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MainStreet Wealth Management 2022

Our team and what sets us apart from the competition

At MainStreet Wealth Management Group, we are more than just a team of financial professionals within UBS. We are more like a family, dedicated to creating a unique and client-focused approach to wealth management. We were inspired by the values of Main Street U.S.A., where community, trust, and genuine connections are at the core of everything we do.

We focus on building lasting relationships with our clients and taking the time to understand their needs. By putting our clients first, we strive to create a more approachable, friendly, and trustworthy environment for wealth management. We differentiate ourselves from the traditional impersonal nature of Wall Street by offering tailored, long-term financial solutions that prioritize our clients' best interests.

We'd like to believe that today, we serve as an example of what can be achieved when financial professionals break away from the mold and embrace the values that matter most. Our commitment to trust, transparency, and genuine care for our clients demonstrates that it is possible to build a successful wealth management business rooted in integrity and shared goals.

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A focus on personalized access and service

Working with diverse clients with specific needs, our team sees it as our top responsibility to understand each aspect of your unique and often complicated financial life.

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Advice for business owners & entrepreneurs

Helping women take charge

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From success to succession

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Wealth transfer across generations

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The good news is, you’re succeeding

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Retirement planning

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UBS Wealth Way

Wealth from your point of view

An approach that works for your entire financial life
Our framework is designed to help you turn your possibilities into a plan. It starts with questions and a conversation to uncover everything that's important to you—beyond your money and wealth. Then, we organize your financial life in a way that gives you confidence you’ll have what you need—when you need it.

Pursuing your goals together

When we came together as a team, we decided to call ourselves MainStreet Wealth Management Group because we wanted to emphasize our commitment to aligning with our clients' values and providing personalized, transparent financial solutions. We aim to make our clients feel that we are on the same side, working together to achieve shared goals.

  • Andrew-McGee

    Andrew "Andy" McGee

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    Andrew (Andy) McGee is a Senior Vice President-Wealth Management and Senior Portfolio Manager with the MainStreet Wealth Management Group at UBS. Prior to joining UBS in 2002, Andy spent 5 years in the energy industry at Halliburton.

    Andy’s experience spans two decades where his focus has been financial planning for successful families, as well as Business Succussion Planning.  Andy believes in a straightforward approach so that clients can clearly understand the reasoning behind the team’s recommendations.  He personally meets with every client regularly to review goals, discuss markets, and explain the impact any current volatility may have on investments.  Andy is committed to providing clients with the understanding they need to instill confidence in their financial future.

    Andy currently lives in Magnolia, Texas with his wife Paige and twin daughters Baylee and Mollie.    

    He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration/Finance from San Houston State University.

     

     

     


    Licenses: Series 3, 7, 66 and Insurance

    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 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.
    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024The 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.

    • San Houston State University, Bachelor of Business Administration/Finance
    • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
    • Senior Portfolio Manager
    Financial planning
    Investing
    Custom portfolios
    Alternative investments
    Exit planning
    750 Town and Country Blvd
    Suite 400
    Houston, TX 77024
    andrew.mcgee@ubs.com
    Andrew "Andy" McGee
    750 Town and Country Blvd,Houston,TX,77024
  • John-Carolyn

    John Carolyn

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    John Carolyn is a Senior Vice President—Wealth Management and Senior Portfolio Manager with MainStreet Wealth Management Group at UBS. John joined UBS in February of 2002. Since that time John has helped clients successfully navigate through some of the toughest markets that investors had seen in decades. Client's of MainStreet Wealth Management Group have benefited from John's experience in helping them make informed decisions with their money through the Tech-Bubble in the early 2000s, the Financial Crisis of 2008-2009, the European Debt Crisis in 2011 and the Energy Crash of 2014-2015.

    John is a native Texan and lives in the Meyerland area with his wife Natalie, his son John Dennis and his daughter Libby Grace.

    Graduate of New Mexico State University
    Licenses: Series 7, 66 and Insurance

    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 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.
    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024The 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.

    • New Mexico State University
    • Senior Portfolio Manager
    Financial planning
    Legacy planning
    Estate planning strategies
    Custom portfolios
    Business owners
    750 Town and Country Blvd
    Suite 400
    Houston, TX 77024
    john.carolyn@ubs.com
    John Carolyn
    750 Town and Country Blvd,Houston,TX,77024
  • Mark-Lopez

    Mark Lopez

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    Mark Lopez is a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional.  He joined UBS in 2011 three years after winning the silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games in Taekwondo. As a martial artist, Mark lives by the qualities of integrity, discipline and excellence and applies them to his day to day dealings with the clients he serves. His idea of success as a financial advisor is to fully understand the client, hand carry them in accomplishing their financial goals and exceeding their expectations.

    Mark was raised in Sugar Land, Texas where he currently resides with his beautiful wife, Dagmar.

    Magna Cum Laude Graduate of the University of St. Thomas
    Licenses: Series 7, 66 and Insurance

    • Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen (Generation) Wealth Advisors, 2017The 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 Next-Gen (Generation) Wealth Advisors Best-in-State, 2018, 2019The 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.

