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We have built our business, and our reputations, on our ability to deliver measurable client value by bringing to bear both our extensive knowledge and experience and the vast resources of UBS Financial Services, Inc. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies and they regularly tell us that we are more than retirement plan consultants, we are their trusted advisors. We believe in building strong, long-term relationships and will work with you and your teams to ensure you are providing a strong, competitive retirement plan to your participants.

Manish Mehta, CFA, CFP

Managing Director–Wealth Management

Manish joined UBS in 2008 from Merrill Lynch, where he was a Resident Director. Early on in his career in wealth management at Morgan Stanley, he started specializing in advising clients with significant wealth. Drawing on his extensive experience, Manish now develops personalized strategies to address the complex needs of high net worth clients and institutions.

Manish is a CFA® and CFP® practitioner. He attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania for executive education. Manish received his PGDBA (Post Graduate in Business Administration) in Finance & International Business in India and was awarded his school's highest academic honor for excellence. His focus was on Computer Science, Physics and Mathematics during his BS.

Outside of the office, whenever Manish is not spending time with his two young daughters, he is enjoying some fitness pursuit. You can easily engage him in a discussion about nutrition or health. He is ever willing to visit a new country or try a new cuisine.

California Insurance License number 0I1920 

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Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
    The Barron's rating is awarded annually in March and is based on information from the prior year Q3. 
  • Forbes America’s Top Wealth Management Teams, 2022The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in November based on information from a 12 month period ending in March of the award year.
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023The 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.
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

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

Credentials

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
  • Chartered Financial Analyst®
  • Institutional Consultant, UBS Institutional Consulting Program
  • Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Private Wealth Advisor
201 North New York Ave
Suite 300
Winter Park, FL 32789

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Paul Higgins

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

Paul graduated with a B.A. in Economics and minor in Spanish from Centre College in 1987.  He has over 28 years of Banking, Investment Management, and Risk Management experience.  His experience includes Branch Manager for UBS Financial Services, Inc. from 2011-2013 and Commerce Investment Corp, Senior Investment Officer with SunTrust Securities, Wealth Advisory Specialist with Smith Barney, and Commercial Lending with Wachovia.

Paul works privately with families, philanthropies, and corporations on a national basis assisting them with their domestic financial needs.  Paul also holds a Wealth Advisor designation.

California Insurance License number 2011299

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  • DC
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  • FL
  • GA
  • HI
  • IA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • NC
  • ND
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OR
  • PA
  • RI
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes America’s Top Wealth Management Teams, 2022The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in November based on information from a 12 month period ending in March of the award year.
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

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

  • Centre College, B.A. Economics
10 South Jefferson Street
Suite 1050
Roanoke, VA 24011

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John Saunders, CFP

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

John graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1979 and an M.B.A. from Harvard in 1983.  He has over 37 years of investment management experience.  This includes 14 years as a senior executive with Fidelity, Prudential, and T Rowe Price in Boston, Dallas. London, New York / New Jersey, and Baltimore.  He spent 11 years as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in Boston and his own consulting firms in Roanoke.

John has been a financial advisor to individual and businesses for more than 12 years.  He holds a CFP and Wealth Advisor designation.

California Insurance License number 0G71253

Registered States:
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  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • ME
  • MI
  • MN
  • MT
  • NC
  • ND
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OR
  • PA
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • VA
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes America’s Top Wealth Management Teams, 2022The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in November based on information from a 12 month period ending in March of the award year.
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

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

  • University of Virginia, B.A. Economics
  • Harvard, M.B.A.

Credentials

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
10 South Jefferson Street
Suite 1050
Roanoke, VA 24011

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Richard G. Berardo

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Portfolio Manager

Rick, originally from Jersey City, NJ, began his career as a Financial Advisor in 1991 with PaineWebber. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a degree in Political Science with a pre-law emphasis. Since joining UBS in 2008 from Merrill Lynch, Rick’s primary focus is using the UBS financial planning tools to create an investment and estate planning road map for his clients. He uses a disciplined approached of regularly schedule reviews to monitor and update, when needed, their investments and plans.

Rick has been married 37 years to his wife Maureen. They have two adult children, two bulldogs and a yellow lab. Rick’s son, Richard, is also a member of the Summit Group team. Outside of the office, Rick & Maureen are active in dog rescue organizations.

