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$2.8 trillion
In invested assets globally
As of 06/30/2022
We believe that good financial planning advice is invaluable—it helps prepare you for whatever life brings. But it is especially important during times of major life change. Our process focuses on you and the priorities, goals, concerns and beliefs that will ultimately impact your financial well-being for years to come. We're here to help you tackle your concerns and embrace the opportunities that can enrich and empower you today and for years to come.
Senior Vice President–Wealth Management
Branch Manager
Bill James, founding partner of James, Ford & Duble Wealth Partners, has been a financial advisor for 29 years. Prior to joining UBS, he worked at Merrill Lynch, where he assisted in the training and mentoring of new financial advisors. Before his career as an advisor, Bill worked as an analyst with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Mr. James and his partners have assembled a highly respected team of professionals to effectively serve the complex needs of high-net-worth families, institutions, and government agencies. Bill and his partners advise clients across North America and maintain offices in New Albany and Marietta, Ohio and Denver, Colorado. He is proud to serve clients and advisors as the Market Director of the New Albany and Marietta offices.
Bill enjoys working with clients. Whether teaching a client's adult grandchild how to use their first 401(k) plan or advising a U.S. Government agency on a complex equity transaction, Bill believes he is most effective by getting to know his clients and actively listening to their concerns and objectives.
Bill also advocates on behalf of clients and the financial services industry as a trustee of UBS's Political Action Committee (PAC).
Bill grew up in rural Jackson, Ohio. He is a Ohio University graduate, where he was a Copeland Scholar in the College of Business. Mr. James and his family are active in their community and church with numerous charitable involvements. When he is not advising clients, Bill enjoys big game hunting, beekeeping, and reading.
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Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures
Education
Our advice is comprehensive. We help diverse clients in a broad range of areas, including:
Senior Vice President–Wealth Management
Branch Manager
Bill James, founding partner of James, Ford & Duble Wealth Partners, has been a financial advisor for 29 years. Prior to joining UBS, he worked at Merrill Lynch, where he assisted in the training and mentoring of new financial advisors. Before his career as an advisor, Bill worked as an analyst with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Mr. James and his partners have assembled a highly respected team of professionals to effectively serve the complex needs of high-net-worth families, institutions, and government agencies. Bill and his partners advise clients across North America and maintain offices in New Albany and Marietta, Ohio and Denver, Colorado. He is proud to serve clients and advisors as the Market Director of the New Albany and Marietta offices.
Bill enjoys working with clients. Whether teaching a client's adult grandchild how to use their first 401(k) plan or advising a U.S. Government agency on a complex equity transaction, Bill believes he is most effective by getting to know his clients and actively listening to their concerns and objectives.
Bill also advocates on behalf of clients and the financial services industry as a trustee of UBS's Political Action Committee (PAC).
Bill grew up in rural Jackson, Ohio. He is a Ohio University graduate, where he was a Copeland Scholar in the College of Business. Mr. James and his family are active in their community and church with numerous charitable involvements. When he is not advising clients, Bill enjoys big game hunting, beekeeping, and reading.
CA license #0M23026
Recognized as an industry leader:
Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures
Education
Our advice is comprehensive. We help diverse clients in a broad range of areas, including:
Working with diverse clients with specific needs, our team sees it as our top responsibility to understand each aspect of your unique and often complicated financial life.
A year of inflections
Following one of the toughest years in history for investors, CIO sets its sights on the Year Ahead. Entering what we expect to be a “Year of Inflections,” uncertainty remains high. But for investors with the ability to look through short-term noise, the difficulties of 2022 should make way for longer-term opportunities. Navigating these anticipated inflection points in 2023 will be key to investment success.
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In invested assets globally
As of 06/30/2022
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