$7 trn
UBS Group invested assets
As of 12/31/2025
Senior Vice President–Wealth Management
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
Chris began locally in the financial services industry after graduating from UC Santa Barbara in 1992. After 23 years at Merrill Lynch, he moved his practice to UBS Financial Services in 2016 to better serve his clientele. His philosophy and service model is simple: work with individuals of significant wealth to pursue their unique financial goals.
Chris employs a deliberate financial process combined with exemplary service to simplify the financial lives of high net worth clients. Although clients often enjoy similar wealth, their needs and goals are diverse and include income planning for retirement, estate planning strategies, and tax minimization. Then he develops investment strategies that leverage the broad array of offerings at UBS.
As a wealth management advisor, he works hard to earn clients’ trust and is committed to optimizing their resources to make the most of what they have.
California Insurance License #0C69989
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Our advice is comprehensive. We help diverse clients in a broad range of areas, including:
Christopher Gallo, CFP, CIMA, CPWA is also part of:
Christopher Gallo, CFP, CIMA, CPWA
Our goal is to be an integrated part of your financial decisions, a team to rely upon when you are at a crossroads or looking to the road ahead.
Through each step of planning, investment execution and reviews and revisions--we want to be a vital part of your planning team.
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$7 trn
UBS Group invested assets
As of 12/31/2025
#1
for High Net-Worth clients
Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey (peer review), 2015-2022