$2.2 Billion
Assets under management
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.
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.
Over the past 20+ years, Mark has coordinated all aspects of wealth management including investment management, financial planning, estate planning and charitable gift planning. Mark is involved in his church and many charitable organizations including Dwankhozi Hope which supports a school in rural Zambia. Mark and his wife, Becky, live on Queen Anne and have three young daughters.
Shawn is a founding partner and a Senior Portfolio Manager with the Sound Wealth Management Group at UBS, a team dedicated to serving the complex financial needs of successful business owners and executives. Shawn leads the teams’ corporate executive practice, and works extensively with his clients in the areas of: planning around concentrated company stock/options, major liquidity events, corporate benefits, retirement planning, charitable gifting strategies, and estate planning.
Shawn has also served in several leadership roles for UBS over the last 16 years in both San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest, and is currently a Director and Assistant Market Head for UBS in Seattle and Oregon. This leadership experience has enabled Shawn to bring a unique and truly global perspective to his clients. Shawn maintains both his CFP and CIMA designations, and is dedicated to delivering a world class wealth management experience to his clients, a topic he frequently speaks about at firm conferences.
Shawn lives in Bellevue with his wife Kate, and his 3 daughters, twins Natalie and Bryn, and Haven. Shawn and Kate participate in various philanthropic causes, including the Innovators Network for Fred Hutch, Food Lifeline, and JDRF. Shawn is a youth soccer coach and an obstacle course race enthusiast in his spare time.
Sarah Fitch is a Certified Financial Planner and a Financial Advisor with the Sound Wealth Management Group, who began her career at UBS Financial Services in 1999. Her focus is on providing detailed financial plans and investment advice along with a high level of personal client service. Sarah graduated from the University of Washington in 1998. She also holds her Series 7, Series 66 and Insurance licenses and is a graduate of the College of Financial Planning in Denver, CO. Sarah lives on Bainbridge Island with her wife, daughter and two small dogs.
K.C. Slichter uses his over thirty years' experience in the securities industry to build custom tailored investment portfolios for high net worth clients. Included in this experience are over 20 years building and managing diversified portfolios and over a dozen years putting bond and stock transactions together. Calling upon his experience as portfolio manager and background as an investment banker, K.C. carefully develops asset allocations to meet unique client needs and then implements with a mixture of high quality individual and broadly diversified pools of assets. He attended the University of California at Berkeley where he obtained his B.A. and MBA degrees. K.C. and his wife Ann are the parents of three adult children and live on Bainbridge Island.
John has been a financial advisor for the past 27 years. In 1994 John accepted a position with Merrill Lynch in Seattle where he immediately focused his practice on the unique needs and challenges of high net-worth clients. John's belief is to deliver an unparalleled level of service to his select group of clients. In 2000 John accepted the position of Sales Manager at Merrill Lynch wherein he managed over 100 advisors. In 2006 John earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. In 2009 John and his team transitioned their practice to UBS Financial Services Inc.
Over the past 20+ years, Mark has coordinated all aspects of wealth management including investment management, financial planning, estate planning and charitable gift planning. Mark is involved in his church and many charitable organizations including Dwankhozi Hope which supports a school in rural Zambia. Mark and his wife, Becky, live on Queen Anne and have three young daughters.
Shawn is a founding partner and a Senior Portfolio Manager with the Sound Wealth Management Group at UBS, a team dedicated to serving the complex financial needs of successful business owners and executives. Shawn leads the teams’ corporate executive practice, and works extensively with his clients in the areas of: planning around concentrated company stock/options, major liquidity events, corporate benefits, retirement planning, charitable gifting strategies, and estate planning.
Shawn has also served in several leadership roles for UBS over the last 16 years in both San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest, and is currently a Director and Assistant Market Head for UBS in Seattle and Oregon. This leadership experience has enabled Shawn to bring a unique and truly global perspective to his clients. Shawn maintains both his CFP and CIMA designations, and is dedicated to delivering a world class wealth management experience to his clients, a topic he frequently speaks about at firm conferences.
Shawn lives in Bellevue with his wife Kate, and his 3 daughters, twins Natalie and Bryn, and Haven. Shawn and Kate participate in various philanthropic causes, including the Innovators Network for Fred Hutch, Food Lifeline, and JDRF. Shawn is a youth soccer coach and an obstacle course race enthusiast in his spare time.
Sarah Fitch is a Certified Financial Planner and a Financial Advisor with the Sound Wealth Management Group, who began her career at UBS Financial Services in 1999. Her focus is on providing detailed financial plans and investment advice along with a high level of personal client service. Sarah graduated from the University of Washington in 1998. She also holds her Series 7, Series 66 and Insurance licenses and is a graduate of the College of Financial Planning in Denver, CO. Sarah lives on Bainbridge Island with her wife, daughter and two small dogs.
K.C. Slichter uses his over thirty years' experience in the securities industry to build custom tailored investment portfolios for high net worth clients. Included in this experience are over 20 years building and managing diversified portfolios and over a dozen years putting bond and stock transactions together. Calling upon his experience as portfolio manager and background as an investment banker, K.C. carefully develops asset allocations to meet unique client needs and then implements with a mixture of high quality individual and broadly diversified pools of assets. He attended the University of California at Berkeley where he obtained his B.A. and MBA degrees. K.C. and his wife Ann are the parents of three adult children and live on Bainbridge Island.
John has been a financial advisor for the past 27 years. In 1994 John accepted a position with Merrill Lynch in Seattle where he immediately focused his practice on the unique needs and challenges of high net-worth clients. John's belief is to deliver an unparalleled level of service to his select group of clients. In 2000 John accepted the position of Sales Manager at Merrill Lynch wherein he managed over 100 advisors. In 2006 John earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. In 2009 John and his team transitioned their practice to UBS Financial Services Inc.
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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
$2.2 Billion
Assets under management
203
Collective years of experience
Global leader
UBS is a world-leading wealth manager
$2.8 trillion
In invested assets globally
As of 06/30/2022
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for wealth management
Euromoney Award for Excellence, 2020-2022
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