While serving in the United States Navy for almost nine years, Tom adopted a “country first” approach to his life. During his tenor in the Navy, he studied economics at Saint Leo University. Shortly after, Tom began his career in finance where he transferred those same values and beliefs into a holistic “client first” business model. His personal goal is to provide unparalleled customer service for his clients focusing on helping them understand how to accomplish their personal financial goals in the most time and cost-efficient manner.As a founding partner of The Simmons Van Dyk Group at Morgan Stanley, Tom prides himself on helping the teams’ clients manage market and interest rate risk, accumulate wealth with customized investment strategies, completing efficiency reviews on their existing insurance policies and analyzing individual pension plans to maximize pension income. Tom is a Financial Advisor and was also selected by Morgan Stanley as an Insurance Planning Director in 2021. In addition, Tom leverages Morgan Stanley resources to help support his clients with:- Cash management- Private wealth management- Lending solutions through our Private Bank- Estate planning strategies- Corporate and executive benefits- Deferred compensation plans- Defined contribution and benefit plans- Unique insurance strategies- Alternative investmentsIn his spare time, Tom can be found playing golf, playing men’s softball and just enjoying life with his family in the Bergen County area. Additionally, he loves catching a ball game as he is an avid sports fan of the New York Rangers, New York Giants and New York Yankees.Tom is fully registered with his Series 6, 7, 63, 66 as well as his Life, Accident and Health insurance licenses.