
Brian King
Welcome
Your financial affairs can sometimes feel all consuming.
I work with an accomplished clientele, helping them chart a more direct course to their goals and aspirations. The people who engage my advice tend to have busy lives and careers. Many are deeply involved with their professions, children, parents, and communities.
I help people gain greater control and clarity over their finances, putting a unified plan in place to pursue their priorities and resolve outstanding issues. Many of the people I advise are financially sophisticated, but they lack the time necessary to devote to their wealth. Other clients may not have the knowledge, interest or confidence to tackle the intricacies of their financial affairs. They look to me for the insight I can provide.
I invite you to learn about the ways I can help you gain greater ease in managing your wealth and pursuing your vision of a life well-lived.
Insight from practical experience
I look to provide clients with a differentiated level of strategy and responsiveness. Here are a few of the ways I work to create the best possible experience for my clients:
- Tax-sensitive strategies. You have worked hard for your wealth. I look to honor that effort by uncovering a tax-sensitive approach to investing, wealth transfer, and charitable giving. I am skilled in thinking through transaction structures from both a tax-efficient and timing standpoint.
- Pre-liquidity-event planning. If you are a business owner, I can help you optimize your business for a possible sale. I draw on the intellectual might and renowned capabilities of J.P. Morgan, assembling the "right resources in a room" to help you evaluate your options.
- Integrated efficiencies. I help you align multiple aspects of your finances: planning, investing, wealth transfer, lending, banking, risk management and stewardship. I pay attention to your priorities, and I listen to the details, crafting a framework that seeks to advance a more cohesive whole.
- Composure. Finances can be a fraught topic. I look to provide you with a balanced perspective on your wealth, avoiding emotional extremes. Levelheaded, I am skilled in helping you think long-term, tuning out the day-today noise that can undermine sound decision-making.
- Legacy and lifestyle preservation. Passing along your wealth and preserving your lifestyle are two important anchors in the trajectory of your financial life. By engaging in thorough planning, I can help you gain the confidence to accommodate both of these goals.
- Active problem-solving. I love coming to a resolution on client problems. Working with my team, I find great fulfillment in tying up loose ends, pinning down nagging issues, and freeing clients from day-to-day administrative cares. The many moving parts of client wealth lend a dynamic character to my day, allowing me to appreciate the breadth of their accomplishments.
Meet Our Team
Specialist Resources

Market conditions have evolved. As a result, we believe that private markets may present opportunities that differ from those in the public markets. They can offer the potential to:
- Enhance the diversification of your portfolio;
- Implement strategies which seek to enhance returns;
- And help you access a broader range of investment opportunities.
For these reasons and more, alternative investments can be central to how we serve clients. We believe alternatives are worth considering in many investors' portfolios.
Because alternative investments can be complex, they require an in-depth understanding to evaluate. Our team draws on the strength of our alternative investments platform to help us identify potential investment opportunities for our clients. Let's start a conversation if you're interested in learning more.
Insights

‘Volatility and seasonality aren’t destiny’: Why September is historically the worst month for stocks
August 26, 2026September is known on Wall Street as the worst month for stocks. Learn what the “September effect” is, why it happens, and how to prepare your portfolio for volatility.Read Now
Insight 5: Continually evolve and renew the ownership portfolio
August 26, 2026Building resilience by expecting, preparing for and welcoming change is important for the longevity of generative families.Read Now
What Fed rate hikes and cuts mean for your brokerage account
August 25, 2026Fed rate hikes and cuts can affect what you earn on cash, how bonds move and how stocks are valued. Here’s what changes inside your brokerage account.Read Now
How AI adoption by small businesses could reshape the economy – and what that means for investors
August 25, 2026Small businesses are adopting AI faster, especially newer firms. If usage shifts from experimentation to integration, it could reshape productivity and competition, with implications for investors beyond Big Tech.Read Now
Insight 8: Work together to build a better world
August 25, 2026Beyond business acumen, instilling a philanthropic spirit and strong sense of mission can be key to inspiring and integrating the next generation into the family business.Read Now
Gold as a safe haven for investors – and how it can work in a diversified portfolio
August 24, 2026Gold can be a safe haven and still rise alongside stocks. Here’s what drives gold, how it can diversify a portfolio and why our strategists still like it for the rest of 2026.Read Now
The Great Wealth Transfer: Estate planning, gifting and tax strategies for ’givers’
August 24, 2026Learn the pros and cons of lifetime giving, trusts and wills, and setting clear expectations for heirs when passing down wealth to the next generation.Read Now
From Tokyo to London to Washington, debt is in the doghouse
August 21, 2026Global bond yields are climbing as the era of exceptionally low long-term rates becomes harder to justify.Read Now
Endowment management: spending policies, asset allocation and smoothing
August 21, 2026Nonprofits and private foundations face the dual responsibility of addressing immediate community needs while ensuring sustainable support for the future.Read Now
‘Volatility and seasonality aren’t destiny’: Why September is historically the worst month for stocks
August 26, 2026September is known on Wall Street as the worst month for stocks. Learn what the “September effect” is, why it happens, and how to prepare your portfolio for volatility.Read Now
Insight 5: Continually evolve and renew the ownership portfolio
August 26, 2026Building resilience by expecting, preparing for and welcoming change is important for the longevity of generative families.Read Now
What Fed rate hikes and cuts mean for your brokerage account
August 25, 2026Fed rate hikes and cuts can affect what you earn on cash, how bonds move and how stocks are valued. Here’s what changes inside your brokerage account.Read Now
How AI adoption by small businesses could reshape the economy – and what that means for investors
August 25, 2026Small businesses are adopting AI faster, especially newer firms. If usage shifts from experimentation to integration, it could reshape productivity and competition, with implications for investors beyond Big Tech.Read Now
Insight 8: Work together to build a better world
August 25, 2026Beyond business acumen, instilling a philanthropic spirit and strong sense of mission can be key to inspiring and integrating the next generation into the family business.Read Now
Gold as a safe haven for investors – and how it can work in a diversified portfolio
August 24, 2026Gold can be a safe haven and still rise alongside stocks. Here’s what drives gold, how it can diversify a portfolio and why our strategists still like it for the rest of 2026.Read Now
The Great Wealth Transfer: Estate planning, gifting and tax strategies for ’givers’
August 24, 2026Learn the pros and cons of lifetime giving, trusts and wills, and setting clear expectations for heirs when passing down wealth to the next generation.Read Now
From Tokyo to London to Washington, debt is in the doghouse
August 21, 2026Global bond yields are climbing as the era of exceptionally low long-term rates becomes harder to justify.Read Now
Endowment management: spending policies, asset allocation and smoothing
August 21, 2026Nonprofits and private foundations face the dual responsibility of addressing immediate community needs while ensuring sustainable support for the future.Read Now



