. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a wide range of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients, focusing on tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and structured discovery conversations. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group.
Gary V
Series 63, Series 65
La Plata, MD
Morgan Stanley
Gary Vaughan is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009 and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in residential real estate as a property owner. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services supported by firm-approved tools and processes.
Benjamin G
Series 66
La Plata, MD
Morgan Stanley
Benjamin Ganley is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in La Plata, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2018, he worked at KPMG LLP for two years. Outside of finance, he is engaged as an independent contractor driver for Uber during non-business hours. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services through both direct client relationships and corporate financial planning agreements.
Kimberly R
Series 66
La Plata, MD
Morgan Stanley
Kimberly Rosenfield is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 27 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2009 and 2015, respectively. Outside of her advisory role, she is a fitness coach at Coal Road CrossFit. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning through structured processes and firm‑approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers diverse investment and planning services.
Katharine M
Series 63, Series 65
La Plata, MD
Morgan Stanley
Katharine Myers is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in La Plata, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley and its affiliated entities since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured financial planning process supported by proprietary tools and modeling techniques.
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