Faces of Finance 2018

FACES OF FINANCE

DIRECTORY Charter Oak Insurance and Financial Services Co.

501 Merritt 7, Fifth Floor Norwalk, Conn. 06851 203-359-5300 charteroakfinancial.com

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

360 Hamilton Ave. White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Toll free: 866-504-3746 fa.opco.com/goldman_hirsch

Pell Wealth Partners,

a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite 300 Rye Brook, N.Y. 10573 914-253-8800 THE CHURCHILL 300 East 40th St., Suite 28R New York, N.Y. 10016 pellwealthpartners.com

The Peloso-Barnes Group at Morgan Stanley

2000 Westchester Avenue 1NC Purchase, N.Y. 10577 914-225-6391 fa.morganstanley.com/pelosobarnesgroup

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Strategies for Wealth

WESTCHESTER 800 Westchester Ave., Suite N-409 Rye Brook, N.Y. 10573 914-288-8800 MANHATTAN 120 Broadway, 37th Floor New York, N.Y. 10271 212-701-7900 LONG ISLAND 50 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 301 Jericho, N.Y. 11753 516-682-2500 NEW ENGLAND 1 State Street, Suite 100 Providence, R.I. 02908 401-228-8800 strategiesforwealth.com

The Westchester Group at Morgan Stanley

2000 Westchester Ave Purchase, N.Y. 10577 Phone: 914-225 -5195 Toll Free: 888-499-8544 morganstanleyfa.com/thewestchestergroup

Your finances in balance, your life in harmony.

At Pell Wealth Partners we take pride in our commitment to creating a life-changing personalized experience for every client. Our knowledge, passion, and desire to see others achieve financial wellness has driven our ability to listen intently and become not only your advisors, but your advocates.

As leaders in the industry we believe in the power of Impact Investing and the profound effect it can have on the world and your life. Our team is committed to offering tailored investment solutions with an eye towards environmental, social, and corporate governance opportunities through deep investment research and a broadly diversified portfolio.

Our enthusiastic, highly talented team can help steer you forward more confidently in your finances, encouraging you to take actions that reflect each of your most coveted family and investment values.

PELL WEALTH PARTNERS SPECIALIZES IN: • Comprehensive Financial Planning • Retirement Income Strategies • Divorce Financial Planning • Executive Compensation & Benefit Strategies • Estate Planning Strategies • Sustainably Responsible Investing • Women’s Financial Strategies • Wealth Management

Sheila Spicehandler, CRPS®, APMA®, MBA – Financial Advisor & Senior Vice President; Douglas Messina, CFP®, CRPC®, APMA®- Financial Advisor; Katherine McGinn, CFA – Financial Advisor; Anthony Rizzuto, CFP®, APMA®, CLU® - Financial Advisor & COO; Geri Eisenman Pell, CFP®, MBA, CDFA™ - Private Wealth Advisor & CEO; Daniel Ahearn – Financial Advisor; Ziyah Esbenshade, CFP®, CRPC®, AMPA® - Financial Advisor

Geri Eisenman Pell, CFP®, MBA, CDFA™, Private Wealth Advisor Pell Wealth Partners CEO of Pell Wealth Partners A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite 300 Barron’s Top 100 Women Financial Advisors 2009-2018 Rye Brook, New York 10573 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State Ranking – 2014-2018 914.253.8800 | pellwealthpartners.com Business Council of Westchester Hall of Fame: Women in Business Honoree 2018 Proudly serving the communities of Westchester, Manhattan, and Orange County.

The Churchill 300 East 40th Street, Suite 28R New York, New York 10016

Investors could experience increased risk when limiting investment choices to a specific industry sector that may or may not perform as well as other industry sectors. Investment products are not federally or FDIC-insured, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of principal and fluctuation in value.

Barron’s® listings are based on data compiled by many of the nation’s most productive advisors, which is then submitted to and judged by Barron’s®. Key factors and criteria include: assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory and compliance record, and years of professional experience. Barron’s® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones, L.P.; all rights reserved.

Business Council Hall of Fame: Recognizing professional accomplishment, community service, and leadership qualities.

The Compass is a trademark of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP (with flame design) in the U.S. Investment advisory services and products are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., a registered investment adviser.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA and SIPC. © 2017 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Pursue Your Dreams and Passions We’ve Got Your Back You deserve a financial team that makes you feel well cared for, informed and secure.

The Peloso-Barnes Group at Morgan Stanley understands the critical importance of your hopes and fears as you make life choices. We are allies who celebrate your life choices and help you plan so that your dreams can come true.

If you are following a unique path, be it what you do, where you live or who you love, you’re likely to encounter complex circumstances. We understand those challenges.

We are dedicated to simplifying the financial intricacies of your life.

We demonstrate our deep level of knowledge, advanced training, and commitment to finding the very best solutions to match the needs of our clients. Credentials really do matter.

OUR TEAM CAPABILITIES INCLUDE: • LGBT Planning Services • Planning for Individuals with Special Needs • Comprehensive Financial Planning • Retirement Income Planning • Planning for Education Funding • Planning for Wealth Transfer • Professional Portfolio Management

Julia A. Peloso-Barnes, CFP®, ADPA®, CPM®, CRPC® WEALTH ADVISOR julia.peloso-barnes@morganstanley.com

You may have created a new path, that wasn’t expected, anticipated, desired or understood by the people around you. It may not have been planned, yet along the way you may have discovered that it’s the most authentic choice available to you.

