$2 billion
Assets under management
Private Wealth Management
At Soteria Wealth Management, we are focused on your success.
Whether you are a business executive looking for a holistic financial plan or a multigenerational family looking to shape your legacy, our highly experienced team stands ready to offer you seasoned insights for your investment plan, and much more. As a team that is part of Private Wealth Management, we understand and respect the level of success that you have achieved and are fully focused on better understanding your needs and goals, so that we can help grow and safeguard your wealth. With our planning-based approach, we work closely with you to craft a comprehensive financial roadmap that aligns with what you expect and hope to achieve with your wealth, now and in the years to come.
Our deep knowledge and connection to experts both within and outside UBS allows us to address your most important goals and to handle the most intricate details of your financial life, with uncompromising service and an unwavering attention to detail. Ultimately, our goal is to free you up to focus on what’s most important to you, your business and your family.
The value of a Family Office Consultant (FOC)
In addition to being members of the elite UBS Private Wealth Management division, Nicholas Pepe and Michael James are among a select group of advisors who have earned the Family Office Consultant (FOC) UBS business designation. They have undergone training to strengthen their knowledge and proficiency to help manage the investment, business and legacy needs of sophisticated, ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients and their families. Understanding the complexities of intergenerational wealth and the challenges their clients face, Nick and Mike, as PWAs and FOCs, align specific needs to the full suite of UBS capabilities.
Our disciplined planning
Planning lies at the heart of everything we do for clients. Whether you are a business owner seeking to thoughtfully navigate an expansion or a sale, or a multigenerational family looking to craft a lasting legacy, we work with you to create a plan that aligns with your unique circumstances and goals. Your financial plan then drives all our decisions and solutions—from your asset allocation to your family’s charitable giving.
Our investment acumen
We provide advice and guidance on so much more than traditional investments. Our deep experience with sophisticated investment solutions and institutional-level products, combined with our ability to connect you to UBS’s investment bank and institutional experts, means that we can consider a wide range of instruments and investments, including alternative investments. Above all, our aim is to help ensure that we seek to manage volatility, mitigate taxes and ensure that your portfolio is aligned with your comfort level and goals.
Our team is dedicated to working with successful individuals, executives and entrepreneurs, as well as multigenerational families. We strive to act as a single touchpoint for all your wealth management needs, connecting you to experts inside our firm or externally—all with the goal of providing you with greater confidence and helping you chart a clear path forward.
We are privileged to work with:
Working with you and your loved ones, we provide wealth transfer and estate planning strategies, as well as the necessary education to prepare the next generation for financial responsibility and independence. We are also skilled at working with family offices, with their distinctive needs and complex requirements.
“We believe every generation can benefit from education and solid planning advice, leading them more confidently toward their goals.”
— Joseph Vogler
Our seasoned team has helped many owners with the sale and succession of their businesses. We understand the complexity and sensitivity of this process and work with you from the critical pre-liquidity planning through execution and closing.
“We understand the conflicting emotions that surface when you finally decide to step away from what may be the biggest investment of your life.”
— Michael James
We help our clients manage the risk, volatility and regulatory complexity of executive compensation. We thoroughly evaluate your entire balance sheet and create a plan that allows you to balance these requirements while allowing you to pursue your current and long-term goals.
“We look at all the assets in your professional life and then assess` the risks. Our goal is to provide creative solutions for how best to utilize your complete balance sheet.”
— Nicholas Pepe
Whether you have just been drafted or signed a multiyear contract, we can help you organize your financial world today so you can confidently plan for the future. We will collaborate with you to align your goals so that your financial plan integrates seamlessly into any stage of your career. We will coordinate with your agent, attorney and accountant in order to create a strong team that will work on pursuing all of your goals—together.
“We manage the many moving pieces of your financial world so you can confidently focus on your life, career and whatever comes next.”
— Graham Falbo
$2 billion
Assets under management
150
Client relationships
11 person
seasoned team
Our consultative process helps our clients clarify their current financial situation, identify challenges and create a comprehensive plan. We collaborate with our clients’ other trusted advisors, as well as our network of professionals to develop one integrated approach.
Bringing institutional perspective to Private Wealth Management
Nick brings extensive institutional sales and Investment Banking experience to Soteria Wealth Management. His understanding of institutional trading, markets and risk, provides a valuable perspective to executives in healthcare and financial services. Today, Nick manages the portfolios of investment bankers, traders, research analysts and senior financial executives. He also advises a number of clients in large-cap pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals and the biotechnology sector.
