Experience

Art leads Buttonwood's fiduciary practice and has managed discretionary equity, taxable and tax-exempt fixed income and balanced portfolios since 1995 for individuals, families, partnerships and non-profits. After stints in academia and publishing, he joined E.F. Hutton in 1981 and Paine Webber in 1988 prior to its acquisition by UBS. His investment career began in fixed income before equities, and he continues a balance sheet orientation. A Boston College graduate, he is father of five children and grandfather to four. He resides in Montclair, New Jersey and is an avid gardener.

Jim began his professional career with Paine Webber in 1981 and except for a brief stint at another firm, has been a Paine Webber/UBS "lifer" since his days at Manhattan College. Jim specializes in fixed income, our asset allocation policy and privately managed equity accounts. He is readily conversant with mortgage finance and lending. The McCann's have three college aged children.

Andrew has 29 years of experience. Prior to UBS, he was an advisor at Morgan Stanley and the municipal bond firm, Lebenthal & Co.  While specializing in municipal bonds, Andrew leads our financial planning services and performs due diligence and monitoring of our mutual fund Investments.  Andrew has received his Portfolio Management Program designation. He is an alumnus of Lafayette College and lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.

In addition to handling any complex operational issues that may arise in our day-to-day practice, Chris handles most of our retail and institutional trading. He is conversant in all aspects of electronic trade, settlement, transfer, delivery and payment procedures. Chris has also developed an expertise in Securities backed lending, Mortgages and all of the firm's Credit capabilities. After a stint at Prudential Securities, Chris came to UBS in 2004. He lives with his wife Jamie, and two sons in Bayville, NJ. Chris holds both series 7 and 63 licenses.