Backed by the extensive wealth management resources of Morgan Stanley, we have a distinctive approach to helping you with your unique life goals. We get you and we’ve got your back.

Contact us/visit our website to see how we can help you.

The Peloso-Barnes Group at Morgan Stanley 2000 Westchester Avenue 1NC Purchase, NY 10577 | 914-225-6391 http://fa.morganstanley.com/pelosobarnesgroup

Erik W. Hayden

FINANCIAL ADVISOR erik.hayden@morganstanley.com

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the US. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. CRC 2113649 06/2018

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Shifting the World’s Understanding of Wealth

The Strategies Team revitalizing a Recreation Center in Harlem, N.Y., June 2018

We empower the generations we will never meet through the conversations we have today.

Our organization is committed to building relationships that shift the world’s understanding of wealth.

We deliver — with integrity and unparalleled service — protection and prosperity that help transform the lives of our clients, their families and communities.

WESTCHESTER

800 Westchester Ave., Suite N-409 Rye Brook, NY 10573 914.288.8800

MANHATTAN

120 Broadway, 37th Floor New York, NY 10271 212.701.7900

LONG ISLAND

50 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 301 Jericho, NY 11753 516.682.2500

NEW ENGLAND

1 State Street, Suite 100 Providence, RI 02908 401.228.8800

The Guardian NetworkTM is a network of independent agencies authorized to offer products of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), New York, NY and its subsidiaries, and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Guardian. Securities and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC. 212-701-7900. PAS is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian. Strategies for Wealth is not an affiliate or subsidiary of PAS or Guardian. 2018-61252

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Where Our Mission is Your Well Being

The Westchester Group at Morgan Stanley

Jonathan Moore CFP®, RICP®, Financial Advisor; Sandrina Freitas, Senior Client Service Associate; Dermod Sullivan, Financial Advisor; Ellis Moore CPM®, Financial Advisor, Portfolio Management Director.

At the Westchester Group our aim is to help build and protect our clients’ tomorrows. We strive to work with you to provide personalized strategies and ongoing management designed to meet your goals within the context of your individual values and priorities.

Our areas of focus include: • Comprehensive Wealth Management and Financial Planning • Portfolio Management and Advisory Services • Retirement Income, Asset Preservation and Multiple Family Generations

The Westchester Group at Morgan Stanley 2000 Westchester Ave, 1NC Purchase, NY 10577 914-225-5339 thewestchestergroup@morganstanley.com www.morganstanleyfa.com/thewestchestergroup

Certified Financial Board of Standards, Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements. © 2018 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. CRC 2148439 6/18

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One Size Does Not Fit All Families, individuals, business-owners, sports figures, executives, large companies, small companies, and so much in between: They’re all our clients, and their planning and protection goals are as unique as they are. That’s why we continue to challenge the assumption that technical knowledge alone is enough to serve their needs.

We’ve built a team of insurance experts and financial advisors whose broad-ranging real-life experiences are as integral to their work as their business expertise. Their diverse backgrounds and skills lend themselves to more authentic guidance for the spectrum of clients we serve. By looking at things a little differently, we’re able to offer (and gain) the insights we feel are necessary to build relationships rooted in understanding and trust.

And speaking of trust, we believe that connecting to our past— to the days when business was done on a handshake and people looked out for one another—is just as important as breaking the mold. Our work has always been about helping people achieve their goals, protect their families and set a path for financial security. That’s a worthy pursuit we’re proud to take on every day.

501 Merritt 7, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 Brendan Naughton, General Agent 203-359-5300 bnaughton@charteroakfinancial.com

Jason Castaldi, Managing Director 203-359-5307 jcastaldi@charteroakfinancial.com

www.charteroakfinancial.com MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and its affiliated companies and sales representatives. CRN201812-219454

Life transitions can be complex and overwhelming Our role is to listen to your concerns.

We put our 60-plus years of combined financial experience at your disposal to create strategies to help achieve your financial goals, addressing your concerns and respecting your bottom line. Our practice emphasizes family, integrity, objectivity, hard work and personal service. Additional focuses include loss of partner and philanthropy.

Donna Goldman, CFP®, Executive Director – Investments Howard Hirsch, Executive Director – Investments

SEVEN YEAR WINNER

Five Star Wealth Ma nager*

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Transacts Business on All Principal Exchanges and Member SIPC 2106030.1

2011-2018

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. 360 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Toll Free: (866) 504-3746 www.fa.opco.com/goldman_hirsch/

*Award criteria available at the following url: http://ww2.fivestarprofessional.com/fiveStarAssets/pdfs/ Investment%20Professional%20Methodology.pdf JULY 2018

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INDEPENDENCE EXPERIENCE EXPERTISE

PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION & ANALYSIS • ASSET MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL PLANNING • INSURANCE • EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN CONSULTING 3(21) & 3(38) ADVISORY SERVICES

WWW.5THSTREETADVISORS.COM 5th Street Advisors, LLC is an SEC Registered Invested Adviser with its principal place of business in the State of Connecticut.

For information pertaining to our registration status please contact 5th Street Advisors or refer to the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website (www.advisrinfo.sec.gov)

To showcase your firm in the fall issue of Faces in Finance, please call Barbara Stewart Hanlon at 914-358-0766.

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