“When it comes to managing personal wealth, we bring the institutional experience and rigor that sophisticated families expect and deserve.”
Experience
Life
Tackling complex wealth issues, managing risk, helping preserve capital
In his 20 years in the financial industry, Mike has helped navigate clients through volatile markets and holds great respect for the markets’ risk-reward dynamic. Mike aims to proactively address complicated issues—before they actually become problems. As the team’s portfolio manager, he develops creative solutions for helping clients manage risk. He enjoys the challenge of simplifying the complex and working with affluent families to help preserve their wealth, whether through thoughtful investing or tax-saving solutions.
“I have great respect for the capital of others—I treat the responsibility of managing those assets with the gravity it deserves.”
Experience
Credentials
Life
Making a positive impact through planning
Focused on providing strategic financial planning within Soteria Wealth management, Joe strives to help clients grow, preserve and transition their wealth to their families and the causes that matter most. Growing up, Joe was taught the importance of budgeting, saving and planning. He brings those values to each relationship—values that shape the advice and recommendations he truly hopes can make a positive impact in his clients’ lives.
“I feel a tremendous responsibility to my clients—they’ve entrusted us with a very important part of their lives—helping to ensure that their wealth and legacy are preserved.”
Experience
Credentials
Life
Pursuing multigenerational family and business goals with discipline and market insight
Frank’s Wall Street career in real estate, structured products and investment banking spans over three decades. A UBS Private Wealth Advisor, Frank brings broad institutional experience that strategically complements the depth and breadth of the team’s knowledge, especially their focus on multigenerational planning and investing for sophisticated families, their businesses and their family offices.
As a West Point graduate, Frank places a high value on trust, honesty and integrity in his client relationships. He is a skilled problem-solver supported by his keen understanding of complex solutions and his ability to communicate them in straightforward terms. Every day, Frank is inspired to deliver advice that can make an invaluable difference in clients’ financial lives.
"I am sincerely excited to help folks achieve the goals they have for their families, their businesses and the generations that follow. I see that as my personal responsibility.”
Past experience
Credentials
Education
Life
With more than 29 years in the financial services industry, Susan joined UBS in 2012. She is responsible for all aspects of Soteria Wealth Management's client service. Susan handles special team projects and monitors account activity and internal reports to keep the team and clients informed. Susan earned a B.S. degree in business economics from the State University of New York at Oneonta. Susan has her Series 7 and 63 securities licenses. Susan and her husband live with their four children in Tappan, NY.
Guiding decision making through a structured approach to planning
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ I provide guidance and help to bring structure to my client’s lives. This is achieved through a process of identifying goals, implementing solutions to meet those objectives and performing ongoing review to measure progress. Priorities and circumstances can change throughout time and my process has helped to keep clients on track through multiple market cycles and stages of life. Whatever your circumstances, I can help you create a comprehensive financial plan to help guide you towards a desired outcome.
“I want clients to have confidence that they are making their best possible decisions as a result of the planning work we’ve done.”
Experience:
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Credentials:
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP® practitioner)
Series 7 and 66 securities licenses
Life and health insurance licenses
Education:
B.A., Economics, Harvard University
Life:
Mike and his wife, Ashley, have two young children
He enjoys golfing, history and creating fine art
Mark Pomo is a Vice President-Wealth Management member of the Rose Wealth Management for UBS Financial Services in Short Hills, New Jersey. Mark has more than 30 years of broad investment management experience in both the equity and fixed income markets. Prior to joining UBS in 2013, Mark was a wealth manager at Morgan Stanley for 26 years.
As a young man early in my professional career I realized that family members sought out my advice about a wide variety of things. They felt comfortable sharing not only their personal feelings but also sought advice on their finances and life goals. My desire to combine my interest in the financial markets with working with individuals led me into the securities industry. The trust that my family felt has been extended to my clients, which I feel makes my relationships as strong as they can be.
Mark received a BS in Accounting from Boston College in 1978. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1986, he held various financial positions at General Cinema Corp, Gillette, and Olympia & York.
In his spare time, Mark enjoys coaching youth sports, staying active exercising, and spending time with his family.
