LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/07/13 -- Morgan Stanley announced today that Michael Ladge, a Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor and Portfolio Management Director, in its Wealth Management office in Century City has been named to the Firm's prestigious Master's Club, an elite group composed of the firm's top Financial Advisors. The appointment recognizes Mr. Ladge's consistent creativity and excellence in providing a wide range of investment products and wealth management services to his clients.

Mike, who has been with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and its predecessor firms, since 2008, is a native of Boston, Massachusetts. He holds a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University with a double major in Finance and Statistics and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Anderson School at UCLA. Mike currently lives in Bel Air, California with wife Megumi and daughter Alexis.

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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Master's Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision. Club membership is no guarantee of future performance.

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