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Serving institutions and individuals with the experience and care that complex wealth deserves.

A team approach

Each member of our team has a specific role and responsibility. But beyond our specialties and experience, you have the strength of a dedicated and accessible team eager to solve your most pressing challenges.

Each generation of your family can rely on our high-touch service. We’re committed to simplifying your financial life with a broad professional network and a consistent approach to managing your wealth. We aim to:

  • Simplify your life
  • Provide customized client service
  • Bring together the best resources
  • Safeguard multigenerational wealth

The right advice from the right advisors at the right time is essential when you’re faced with potentially life-changing decisions.

- Highbridge Wealth Management Group

Recognized as industry leaders

Defining your priorities. Pursuing what matters.

Our experience and structured planning process drives a comprehensive financial plan and customized investment strategies. Depending on where you are in your life and the priorities that matter most, our planning conversations may focus on liquidity management, your cash flow needs, asset replacement solutions such as insurance, estate planning strategies, or tax and legal structures such as trusts and philanthropic vehicles.

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Maximize your potential wealth

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.

  • Mark William Hagan

    Mark William Hagan, CFP, CAP, EFC

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    As a founding partner of Highbridge Wealth Management, Mark brings more than 27 years of industry experience to his practice. As a member of the team, he brings his extensive experience in financial planning, portfolio management, and corporate retirement planning tools.

    Education
    Mark is a graduate of The University of North Florida where he played tennis on a scholarship and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree.

    Outside of UBS
    Mark's personal commitment to giving back to his community has truly differentiated his work with clients.  His professional designations of CFP® and CAP® provide him with a unique ability to help them talk through and understand their charitable planning goals.  Mark is the founder of a nonprofit dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence. His charitable giving experience continues to be a trusted source of knowledge and insight for his team and to the community he serves.

    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

    • The University of North Florida, B.A.
    • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
    • Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy®
    • Institutional Consultant, UBS Institutional Consulting Program
    7250 Dallas Parkway
    Suite 1200
    Plano, TX 75024
    mark.hagan@ubs.com
    Mark William Hagan, CFP, CAP, EFC
    7250 Dallas Parkway,Plano,TX,75024
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    Megan Portacci

    Managing Director–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    Megan is a UBS Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Private Wealth Advisor. Drawing on her in-depth financial services background, she provides clients with customized advice to help manage the many facets of their complex financial lives. A founding member of Highbridge Wealth Management, she oversees the customized equity and exchange traded fund models for clients.

    With a consultative approach, Megan provides financial advice to family offices, successful professionals and families. Megan and her partners currently manage and allocate approximately $2.1 billion in capital globally.

    Megan received her B.B.A. in finance from the University of Texas where she was a member of the Women’s Rowing team. She launched her career as an investment banking analyst in JPMorgan Global Investment Bank. She currently lives in Dallas with her husband, Adam, and their three daughters: Penelope, Samantha and Georgia. Megan enjoys playing tennis and is an active leader in her community.

    • Financial Planning Top 40 Financial Advisors Under 40, 2025The Financial Planning rating is awarded annually in Q1 based on information from a 12 month period ending in September of the prior year.
    • Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen (Generation) Wealth Advisors, 2024The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in August based on information from a 12 month period ending in March of the award year.
    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in April based on information from a 12 month period ending June of the prior year.
    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.
    • Forbes Top Next-Gen (Generation) Wealth Advisors Best-in-State, 2024The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in August based on information from a 12 month period ending in March of the award year.
    • Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in February based on information from a 12 month period ending September of the prior year.

    • University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A. Finance, with Honors
      7250 Dallas Parkway
      Suite 1200
      Plano, TX 75024
      megan.portacci@ubs.com
      Megan Portacci
      7250 Dallas Parkway,Plano,TX,75024
    • Shawn G. Nicholas

      Shawn Nicholas, CEPA

      Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

      Financial Advisor

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      As a founding partner of Highbridge Wealth Management, Shawn brings over 28 years of experience tending to the needs of clients through a variety of markets.  He is committed to helping clients pursue their financial goals through a common-sense approach to successful investing.  Shawn delivers tactical asset management, investment manager due diligence, cash-flow based planning, asset and liability management, and estate planning strategies. We are focused on our client's financial goals and objectives and communicate openly and frankly to help them make the best choices for their needs.

