Robert Chen and his team like strategies like direct indexing because they systematically tax loss harvest throughout the year for clients.

Morgan Stanley’s institutional securities group, which houses its investment banking and trading businesses, reported revenue of $7.3 billion in the fourth quarter, a 49% jump from $4.9 billion a year earlier.

Morgan Stanley's profit increased in the fourth quarter, fueled by a wave of dealmaking. The investment bank's earnings grew to $3.7 billion, or $2.22 per share, it said on Thursday, compared with $1.

A surge in investor activity late last year and market appreciation boosted Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s total client assets to $6.2 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter, a 21% increase over the same period last year.