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Where do your passions lie? We address every dimension of your life and your goals—investments, business and legacy—to develop a plan that’s truly personalized for you. Then we’ll help you organize your financial life into three strategies: Liquidity—to help provide cash flow for short-term expenses, Longevity—for longer-term needs and Legacy—for needs that go beyond your own.

UBS Wealth Way is an approach incorporating Liquidity. Longevity. Legacy. strategies, that UBS Financial Services Inc. and our Financial Advisors can use to assist clients in exploring and pursuing their wealth management needs and goals over different time frames. This approach is not a promise or guarantee that wealth, or any financial results, can or will be achieved. All investments involve the risk of loss, including the risk of loss of the entire investment.

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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.

John Gherardi

Director

Financial Advisor
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John Gherardi is a Director with UBS Financial Services Inc., he started his career with UBS in Brentwood, TN, as a Financial Advisor in 2003. Since 2011, he has been a Wealth Advisor, as well as, the Branch Manager for the UBS office located in Lafayette, LA.

John understands that wealth management is more than just the wide range of financial services and solutions you can access at UBS. It's how those services are developed and delivered to help clients pursue their goals. That's why John focuses on a customized approach to wealth management, built on personal relationships and shaped by a thorough understanding of clients' needs and aspirations.

John attended Western New England College in Springfield, MA, and received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. John is also active in the community, as a member of, The Kiwanis Club of Lafayette, OneAcadiana, and the Lafayette Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. He resides in Lafayette, with his wife Susan. In his free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and golf.
- Western New England College
- University of Phoenix, B.S. Business Administration
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
900 East St. Mary Blvd
1st Floor
Lafayette, LA 70503
Jay Owen

First Vice President–Wealth Management
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- AL
- CA
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- FL
- GA
- IN
- LA
- MA
- MN
- NC
- NH
- OK
- TN
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- VA
- WA
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Jay Owen is a First Vice President – Wealth Management at UBS Financial Services Inc. with over 20 years' experience, specializing in financial planning, reporting and analysis for both individuals and corporations. He has extensive experience guiding and advising clients on accounts using cash, fixed income, equities, alternative investments, insurance products and lines of credit through challenging environments to achieve realistic goals.

Jay is lifelong resident of Louisiana, he and his wife Tanya along with their two daughters reside in Lafayette, where he attended both Lafayette High and the University of Southwestern Louisiana. A dedicated Wetlands Conservationist and hunter Jay has spent much of free time as a volunteer with the non-profit organization Ducks Unlimited Inc. where he has served as 2015 Louisiana State Chairman and currently sits on the National Development Committee.
- University of Southwestern Louisiana
900 East St. Mary Blvd
1st Floor
Lafayette, LA 70503

John Gherardi

Director

Financial Advisor
View bio
- AL
- AR
- CA
- CO
- CT
- FL
- GA
- IN
- LA
- MA
- MS
- NC
- NE
- NH
- NY
- OK
- TN
- TX
- VA
- WA
John Gherardi is a Director with UBS Financial Services Inc., he started his career with UBS in Brentwood, TN, as a Financial Advisor in 2003. Since 2011, he has been a Wealth Advisor, as well as, the Branch Manager for the UBS office located in Lafayette, LA.

John understands that wealth management is more than just the wide range of financial services and solutions you can access at UBS. It's how those services are developed and delivered to help clients pursue their goals. That's why John focuses on a customized approach to wealth management, built on personal relationships and shaped by a thorough understanding of clients' needs and aspirations.

John attended Western New England College in Springfield, MA, and received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. John is also active in the community, as a member of, The Kiwanis Club of Lafayette, OneAcadiana, and the Lafayette Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. He resides in Lafayette, with his wife Susan. In his free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and golf.
- Western New England College
- University of Phoenix, B.S. Business Administration
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
900 East St. Mary Blvd
1st Floor
Lafayette, LA 70503
Jay Owen

First Vice President–Wealth Management
View bio
- AL
- CA
- CO
- FL
- GA
- IN
- LA
- MA
- MN
- NC
- NH
- OK
- TN
- TX
- VA
- WA
- WI
Jay Owen is a First Vice President – Wealth Management at UBS Financial Services Inc. with over 20 years' experience, specializing in financial planning, reporting and analysis for both individuals and corporations. He has extensive experience guiding and advising clients on accounts using cash, fixed income, equities, alternative investments, insurance products and lines of credit through challenging environments to achieve realistic goals.

Jay is lifelong resident of Louisiana, he and his wife Tanya along with their two daughters reside in Lafayette, where he attended both Lafayette High and the University of Southwestern Louisiana. A dedicated Wetlands Conservationist and hunter Jay has spent much of free time as a volunteer with the non-profit organization Ducks Unlimited Inc. where he has served as 2015 Louisiana State Chairman and currently sits on the National Development Committee.
- University of Southwestern Louisiana
900 East St. Mary Blvd
1st Floor
Lafayette, LA 70503

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