Top Wealth + Best-in-State · rank 7 · Westlake Village, California · listed firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Logo asset (hotlink-protected, view at source): https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-oaks-group/permanent-b0b701/assets/images/logo.85739d37.svg
Identity & firm
- Firm — Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (high)
- “SETH A. HAYE CRD# 4799064 Currently employed by and registered with the following Firm(s): MORGAN STANLEY 2829 Townsgate Road Suite 200 Westlake Village, CA 91361 CRD# 149777 Registered with this firm since: 06/01/2009” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Parent company — Morgan Stanley (high)
- “MORGAN STANLEY 2829 Townsgate Road Suite 200 Westlake Village, CA 91361 CRD# 149777” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Firm type — wirehouse (high)
- “Currently employed by and registered with the following Firm(s): MORGAN STANLEY ... CRD# 149777 Registered with this firm since: 06/01/2009” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Team name — The Oaks Group (high)
- “Welcome to The Oaks Group at Morgan Stanley.” — firm_official
- Team size — gap: not_found_after_search
- CRD — 4799064 (high)
- “BrokerCheck Report SETH ALAN HAYE CRD# 4799064” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Years experience — 22 (high)
- “CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. CRD# 7059 GLENDALE, CA 06/2004 - 06/2009” — sec_finra_regulatory
- “Since 2004, Seth has provided leadership and guidance regarding all financial matters that impact the lives of his clients.” — firm_official
- Designations — — (medium)
- “This broker has passed: 0 Principal/Supervisory Exams, 3 General Industry/Product Exams, 2 State Securities Law Exams” — sec_finra_regulatory
Book of business
- Team AUM ($M) — 2700 (high)
- “Team custodied assets: $2.7B” — forbes_shook
- “The Oaks Group brings together more than 128 years of combined experience and $2.6 billion in assets under management” — firm_official
- Account minimum ($M) — 1 (high)
- “Minimum account size for new business: $1M” — forbes_shook
- Typical client net worth ($M) — 30 (high)
- “Typical client net worth: $10-50M” — forbes_shook
- Client niche — business owners, executives, entertainers, and wealthy families — liquidity events and equity compensation (high)
- “The Oaks Group brings together more than 128 years of combined experience and $2.6 billion in assets under management to serve the complex financial needs of business owners, executives, entertainers, and wealthy familie” — firm_official
- Custodians — gap: not_applicable
- Fee model — fee_plus_commission (medium)
- “MORGAN STANLEY 2829 Townsgate Road Suite 200 Westlake Village, CA 91361 CRD# 149777 Registered with this firm since: 06/01/2009” — sec_finra_regulatory
Positioning & marketing
- Website url — https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-oaks-group (high)
- “Welcome to The Oaks Group at Morgan Stanley.” — firm_official
- Value proposition (verbatim) — We begin every client relationship with a thorough discovery process, not just of your assets, but of your goals (medium)
- “We begin every client relationship with a thorough discovery process, not just of your assets, but of your goals” — firm_official
- Differentiators — Ranked #1 wealth management team in California by Forbes (2025 & 2026), More than 128 years of combined team experience, $2.6 billion in assets under management, Coordinated strategy spanning investment management, tax-aware planning, estate strategy, and risk management, Serves clients across 32 states nationwide (high)
- “Ranked #1 in California and among the top 11 wealth management teams in the nation by Forbes (2025 & 2026), The Oaks Group brings together more than 128 years of combined experience and $2.6 billion in assets under manag” — firm_official
- “coordinated strategy that spans investment management, tax-aware planning, estate strategy, and risk management” — firm_official
- Content marketing — occasional (low)
- “The Oaks Group offers services related to Retirement, Investing, Family, Business Planning, Philanthropy, Insights and Outcomes, Global Sports and Entertainment, and Financial Wellness.” — firm_official
- Has podcast — no (medium)
- “I did not find specific information in these search results about a LinkedIn podcast, newsletter, or particular insights content.” — firm_official
- Books published — 0 (medium)
- “Since 2004, Seth has provided leadership and guidance regarding all financial matters that impact the lives of his clients.” — firm_official
- Linkedin url — https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-haye-384b0a12/ (medium)
- “Seth Haye - Morgan Stanley | LinkedIn” — social_or_third_party_db
- Social presence — linkedin_active (low)
- “Seth Haye - Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley” — social_or_third_party_db
- Press awards — Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors in America (each year since 2020; #36 in 2025), Barron's America's Top Wealth Management Teams (The Oaks Group, 2025), On Wall Street Magazine Top 40 Advisors Under 40 (2016), Morgan Stanley Chairman's Club (2024) (medium)
- “Barron's has named Seth to the list of Top 1200 Financial Advisors In America each consecutive year since 2020 and The Oaks Group has been named to the list of America's Top Wealth Management Teams for 2024.” — firm_official
- “Seth Haye Named to On Wall Street Magazine's “Top 40 Advisors Under 40 in 2016”” — firm_official
Visual brand
- Has distinct logo — no (medium)
- Logo url — https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-oaks-group/permanent-b0b701/assets/images/logo.85739d37.svg (medium)
- Visual brand notes — Standard Morgan Stanley corporate template: navy and white palette, sans-serif type, corporate photography. No team-specific mark or palette. (medium)
- “Welcome to The Oaks Group at Morgan Stanley.” — firm_official