Education
Boston College, B.S. Accounting: 1978
The first step to helping clients and their families achieve success is to understand their goals, values and vision. Christian brings that approach to every client interaction and from there, he is able to provide the proper strategy within the framework of a financial plan. Through proper planning, Christian helps simplify otherwise complex situations and finds it gratifying when families are successful.
Experience
Credentials
Life
Leslie Bruce, Wealth Strategy Associate, joined the Soteria Wealth Management team in November 2020. She brings with her experience in client servicing and wealth planning, having led a servicing team with over $1.8 billion AUM at Bernstein Private Wealth Management. Leslie is a graduate of Columbia University in the City of New York with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She is a native New Yorker and currently resides in Fort Lee, NJ. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, biking, and collecting oil lamps. She also enjoys mentoring youth and participates through UBS and her alma mater with organizations including Read Ahead, George Jackson Academy, and Smart Woman Securities. Leslie holds FINRA licenses Series 7 and 63.
Maggie, an integral member of the Soteria Wealth Management team, is focused on ensuring that the full spectrum of client needs is met with clarity, thoroughness and efficiency. She works closely with individuals and families to assist them with resolving everything from day-to-day operational issues to more complex situations and questions. Maggie prides herself on being highly organized and strives to reflect the team’s ethos of exceeding client expectations when it comes to transparent communication and high-touch, personalized service.
Past experience
Maggie’s interest in finance and wealth management began with more than four years working at an IRA custodian. When she joined UBS in 2022, she brought her extensive knowledge of IRAs and alternative investments, as well as her years of experience in customer service, to her current role supporting Soteria’s roster of valued clients. Maggie enjoys the variety that her position brings and looks forward to continuing to expand her knowledge of, and experience in, private wealth management.
Education and credentials
– B.S., psychology, Sacred Heart University
– M.A., teaching, elementary education, Sacred Heart University
Life
Outside of work, Maggie loves to spend time with her husband Steve and her dog Maeve, who is thrilled to accompany the couple on hikes and visits to the dog park. Maggie volunteers for the local Bergen County dog rescue association and enjoys exploring the local New Jersey food and restaurant scene.
Bringing institutional perspective to Private Wealth Management
Nick brings extensive institutional sales and Investment Banking experience to Soteria Wealth Management. His understanding of institutional trading, markets and risk, provides a valuable perspective to executives in healthcare and financial services. Today, Nick manages the portfolios of investment bankers, traders, research analysts and senior financial executives. He also advises a number of clients in large-cap pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals and the biotechnology sector.
“When it comes to managing personal wealth, we bring the institutional experience and rigor that sophisticated families expect and deserve.”
Experience
Life
Tackling complex wealth issues, managing risk, helping preserve capital
In his 20 years in the financial industry, Mike has helped navigate clients through volatile markets and holds great respect for the markets’ risk-reward dynamic. Mike aims to proactively address complicated issues—before they actually become problems. As the team’s portfolio manager, he develops creative solutions for helping clients manage risk. He enjoys the challenge of simplifying the complex and working with affluent families to help preserve their wealth, whether through thoughtful investing or tax-saving solutions.
“I have great respect for the capital of others—I treat the responsibility of managing those assets with the gravity it deserves.”
Experience
Credentials
Life
Making a positive impact through planning
Focused on providing strategic financial planning within Soteria Wealth management, Joe strives to help clients grow, preserve and transition their wealth to their families and the causes that matter most. Growing up, Joe was taught the importance of budgeting, saving and planning. He brings those values to each relationship—values that shape the advice and recommendations he truly hopes can make a positive impact in his clients’ lives.
“I feel a tremendous responsibility to my clients—they’ve entrusted us with a very important part of their lives—helping to ensure that their wealth and legacy are preserved.”
Experience
Credentials
Life
Pursuing multigenerational family and business goals with discipline and market insight
Frank’s Wall Street career in real estate, structured products and investment banking spans over three decades. A UBS Private Wealth Advisor, Frank brings broad institutional experience that strategically complements the depth and breadth of the team’s knowledge, especially their focus on multigenerational planning and investing for sophisticated families, their businesses and their family offices.
As a West Point graduate, Frank places a high value on trust, honesty and integrity in his client relationships. He is a skilled problem-solver supported by his keen understanding of complex solutions and his ability to communicate them in straightforward terms. Every day, Frank is inspired to deliver advice that can make an invaluable difference in clients’ financial lives.
