Tom A. Puentes, financial advisor and investment expert, was recently featured in Forbes as one of America’s PremierExperts.

Oxnard, CA – October 17, 2013 – Earlier this year, Tom A. Puentes, Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley, was seen in Forbes with other leading professionals as part of a feature called “America’s PremierExperts® Presents: Forecasts & Strategies For the New Year & Beyond.” In the Forbes feature, Tom Puentes and other leading experts from various industries were asked for their “top tips on health, wealth and success to help you thrive in the New Year and beyond.”

Mr. Puentes remarked, “What price would you place on someone you can trust? Trust is priceless. Earning a person’s trust begins with your reputation. It begins with your first encounter and continues throughout the life of your relationship. It is dynamically linked with credibility and integrity. As the Scottish author George MacDonald put it so eloquently, “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”

Tom A. Puentes has been in the financial services industry since 1985. His clients include family foundations, labor unions, health professionals, executives, Internet entrepreneurs, and business owners across the entire U.S. From 1989-2000, Tom hosted a weekly financial show called “Your Money Matters,” on the Business Channel, Station KWHY, Los Angeles. He was also the financial correspondent for KADY-TV in Ventura, California.

For more information about Tom A. Puentes, visit http://www.morganstanleyfa.com/tomapuentes/