

Rick began his career with Bank of America’s Commercial Banking Division.

Before joining JP Morgan, he was a Partner at Vantis Capital Management LLC, a Global- Macro hedge fund, where he was a senior member of both the equity research and client development teams. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2016, Rick was a Managing Director in the Private Bank at JP Morgan for more than a decade. He is responsible for advising clients on personal wealth management and delivering the firm’s investment, generational planning, trust, cash management and lending services. Rick Keller is a Private Wealth Advisor in Southern California. On Wall Street is a trademark of SourceMedia. Rankings and recognition from On Wall Street are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a current or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance results, and such rankings should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor. On Wall Street is a national publication serving the wealth management industry and retail brokers working in the employee channel for wirehouses and regional broker-dealers. Individual trailing 12-month production for each advisor was the primary ranking criteria. Advisors considered must be under 40 years old and work at an employee brokerage firm. The ranking for the “Top 40 Advisors Under 40” list is compiled using data solicited from the advisors’ employers. Rankings based on data as of Sept 30, 2005. Source: On Wall Street “Top 40 Advisors Under 40” list, published on December 1, 2006. Data compiled by the Financial Times based the following time periods: Awarded 2016 data 9/30/13 - 9/30/15 Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Sept of the year prior to the issuance of the award.Ģ016 Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors Data compiled by Barron's based on 12-month period concluding in Dec of the year prior to the issuance of the award.Ģ017-2023 Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State (formerly referred to as Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors: State-by-State) Source: (Awarded Nov 2022) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 3/31/21-3/31/22.Ģ021-2023 Barron's Top 100 Private Wealth Management Teams (formerly referred to as Barron's Top 50 Private Wealth Management Teams, Barron's Top 50 Private Wealth Advisory Teams). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.įorbes America’s Top Wealth Management Teams *2018-2023 Forbes Best-In- State Wealth Advisors Jimmy is a member of the Los Angeles Country Club, the Bel Air Bay Club, the Napa Valley Reserve, and resides in Pacific Palisades. He is a member of the inaugural class of Morgan Stanley Sports and Entertainment Directors. Jimmy was named to the 2018-2023 Forbes Magazine’s List of America’s Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2017-2023 Barron’s list of America’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2016 Financial Times Top 400 Advisors, and was #2 in the 2006 On Wall Street Top 40 advisors under 40. Jimmy joined Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking and Investment Group in 1995, where he worked for thirteen years before joining Morgan Stanley in 2008. After graduating from Loyola High School, Jimmy received his BA in Economics from Stanford University in 1994, while playing on the football and volleyball teams. Jimmy Klein, a Private Wealth Advisor, has worked in the investment management industry since 1995. Barron’s is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company, L.P. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is not affiliated with Barron's. This ranking is not indicative of the Financial Advisor’s future performance. Rankings are based on the opinions of Barron's and this ranking may not be representative of any one client’s experience. Investment performance is not a criterion. This ranking is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings to evaluate each advisor qualitatively, a major component of a ranking algorithm that includes client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations, and quantitative criteria, including assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC nor its Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors paid a fee to Barron's to obtain or use the ranking. This ranking was determined based on an evaluation process conducted by Barron's during the period from Dec 2020 - Dec 2021. Source: Barron's.com (April 2022) 2022 Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors awarded in 2022.