      Education
      Shawn holds a B.B.A. from Texas A&M University in accounting and finance.

      Outside of UBS
      In addition to his career, Shawn is committed to making his community better whether through mentoring, coaching youth, or providing financial resources to worthy charities. He served as a member of the Board and Audit Committee for Big Brothers Big Sisters. He and his wife live in Plano, Texas, and have two adult daughters.

      • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in April based on information from a 12 month period ending June of the prior year.
      • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

        • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
        • Senior Portfolio Manager
        7250 Dallas Parkway
        Suite 1200
        Plano, TX 75024
        shawn.nicholas@ubs.com
        Shawn Nicholas, CEPA
        7250 Dallas Parkway,Plano,TX,75024
      • Mark Kever

        Mark Kever

        Managing Director–Wealth Management

        Financial Advisor

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        Insight grounded in experience
        An industry veteran since 1984, Mark has been dedicated to helping his clients achieve their financial goals through the development of a strategic financial plan and tactical portfolio construction. Focused on sound principles of risk and reward, Mark anchors investment strategies with macroeconomic insights to provide consultative, customized advice. He is a member of UBS’s Chairman’s Council, an elite group of financial advisors recognized by the firm for excellence. In addition, Mark sees his role as much more than a Financial Advisor.  He is a sounding board, a coach and advocate—all while providing dynamic asset management and wealth management advice.

        Mark received his B.A. in finance from Texas A&M University and also received his M.B.A., from The University of North Texas.

        Outside of UBS
        Mark lives in McKinney with his wife, Geralyn, and have three married adult children and eight grandchildren. Mark is an avid early Texas art collector and served as Chairman of The Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art and Texas Art Collectors Organization. He was co-Image Editor on a book celebrating Texan female artists and currently serves as President on the Board of Directors of McKinney Education Foundation.

        • Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors, 2010, 2011The Barron's rating is awarded annually in March and is based on information from the prior year Q3. 
        • Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
          The Barron's rating is awarded annually in March and is based on information from the prior year Q3. 
        • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in April based on information from a 12 month period ending June of the prior year.
        • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

        • The University of North Texas, M.B.A.
        • Texas A&M University, B.A. in Finance
          7250 Dallas Parkway
          Suite 1200
          Plano, TX 75024
          mark.kever@ubs.com,mark.hagan@ubs.com,shawn.nicholas@ubs.com,megan.portacci@ubs.com
          Mark Kever
          7250 Dallas Parkway,Plano,TX,75024
        • Lisa Faye Sherrod

          Lisa Sherrod

          Investment Associate

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          With over 25 years of experience at UBS, Lisa brings a wealth of knowledge to the team. She is an Investment Associate, providing a wide range of client services including client onboarding, account maintenance and trading. She understands the importance of providing exceptional client service based on integrity, reliability, and professionalism. Lisa holds the Series 7 and 63 securities licenses.

          When Lisa is not working, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, attending various family sporting events and serving as a volunteer at Emily’s Place, Inc. She is also an avid reader and enjoys keeping up with current events.

                7250 Dallas Parkway
                Suite 1200
                Plano, TX 75024
                lisa.sherrod@ubs.com
                Lisa Sherrod
                7250 Dallas Parkway,Plano,TX,75024
              • Grace Ku

                Grace Ku

                Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

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                      7250 Dallas Parkway
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                      Plano, TX 75024
                      grace.ku@ubs.com
                      Grace Ku
                      7250 Dallas Parkway,Plano,TX,75024
                    • Tim Sherrod

                      Timothy Sherrod

                      Senior Client Associate

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                        Tim began his career with Merrill Lynch in 1982 before joining UBS in 1994 and is a Senior Client Associate.

                        He provides ongoing administrative and operational client service such as new client orientation and onboarding, account maintenance and organizing client meetings. He recognizes that exceptional client service is the backbone of our practice and enjoys working with our clients to ensure their needs are fulfilled in a seamless and organized manner.

                        Outside of UBS, Tim enjoys golfing, hunting and barbecuing. Tim and his wife, Lisa, have three children and five grandchildren.

                              7250 Dallas Parkway
                              Suite 1200
                              Plano, TX 75024
                              timothy.sherrod@ubs.com
                              Timothy Sherrod
                              7250 Dallas Parkway,Plano,TX,75024

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