Problem solvers for your financial world

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We earn our clients’ trust in many ways—identifying their goals, simplyfing their lives and ultimately, helping them achieve what’s important to them.

At the Dietrich Sussman Group, we’re a comprehensive wealth management practice focused on every aspect of your financial life. Given our team’s abilities and experience in retirement and insurance solutions, lending, hedging and monetization strategies and portfolio management, we take a disciplined, planning-based approach to working with you—a concept we call: Advice. Beyond investing. Our goal is to be your primary advisors and problem solvers who not only help find answers to your most important financial questions, but who “connect the dots” across all your planning and investing needs.

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Pursuing your goals together

Our mission is to provide quality strategies customized to your needs. Our goal is to be your primary source of financial advice. To this end, we concentrate our efforts on developing long-term relationships through a commitment to quality client service.

  • Francis Joseph Dietrich

    Francis Joseph Dietrich, APMA

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    • CA
    • CO
    • CT
    • DC
    • DE
    • FL
    • IL
    • MA
    • ME
    • NH
    • NJ
    • OH
    • SC
    • TX
    • VA
    • VT
    • WA

    Fran is a Senior Vice President; he began his career in 1990 with Merrill Lynch. Fran focuses on financial planning, asset allocation and risk management.  Fran has a Finance Degree (BS/BA) from Northeastern University and a Masters in Business Administration from Babson College (MBA) with a concentration in Investment Management.  While at Babson, Fran was accepted in the prestigious Babson College Fund program.  This program hires students to manage part of the College's endowment.  While there his investment team beat all other active managers posting a 19% return for the year. At Babson, he authored "The Seasonality Effect of the Market," proving the statistical significance of performance in the market during different months.  In addition, he completed the Investment Consultant program at the Wharton School of Business. He works closely with client attorneys and accountants to help ensure that all aspects of our clients' financial plans and asset allocations have been established and implemented. Fran is a member of the Boston Security Analyst Society and the CFA Institute.  Fran is also a member of the Union Club in Boston and Woodland Country Club in Newton. Fran Lives in Cohasset with his wife Heidi, daughter Kristina, and two sons James and Joseph.

          One Post Office Square
          35th floor
          Boston, MA 02109
          fran.dietrich@ubs.com
          Francis Joseph Dietrich, APMA
          One Post Office Square,Boston,MA,02109
        • Allen Michael Sussman

          Allen Michael Sussman, CFP

          Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

          Financial Advisor

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          • CA
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          • CT
          • DC
          • FL
          • MA
          • ME
          • NH
          • NJ
          • NY
          • OH
          • SC
          • TX
          • VT
          • WA

          Allen is a Senior Vice President - Wealth Management advisor on the Dietrich-Sussman Group who has been managing portfolios for over 20 years for high net worth families, corporate executives, business owners, and institutions. Allen oversees strategic wealth planning that offers solutions for his client’s individual needs. These areas include estate planning strategies, succession planning, portfolio management, and credit and lending. 

          Allen is committed to long-term relationships and to the highest level of client service.  Allen is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® that works with his clients' external advisors in order to help create a comprehensive financial plan. Allen’s investment experience helps clients create appropriate asset allocation models and hedging and monetization strategies.  

          Allen lives in Boston’s Seaport District with his two children, Alec and Chloe. In his spare time, Allen enjoys golfing, exercising, and traveling.

                One Post Office Square
                35th floor
                Boston, MA 02109
                allen.sussman@ubs.com
                Allen Michael Sussman, CFP
                One Post Office Square,Boston,MA,02109
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                Frank Sullivan

                Senior Client Associate

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                • DC
                • DE
                • FL
                • GA
                • HI
                • IL
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                • MD
                • ME
                • MI
                • MS
                • NC
                • NH
                • NJ
                • NY
                • OH
                • OK
                • PA
                • RI
                • SC
                • TX
                • VA
                • VT
                • WA

                Frank Sullivan began his career in financial services in 2013 when he joined Morgan Stanley working in the operations division. Frank transitioned to the role of a Client Services Associate at Morgan Stanley in 2014 before ultimately transferring to UBS Financial Services as a Senior Client Services Associate in 2019. 

                Frank leverages the world-class resources available at UBS Financial Services to provide clients with a great experience. He collaborates and listens carefully to clients ensuring clients are knowledgeable about the many services and features given their preferences while providing timely solutions to all of our client questions, requests, or immediate needs.     

                Frank grew up in Middletown, NJ. He currently lives in South Natick, MA. Frank is married to Danielle and they have two sons Travis and Rory and two cats namely Jackson and Koal.  Away from the office, Frank enjoys playing hockey and golf, hiking, kayaking, gardening, and is an avid New York Rangers and Giants fan.

                      One Post Office Square
                      35th floor
                      Boston, MA 02109
                      frank.sullivan@ubs.com
                      Frank Sullivan
                      One Post Office Square,Boston,MA,02109

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