    • University of St. Thomas, Business Degree in Finance
    • Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
    • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
    • Portfolio Manager
    Financial planning
    Asset allocation
    Legacy planning
    Women investors
    750 Town and Country Blvd
    Suite 400
    Houston, TX 77024
    mark.a.lopez@ubs.com
    Mark Lopez
    750 Town and Country Blvd,Houston,TX,77024
  • Lori-Vorwerk

    Lori Vorwerk

    Associate Director

    Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

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    Lori Vorwerk is a Senior Wealth Strategy Associate who joined the UBS MainStreet Wealth Management group in May 2020. Prior to that she was a Supervisory Officer at UBS for the South Texas Market.  Lori believes that developing meaningful long term relationships is the most rewarding part of being in the financial industry. Lori says that a good day for her is consistently exceeding client expectations.  

    Lori's career began in 1980 on the municipal bond trading desk of Rotan Mosle where she eventually rose to head the Unit Trust and Mutual Fund departments.  In 2008, Lori joined Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in downtown Houston where she earned her supervisory licenses. 

    Lori holds a B.A. in Telecommunications from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She is married with two daughters, age 20 and 19.  The family resides in West Houston and enjoys beach vacations, all things Disney, a little amateur hiking and ghost hunting.

    Licenses:  Series 7, 66, 9, 10 and Texas Insurance.

      • Indiana University, B.A. in Telecommunications
        750 Town and Country Blvd
        Suite 400
        Houston, TX 77024
        lori.vorwerk@ubs.com
        Lori Vorwerk
        750 Town and Country Blvd,Houston,TX,77024
      • Cynthia-Heiser

        Cynthia Heiser

        Team Administrator

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        Cynthia "Cindy" Heiser is the Team Administrator and Senior Client Service Associate for MainStreet Wealth Management Group at UBS.  Cindy began her career in the financial service industry in 1987 with Rotan Mosle.  Cindy initially worked in the Operations Dept. then later transitioned to be a  Client Service Associate.  Cindy enjoys working with clients and their family to build long lasting relationships. 

        Cindy is a native Houstonian and resides in Katy with her husband Marc.  They have 4 adult children and 4 grandkids ranging from 2 to 9 years old.  When Cindy is not working she likes to spend time with the grandkids outdoors fishing and kayaking at the beach.

        Licenses:  Series 7, 63 and 66

              750 Town and Country Blvd
              Suite 400
              Houston, TX 77024
              cynthia.heiser@ubs.com
              Cynthia Heiser
              750 Town and Country Blvd,Houston,TX,77024
            • Don Atherton

              Donald "Don" Atherton

              First Vice President–Wealth Management

              Financial Advisor

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              Don is passionate about making a positive impact on the financial wellbeing of American Workers and believes that effective employer sponsored plans help employers hire and retire business critical employees.

              Don is committed to helping employers and individuals define and achieve their business or personal goals.  He listens carefully to clients, which helps him to clearly understand the client’s objectives. "With the end in mind", Don is skilled in developing a solution, identifying the resources needed and delivering subject matter experts requisite in achieving true client success. With decades of experience, Don leverages the global resources of UBS and his MainStreet Wealth Management Group partners to provide client focused outcomes to business owners, executives, and high net worth investors.

              Don earned a BBA in Finance from The University of Houston and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas.  He has achieved numerous industry designations including Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®), and Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®). An engaging speaker, Don has spoken at numerous conferences held by the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) and The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).   

              In his leisure time he and his wife, Caroline, enjoy traveling, spending time with their adult children and walking their dog Tucker.

              • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2024The 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.
              • PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers, 2023, 2024The PLANADVISOR rating is awarded in Q1 based on information from Q1 of the award year.

                • Certified Investment Management Analyst®
                • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
                • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
                401(k) plan services
                Retirement Plan consulting
                Exit planning
                750 Town and Country Blvd
                Suite 400
                Houston, TX 77024
                don.atherton@ubs.com,don.atherton@ubs.com
                Donald "Don" Atherton
                750 Town and Country Blvd,Houston,TX,77024,750 Town and Country Blvd,Houston,TX,77024
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                Norma "Irene" Portugal

                Client Associate

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                  Irene Portugal is a Client Service Associate who relocated from El Paso, Texas to join the MainStreet Wealth Management Group in 2019. She gained her administrative expertise through 17 years of business management, and 13 years in the mortgage industry. 

                  Irene enjoys the daily interaction she has with clients and takes satisfaction in knowing each client personally.  She believes this is key to not only meeting a client’s needs, but anticipating them.

                  Irene lives on the west side of Houston, and still being somewhat new to the city, has fun exploring Houston and surrounding areas.  She enjoys museums, walking trails, and trying new restaurants. She also loves the occasional trip to Puerto Vallarta!  She has a son, Cameron, who lives in Dallas and is a recent graduate of Trinity University.  Her daughter, Hunter, relocated last year to Spring.

                  A native Texan, Irene holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Texas at El Paso. 

                   

                   

                    • University of Texas El Paso, Bachelor of Business in Marketing
                      98 San Jacinto Boulevard
                      Suite 600
                      Austin, TX 78701
                      irene.portugal@ubs.com
                      Norma "Irene" Portugal
                      98 San Jacinto Boulevard,Austin,TX,78701

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