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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

Los Angeles CA

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Hadi F

CFP®, Series 66

Los Angeles, CA

Morgan Stanley

Hadi Fakhoury is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles, CA. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Outside of advising, he has ownership and officer roles in several restaurant and hospitality businesses in Orlando, FL, serving as a silent or active partner in these ventures. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory services and financial planning to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm employs a structured planning process supported by proprietary tools and offers a range of investment and financial products.

General estate planning guidance
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Herbert S

Series 66

Los Angeles, CA

Morgan Stanley

Herbert Smith is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Discern Securities, Inc. and Discern Investment Analytics, Inc. from 2010 to 2017 before joining Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Founders & Players, an events business based in Los Angeles, and serves as executor or co-executor for estates in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning process involves structured discovery and approved planning tools, focusing on advisory services without providing individual security recommendations as part of standalone planning.

General estate planning guidance
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Janet Z

Series 66

Los Angeles, CA

Morgan Stanley

Janet Zhang is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley and its Private Bank division since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients through a wide range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools and scenario modeling in its financial planning process.

General estate planning guidance
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Carissa S

Series 63, Series 65

Los Angeles, CA

Morgan Stanley

Carissa Schlosser is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 49 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs, including customized financial planning supported by advanced modeling tools and a structured planning process.

General estate planning guidance
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