Morgan Stanley’s Consulting Services Group is pleased to announce that it has enhanced its Custom Portfolio offering to include more than 1,400 open-end mutual funds, effective March 12, 2007. Financial Advisors may now use stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds and mutual funds to construct diversified, comprehensive portfolios.
Custom Portfolio is a discretionary investment advisory program designed for clients who want a Financial Advisor to act as portfolio manager. With the recent addition of mutual funds, this program now offers greater flexibility in allocating client assets.
Clients pay a single asset-based fee instead of commissions.
Launched in 2001, Custom Portfolio has grown substantially throughout the last six years. Morgan Stanley plans to increase the number of mutual funds in this program and will continue to train more Financial Advisors for the Custom Portfolio program in 2007. Financial Advisors must qualify to be part of the program.
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