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Firm-wide stats for Morgan Stanley

Total advisors

23,277

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

San Jose CA

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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David K

Series 66

San Jose, CA

Morgan Stanley

David Knudsen is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2013, including 11 years at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association. Based in San Jose, CA, his career has been focused within the Morgan Stanley platform. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a variety of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning processes supported by firm‑approved tools without giving individual security recommendations as part of standalone planning.

General estate planning guidance
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Atop I

Series 66

San Jose, CA

Morgan Stanley

Atop Inthamala is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2022, following five years at UBS Financial Services Inc. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process utilizing firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

General estate planning guidance
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Terry G

Series 66

San Jose, CA

Morgan Stanley

Terry Goss is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2019, following eight years at Stifel Nicolaus. Outside of finance, Goss owns Terry Goss Photography, a business focused on photography sales, prints, merchandise, and book licensing, and is active as a bassist and composer in multiple musical groups. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools and broad investment offerings.

General estate planning guidance
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Gabriella W

Series 63, Series 66

San Jose, CA

Morgan Stanley

Gabriella Wang is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CyberX and Merrill before returning to Morgan Stanley in 2019. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s approach involves structured discovery discussions and firm-approved planning tools, with a broad range of retail and institutional investment solutions.

General estate planning guidance
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