Financial planning tailored to your goals

Timothy W. O'Brien and Stefanie C. Gretkowski

With the complexity of today's markets and uncertainty about tomorrow's economy, good financial advice is more important than ever. As a team of dedicated Financial Advisors, we're committed to helping you organize your finances around your short term needs, your longer-term goals and what you envision for generations to come. Our knowledgeable perspective, good judgement and broad experience can help you meet your challenges and seize opportunities.

Three generations on beach

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.

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    Timothy W. O'Brien

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

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    Experience

    • 40 years of experience in the financial services industry
    • Tim started his career at EF Hutton in 1983, and joined PaineWebber Inc. in 1990
    • Tim was the Branch Manager in South Burlington, Vermont branch in 1995 to 2001
    • In 2008 Tim completed the firm's Wealth Advisor designation

    Degree

    • Bachelor of Science – Economics, University of Vermont
    • Tim holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities licenses and is a licensed California insurance agent (License #: 0D30201)
    • Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors, 2011, 2012, 2013The 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, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 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, 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.

    • University of Vermont, Bachelor of Science - Economics
    • Wealth Advisor
    38 Eastwood Drive
    Suite 400
    South Burlington, VT 05403
    timothy.obrien3@ubs.com,jennifer.mcgrath@ubs.com,stefanie.gretkowski@ubs.com
    Timothy W. O'Brien
    38 Eastwood Drive,South Burlington,VT,05403
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    Stefanie C. Gretkowski, CFP, CDFA

    Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

    Certified Divorce Financial Analyst

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    Experience

    • 26 years of experience in the insurance and financial service industry
    • Stefanie started at Prudential Insurance in 1997 and joined PaineWebber Inc. in 1998
    • In 2000 to 2003 she joined Smith Barney and then rejoined UBS Financial Services in 2003
    • In 2013 Stefanie obtained her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification and is CFP® professional

    Degree

    • Master of Business Administration, Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont
    • Bachelor of Arts – Professional Studies, focus in business, Johnson State College

     

      • Champlain College, Master of Business Administration
      • Johnson State College, Bachelor of Arts – Professional Studies, Focus in Business
      • Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
      • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
      38 Eastwood Drive
      Suite 400
      South Burlington, VT 05403
      stefanie.gretkowski@ubs.com
      Stefanie C. Gretkowski, CFP, CDFA
      38 Eastwood Drive,South Burlington,VT,05403
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      Jennifer Christoffel McGrath

      Senior Registered Client Associate

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      Experience:

      Jennifer joined the firm, formerly, PaineWebber in 1994.  She worked with Tim and his Branch Management Team until she left to raise her three boys.  She returned to the O'Brien Gretkowski Team in 2014.  She is a Senior Registered Client Associate with 20 years experience in the Financial Services Industry.

      Degree:

      Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration 1998, Champlain College, Burlington, VT

      Personal:

      Played 2 years, Soccer and Softball at the Collegiate level.  She loves to play golf with her family.  She enjoys watching her boys play baseball, from Little League right up through the Collegiate Level.

        • Champlain College, Burlington, VT, Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
        • Senior Registered Client Associate
        38 Eastwood Drive
        Suite 400
        South Burlington, VT 05403
        jennifer.mcgrath@ubs.com
        Jennifer Christoffel McGrath
        38 Eastwood Drive,South Burlington,VT,05403
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        Joseph Dieterle

        Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

        CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

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        Experience      

        Jake's first experience with UBS was an internship during summer in college at our Portland, ME branch. After graduating from Trinity college he moved to New York City to join UBS in the Financial Advisor Development Program. Upon graduating from the Development Program he worked in the firm’s Institutional Advisory Group for four years during which time he obtained his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™certification. In that role he was a Financial Advisor and Corporate Stock Benefit Consultant working with Directors and Executives of the firm’s corporate clients in the equity award space. He moved to the South Burlington Branch in 2024.

         

        Degree

        • Bachelor of Arts – Economics, Trinity College
        • Minor in Formal Organizations, Fast Track in Entrepreneurial Studies, Trinity College
        • Tuck Business Bridge Program at Dartmouth

         

        Personal

        • Jake was on the Track and Field team at Trinity for four years.
        • Jake enjoys golfing, fishing and most things outdoors. 
        • He lives in South Burlington with his fiancée, Eliza.

         

         

          • Trinity College, Bachelor of Arts – Economics
          • Dartmouth College, Tuck Business Bridge Program
          • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
          38 Eastwood Drive
          Suite 400
          South Burlington, VT 05403
          joseph.dieterleiv@ubs.com
          Joseph Dieterle
          38 Eastwood Drive,South Burlington,VT,05403

        The proof is in our numbers

        106

        Collective years of experience

        As of 06/05/2024

        $585M

        Assets under management


        Managing wealth is our craft

        We’re committed to understanding what wealth means for you.

        At UBS, excellence comes from nurturing the best of our heritage, mastering the details and delivering the expertise you need to turn your financial vision into a reality. The result? Financial advice that is finely crafted for what matters most to you.

        Connecting you to the deep resources of UBS

        By seeing the big picture, we provide access to the global platforms and the financial and intellectual strengths of UBS’s experts in Wealth Management, Asset Management and our Private and Investment Banks.

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        Retirement planning

        Are you ready for a retirement that could span 30 years or more? What’s the right plan to help make sure your retirement funds last? The longer you spend in retirement, the greater the impact these decisions can have. Our team can work with you to help plan the retirement you envision, and we start by understanding your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.

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