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Where do your passions lie? We address every dimension of your life and your goals—investments, business and legacy—to develop a plan that’s truly personalized for you. Then we’ll help you organize your financial life into three strategies: Liquidity—to help provide cash flow for short-term expenses, Longevity—for longer-term needs and Legacy—for needs that go beyond your own.

UBS Wealth Way is an approach incorporating Liquidity. Longevity. Legacy. strategies, that UBS Financial Services Inc. and our Financial Advisors can use to assist clients in exploring and pursuing their wealth management needs and goals over different time frames. This approach is not a promise or guarantee that wealth, or any financial results, can or will be achieved. All investments involve the risk of loss, including the risk of loss of the entire investment.

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    William Hand

    Director

    Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

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    William Hand, CFA® is a Senior Wealth Strategy Associate in the Private Wealth Management division of UBS Financial Services. Before joining UBS, William was a Vice President in the Global Wealth Management division at Stifel Financial Corporation. William joined Stifel as part of its 2015 acquisition of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management in the Americas, where he was a Vice President and Portfolio Analyst in the Private Client Group for four years.

    William has over 25 years of experience at several top tier investment banks and an asset management firm, with experience in research, asset allocation, investment management, alternative investments, capital markets, and institutional sales. Prior to joining the firm, William was an Associate Research Analyst at Macquarie Group, and an Associate Director at Bear Stearns & Co. where he covered Technology stocks in the Equity Research division. Prior to Bear Stearns, he was an Associate in Equity Research at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He started his career at Scudder Kemper Investments as a Research Associate supporting multiple Portfolio Managers in the Technology Fund.

    William graduated cum laude from Middlebury College with a Bachelor of Arts in History. He was awarded Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation in September 2010.

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          william.hand@ubs.com
          William Hand
          299 Park Avenue,New York,NY,10171
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          Avery Melville

          Senior Registered Client Associate

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          Avery Melville is a Registered Client Service Associate joining us from Stifel. She joined Stifel in 2021 after working for a Registered Investment Advisory firm in Boston. Avery combines her strengths in relationship building, due diligence and problem solving skills to provide day-to-day support to clients and the team. 

                299 Park Avenue
                26th Floor
                New York, NY 10171
                avery.melville@ubs.com
                Avery Melville
                299 Park Avenue,New York,NY,10171

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