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Matthew James Schaefer

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

Matt began his career as a financial advisor in 2005. Matt counsels high net worth families, individuals, business owners and executives, implementing strategies to help them reach their investment and financial goals. Matt has been a longtime member of the UBS Director's Council. After completing his degree in business from Iowa State University, Matt worked as a commodity trader for Cargill Inc in Memphis, TN and then as a product manager at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, IN.

When Matt is not busy coaching his kid's youth sports teams or volunteering at their school he enjoys working on the family farm in Iowa.  Matt has served on several community boards over the years and he currently is a board member of the Viper Education Foundation in Austin.

Registered States:
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DC
  • FL
  • GA
  • IA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • NC
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OK
  • PA
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI

  • 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.
  • UBS Wealth Management Director’s Council, 2024UBS Financial Services Inc. Councils are a distinction held by UBS Financial Advisors based on criteria including evaluation of compliance with firm rules, standards & policies and revenue. Council membership is not representative of any one client's experience and is not indicative of the advisor’s future performance.

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

  • B.S. Business & Finance, Iowa State University
98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Suite 600
Austin, TX 78701

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Our Chief Investment Office (CIO) looks to what awaits investors in the next half of the decade with the 2025 edition of Year Ahead.

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