Michael P. Ernst is the founder and CEO of Ernst & Co. Wealth Management, LLC a fee-only, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). Michael started his career at Morgan Stanley over 24 years ago where he had a mentor that was a Barron’s Top 100 Advisor and an investment advisor to Bill Gross of Janus Capital (previously Pimco). Learning early in his career from one of the industries most sophisticated and successful professionals helped develop his expertise on how to best help his clients navigate market cycles and meet their most important financial goals with specific risk management, asset diversification and growth strategies. Michael currently works with high net worth individuals and families in Manhattan Beach, Californian where he lives with his wife Jessica and sons Adam and Ethan.