California Insurance License number 0C56669

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  • ME
  • MI
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  • MT
  • NC
  • ND
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • RI
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • VA
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes America’s Top Wealth Management Teams, 2022The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in November based on information from a 12 month period ending in March of the award year.
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

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

Credentials

  • Portfolio Manager
201 North New York Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789

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Pranjal "P.J." Mehta

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Senior Portfolio Manager

PJ began his career as a Financial Advisor in 1997 with PaineWebber after completing his MBA in Finance at the University of Central Florida. Since joining UBS in 2008, PJ’s primary focus is working with clients on their asset management, multi-generational wealth preservation, transfer strategies, and philanthropic objectives.

PJ was born and raised in Mumbai, India. He earned his bachelor’s in accounting at the University of Bombay. While studying, he worked at his family’s practice of Chartered Accountants overseeing the internal audit department.

He and his wife, Tracey, live in Oviedo, Florida. Outside of the office, they enjoy their weekends spending time with their three adult children and their dog Teddy.

California Insurance License number 0C57246

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  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • ME
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • NC
  • ND
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OR
  • PA
  • RI
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • VA
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes America’s Top Wealth Management Teams, 2022The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in November based on information from a 12 month period ending in March of the award year.
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.

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

Credentials

  • Senior Portfolio Manager
201 North New York Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789

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William "Will" Peyton, Jr.

Wealth Management Associate

Will began his career in Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch before joining UBS in 2008. He works with families and institutions to address a wide spectrum of planning needs. His focus on the team includes financial planning, investment implementation, trade execution, risk monitoring and liability management.

With a constant pursuit of superlative service, he strives to have a meaningful impact on client's lives. He particularly enjoys working with multiple generations of families to help them leave a lasting legacy.

Will is a native of Eastern North Carolina and went to ECU, where he received his degree in Business Administration with a specialization in finance.

Will learned finance at an early age from his father, who has been in the industry for over 30 years. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys various sports and attending sporting events.

Registered States:
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317 W. Barbee Chapel Road
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Ashley P. Nader, CRPC®

Client Associate

Ashley began her career in wealth management at UBS in Roanoke, VA in 2011. She also spent some time at Wells Fargo Advisors as a Senior Brokerage Associate, then she rejoined UBS in 2022. Ashley has earned the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation from the College for Financial Planning®.

 Providing superior client service is one of Ashley’s top priorities.  She strives to maintain excellent communication during the client onboarding experience and beyond.

 Ashley attended Radford University where she received her Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a concentration in financial planning.  She still resides in her hometown of Roanoke, VA with her husband and 2 children.  Most of her free time is spent cheering on her son at soccer or coaching her daughter’s softball team

Registered States:
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  • NY
  • OH
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Credentials

  • Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
201 North New York Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789

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Jonathan Brick

Client Associate

Jonathan started his career in financial services in 2015 and joined UBS in 2019.  He has been part of the Summit Group since July of 2023.  Jonathan is responsible for delivering exceptional operational service to our clients on a daily basis.

Jonathan maintains his Series 7 and 66 FINRA registrations.

Registered States:
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  • WY
816 Highway A1A North
Ponte Vedra, FL 32082

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Maritza Gines

Senior Client Associate

Maritza was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Puerto Rico.  She began her career at UBS in 1990. She relocated to Orlando in January 1997. Maritza has two adult children and 3 grandchildren. When she is not spending time with her family, she enjoys travelling, singing, and dancing. 

 

201 North New York Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789

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Winnona "Wendy" Grabe

Senior Client Associate

Wendy began her career in the Financial Services industry in Orlando, FL at PaineWebber in 1991. With over 31 years of experience, Wendy’s focus is providing our clients with superior service. In addition to the Series 7 and 63, Wendy holds the Life, Health, and Variable Annuity Insurance 2-15 license.

Wendy lives in Winter Park, FL with her husband. She enjoys boating, RVing, and spending time with family and friends.

 

 

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  • MN
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  • NM
  • NY
  • OH
  • PA
  • SC
  • TN
  • VA
201 North New York Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789

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Richard Riley Berardo

Client Associate

Richard began his career in the Financial Services industry in 2011. With a B.S. in Business and Information Management obtained in 2016 from Seminole State College, Richard has been following his father’s footsteps and learning every step of the way. For over 10 years, Richard has been a student of UBS and looks forward to continuing to learn from the impactful environment the company has cultivated.

Born and raised in Florida, Richard holds experience in radio and television broadcasting which he used to work as a national DJ for a short time before continuing his artistic endeavors in writing and video game design. Richard finds joy in rescuing and volunteering at a pet rescue

201 North New York Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789

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