Christopher T.R. Letts Email & Phone Number

Chris is a Family Wealth Director- a designation held by roughly 3% of Morgan Stanley advisors as of January 2022- and focuses his work on serving the most affluent clients of the firm. He currently manages $1.3 billion in client assets and specializes in advising wealthy families- especially those considering substantial liquidity events due to the sale or recapitalization of a privately held business. In 2022 & 2023 Chris was ranked by Forbes Magazine as Morgan Stanley’s overall #1 “Next-Gen Wealth Advisor” in the State of Michigan. He was included in Crain’s Detroit Business inaugural “Notable Money Manager” list in 2022 and was honored as a “40 under Forty” awardee in 2020. He has been included as a Five-Star Wealth Advisor by Hour Detroit every year since 2013.He is a co-founder of Pine Harbor Group which was ranked by Forbes as one of the top-teams in the State of Michigan in 2023. He is also an Alternative Investments Director, where he does firm-leading work for high-net-worth clients with non-public investments. Chris is a national advocate for Middle Market entrepreneurs and is often quoted in the media on this topic. He was elected the President of the Association of Corporate Growth’s Detroit chapter where he worked with investment bankers and private equity executives to advance the interests of Middle Market businesses. Chris serves on the advisory board at MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business and helped his alma mater create an innovative Masters in Wealth Management Program- the first of its kind in the Big Ten. Chris is a native of Toronto but is very proud to live in his adopted hometown city of Detroit and cares deeply about giving back to his community. He is currently an advisor to Winning Futures, an award-winning non-profit committed to mentoring and empowering underserved youth.Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management TeamsSource: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2023) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 3/31/21-3/31/22.2022 & 2023 Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth AdvisorsSource: Forbes.com (Awarded 2022 & 2023). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued. 2013-2023 Five Star Wealth Manager AwardSource: fivestarprofessional.com (Awarded 2013-2023) The award was determined based on an evaluation process conducted by Five-Star Professional based on objective criteria. The award was not based on a specific time period.https://www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/awards-disclosure.html

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  Senior Vice President | Wealth Advisor

  Morgan Stanley

  Jul 2006 - Present