Stephen M. Parlier Named to Chicago Magazine’s 2012 FIVE STAR…

…Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager Listing

/EINPresswire.com/ Chicago, IL – Sept 6, 2012 — Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced today that Stephen Parlier, a Financial Advisor in the Firm’s Chicago office, has been named to Chicago Magazine’s 2012 FIVE STAR: Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager listing.

In conjunction with Five Star Professional, an independent research firm, Chicago Magazine identified the “best in client satisfaction” wealth managers serving the Chicagoland area. This feature recognizes a select group of wealth managers who represent less than 7 percent of the wealth managers in the Chicago area.

“I am extremely proud that Mr. Parlier is representing Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on this list for the second consecutive year,” commented Robert Moats, Complex Manager. “This listing recognizes the top wealth managers in the Chicagoland area who are committed to providing exceptional wealth management services to clients.”

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, a global leader in wealth management, provides access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses and institutions, including brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust services.

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Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

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Five Star Professional, as a third-party research firm, administers a survey, by mail and phone, to 1 in 4 high-net-worth households and registered financial services representatives to evaluate the wealth managers in a metropolitan area. The evaluation is based on nine criteria, including customer service, integrity, knowledge/expertise, communication, value for fee charged, meeting of financial objectives, post-sale service, quality of recommendations, and overall satisfaction. After review by a panel of local industry experts and a review of regulatory history, Five Star Professional determines the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers scoring highest in overall satisfaction and representing less than 7% of the wealth managers in the metropolitan area.• Five Star Wealth Managers do not pay a fee to be included in the research or the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers.

• Only wealth managers with more than five years of experience in the financial services industry are considered.

• The overall evaluation score of a wealth manager reflects an average of all respondents and may not be representative of any one client’s experience.

• The Five Star award is not indicative of the Financial Advisor’s future performance.

• Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients’ assets.

• The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Five Star Professional.
Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney nor its Financial Advisors pay a fee to Five Star Professional in exchange for the rating.

• Please keep in mind that working with a Five Star Wealth Manager is no guarantee as to the future investment success nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment in the future.

For more information on the Five Star Award and the research/selection methodology, go to: www.fivestarprofessional.com.

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