Experience

Makes all the difference

At Howell Wealth Consulting Group, we are not only experienced wealth managers and problem solvers. We are innovative thinkers who understand what drives entrepreneurs and share the same passion for ingenious ideas and creative solutions.

Over the last 25 years, we have worked closely with various industry professionals who have chosen us to help them explore new ventures and further their business and personal aspirations through tailored financial planning and portfolio management. Our team of enthusiastic collaborators can provide the advice you need to help seize opportunities, manage risk, and pursue your definition of success.

Brad Howell, CLU, ChFC, CFP

Managing Director–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

With over 22 years of experience, Brad Howell is an industry leader and is one of a small number of UBS Financial Advisors who have earned the designation of Managing Director-Wealth Management. With over four consecutive years on the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list, he provides various financial services and highly personalized wealth management advice to help individuals achieve their financial goals and aspirations.

Brad and his team at Howell Wealth Consulting Group focus on providing comprehensive financial planning for individuals, families, and companies with over $2 million in investable assets.

Registered States:
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • FL
  • GA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • MA
  • MO
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OR
  • PA
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2024
    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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024The 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.

Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

Education

  • University of California at Berkeley, B.A. Economics

Our advice is comprehensive. We help diverse clients in a broad range of areas, including:

Financial planning
Retirement planning
Estate planning strategies
Investing
Alternative investments
Hedge Fund managers
2575 East Camelback Road
Suite 900
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Email Me

bradley.howell@ubs.com
Brad Howell, CLU, ChFC, CFP
2575 East Camelback Road,Phoenix,AZ,85016

Bill Aulwes

Financial Advisor

Bill Aulwes is a Financial Advisor based in Phoenix, Arizona, at UBS, one of the largest multinational investment banking and financial services companies in the world. After receiving his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in Law and Society, and a master’s in organizational leadership from Chapman University, he applied his knowledge of social sciences to the financial sector.

With nearly 25 years of experience at the Capital Group in various client-related leadership positions and back-office operations, Bill applies his expertise in this industry to establish a personalized plan for clients to achieve their financial goals. 

Registered States:
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • FL
  • GA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • MA
  • MO
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OR
  • PA
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • WA

Education

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. Law and Society
  • Chapman University, Master's in Organizational Leadership

Our advice is comprehensive. We help diverse clients in a broad range of areas, including:

Financial planning
Retirement planning
Estate planning strategies
Retirement Plan consulting
Equity plans
2575 East Camelback Road
Suite 900
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Email Me

william.aulwes@ubs.com
Bill Aulwes
2575 East Camelback Road,Phoenix,AZ,85016

Our resources

  • William J. Thompson, CFA®

    Managing Director

    GFIW-Americas Relationship Manager

    Bill is a Relationship Manager for the UBS Global Family & Institutional Wealth (GFIW) Group in the Americas. He focuses on creating customized coverage models and providing tailored solutions from across the firm to sophisticated Family Office clients.

    Prior to rejoining UBS, Bill led family office investment efforts as an Investment Director at Fidelity Family Office Services. In that role, he worked alongside the investment teams of the largest pools of family office wealth to solve public and private market investment challenges. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Alternative Investments, and an investment committee member of a quantitative investment manager. Before that, he was the lead portfolio specialist for discretionary investment management at UBS Wealth Management UK in London, and a Portfolio Strategist at UBS Wealth Management Americas.

    Bill is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder (CFA®), a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®), and holds the CFA Society of the UK-administered Investment Management Certificate (IMC). He graduated from Boston College with a BS in Finance, earned an MBA from Boston University and a MS from Texas Tech in Financial Planning.

    Bill lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with his wife and two daughters.
  • Debra Phares, CAP®

    Executive Director

    Senior Strategist - Family Advisory and Philanthropy Services

    Professional History
    As part of the UBS Family Advisory and Philanthropy Services team, Debra serves as a thought partner to advisors and their client families on wealth transition, family governance, and philanthropy as families seek guidance on cohesive dialogue between generations to perpetuate their legacy.

    Prior to joining UBS Financial Services in 2020, Debra was with Bank of America Private Bank where she spent eight years as a
    Senior Vice President and Philanthropic Director managing philanthropy services for the South Central region of the U.S. Debra worked with high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations delivering best practices in charitable giving and philanthropy. Including directing grantmaking for private foundations and charitable trusts for which the Bank serves as Trustee or co-Trustee. Before Bank of America, Debra held various leadership roles in nonprofit management, beginning her career working in the museum industry, joining the Dallas Museum of Art in 1994. Following her career in the arts, Debra worked for the Communities Foundation of Texas and Parish Episcopal School.

    Community Involvement
    Debra currently serves as a member of the Development Committee of The Senior Source of Dallas, whose mission is to enhance the quality of life and empower all older adults in Dallas to thrive. Debra previously served as a Vice President of the Board of the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center.

    Education
    Debra is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. She holds the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® designation from the American College of Financial Services, and is also Series 7 and 63 licensed. Debra lives in Dallas, Texas with her two sons and her mini dachshund.
  • Casey Verst

    Executive Director

    Senior Wealth Strategy Consultant

    Introduction
    Casey works with high net worth clients to help develop estate plans that achieve personal goals, while simultaneously leveraging their gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemptions to preserve and protect family wealth. Casey also helps review clients' current estate plans and coordinates with clients' advisors to ensure each client's estate planning goals are being achieved in a tax efficient manner.

    Professional History
    Prior to joining UBS, Casey practiced law with the law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Los Angeles, CA, focusing on estate and tax planning for high-net worth individuals.

    Education
    Casey received his B.A. in Political Science from UCLA, and his J.D. from UC Hastings College of the Law.
  • Roubina

    Roubina Kurkjian

    NMLS #947868

    Senior Wealth Management Banker, UBS Bank USA

    Roubina Kurkjian joined UBS Bank USA in 2016 and she is currently a Senior Wealth Management Banker covering the Orange County Market.

    Roubina has an extensive background in relationship banking. She is focused on providing Financial Advisors and their clients a variety of cash management resources along with banking solutions that may complement their overall wealth management objectives.

    Professional history

    Roubina began her career in financial services in 1998. Prior to joining UBS, Roubina was most recently a Wealth Management Banker at Merrill Lynch.

    Education and personal information

    In Roubina’s role as a Senior Wealth Management Banker her NMLS # is 637447. She holds her Series 7 and 66 securities licenses, and California Insurance license . She also holds a B.S in Business Management and Operations Management from California State University Long Beach.

    Outside of the office, Roubina currently lives in Cowan Heights, California with her husband and two children.

    Senior Wealth Management Bankers are employees of UBS Bank USA. UBS Bank USA is a subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Bank USA, Member FDIC, NMLS No. 947868. Equal Housing Lender