"I am sincerely excited to help folks achieve the goals they have for their families, their businesses and the generations that follow. I see that as my personal responsibility.”
Past experience
Credentials
Education
Life
With more than 29 years in the financial services industry, Susan joined UBS in 2012. She is responsible for all aspects of Soteria Wealth Management's client service. Susan handles special team projects and monitors account activity and internal reports to keep the team and clients informed. Susan earned a B.S. degree in business economics from the State University of New York at Oneonta. Susan has her Series 7 and 63 securities licenses. Susan and her husband live with their four children in Tappan, NY.
Guiding decision making through a structured approach to planning
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ I provide guidance and help to bring structure to my client’s lives. This is achieved through a process of identifying goals, implementing solutions to meet those objectives and performing ongoing review to measure progress. Priorities and circumstances can change throughout time and my process has helped to keep clients on track through multiple market cycles and stages of life. Whatever your circumstances, I can help you create a comprehensive financial plan to help guide you towards a desired outcome.
“I want clients to have confidence that they are making their best possible decisions as a result of the planning work we’ve done.”
Experience:
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Credentials:
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP® practitioner)
Series 7 and 66 securities licenses
Life and health insurance licenses
Education:
B.A., Economics, Harvard University
Life:
Mike and his wife, Ashley, have two young children
He enjoys golfing, history and creating fine art
Mark Pomo is a Vice President-Wealth Management member of the Rose Wealth Management for UBS Financial Services in Short Hills, New Jersey. Mark has more than 30 years of broad investment management experience in both the equity and fixed income markets. Prior to joining UBS in 2013, Mark was a wealth manager at Morgan Stanley for 26 years.
As a young man early in my professional career I realized that family members sought out my advice about a wide variety of things. They felt comfortable sharing not only their personal feelings but also sought advice on their finances and life goals. My desire to combine my interest in the financial markets with working with individuals led me into the securities industry. The trust that my family felt has been extended to my clients, which I feel makes my relationships as strong as they can be.
Mark received a BS in Accounting from Boston College in 1978. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1986, he held various financial positions at General Cinema Corp, Gillette, and Olympia & York.
In his spare time, Mark enjoys coaching youth sports, staying active exercising, and spending time with his family.
Education
Boston College, B.S. Accounting: 1978
The first step to helping clients and their families achieve success is to understand their goals, values and vision. Christian brings that approach to every client interaction and from there, he is able to provide the proper strategy within the framework of a financial plan. Through proper planning, Christian helps simplify otherwise complex situations and finds it gratifying when families are successful.
Experience
Credentials
Life
Leslie Bruce, Wealth Strategy Associate, joined the Soteria Wealth Management team in November 2020. She brings with her experience in client servicing and wealth planning, having led a servicing team with over $1.8 billion AUM at Bernstein Private Wealth Management. Leslie is a graduate of Columbia University in the City of New York with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She is a native New Yorker and currently resides in Fort Lee, NJ. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, biking, and collecting oil lamps. She also enjoys mentoring youth and participates through UBS and her alma mater with organizations including Read Ahead, George Jackson Academy, and Smart Woman Securities. Leslie holds FINRA licenses Series 7 and 63.
Maggie, an integral member of the Soteria Wealth Management team, is focused on ensuring that the full spectrum of client needs is met with clarity, thoroughness and efficiency. She works closely with individuals and families to assist them with resolving everything from day-to-day operational issues to more complex situations and questions. Maggie prides herself on being highly organized and strives to reflect the team’s ethos of exceeding client expectations when it comes to transparent communication and high-touch, personalized service.
Past experience
Maggie’s interest in finance and wealth management began with more than four years working at an IRA custodian. When she joined UBS in 2022, she brought her extensive knowledge of IRAs and alternative investments, as well as her years of experience in customer service, to her current role supporting Soteria’s roster of valued clients. Maggie enjoys the variety that her position brings and looks forward to continuing to expand her knowledge of, and experience in, private wealth management.
Education and credentials
– B.S., psychology, Sacred Heart University
– M.A., teaching, elementary education, Sacred Heart University
Life
Outside of work, Maggie loves to spend time with her husband Steve and her dog Maeve, who is thrilled to accompany the couple on hikes and visits to the dog park. Maggie volunteers for the local Bergen County dog rescue association and enjoys exploring the local New Jersey food and restaurant scene.
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