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About Mellany Bagtas

I help successful entrepreneurs, executives, and families make confident decisions about their wealth. With decades of experience advising clients at leading global firms, I specialize in helping clients navigate defining financial moments — from selling a company to managing concentrated equity, to building a legacy that lasts for generations.

At UBS, my practice is designed around the belief that wealth should serve your life, not complicate it. I bring structure, simplicity, and strategy to every decision — integrating investments, taxes, lending, and estate planning into one coordinated plan that helps you move forward with clarity and confidence.

Clients describe my approach as calm, direct, and strategic. I’m known for making complex feel simple and for executing with precision when the stakes are high. My goal is to help you align your wealth with your values, purpose, and long-term vision.

Designations: CFP® | CEPA® | CDFA® | CRPC®

Core Strengths: Strategic Planning • Liquidity Events • Family Office Coordination

  • Mellany Bagtas

    Mellany Bagtas CFP, CDFA, CEPA, CRPC

    First Vice President–Wealth Management

    Portfolio Manager

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    Mellany is committed to helping clients preserve, grow, and transfer their wealth through generations and causes important to clients in the most tax efficient way possible. She is focused on providing timely, unbiased advice and earning clients’ confidence every day to help make a real difference in their lives.

    Mellany went through a rigorous process and is board certified by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) certification, that ensures planning is integral in all her client relationships. She also holds the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) designation, which equips her in helping business owners grow and transition their business into a successful exit. In addition, she holds the Chartered Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) designation, to assist her clients during a tough time in their lives in the most objective way possible. Also holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®) designation, Insurance Planning Director, Portfolio Management Director and licensed for Series 6,7,63, 66, Life, Health, Variable and Long-Term care Insurance.

    Before joining UBS, Mellany was a First Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley, and a Vice President – Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch. Prior to that, she was a banker at JP Morgan Chase. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mount Saint Mary College with a Bachelor of Science in Business and a concentration in Finance. Mellany served on the Board of Directors and Past President for Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council and served on the boards of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Foundation and other non-profit organizations.

    Mellany lives in NYC and has two sons Paolo and Miguel. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, exploring new restaurants, playing tennis and golf and spending time with her boys and dog, Chewy.

      • Mount Saint Mary College, BS in Business and a concentration in Finance
      • Portfolio Manager
      • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
      • Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
      • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
      • Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
      299 Park Avenue
      New York , NY 10171
      mellany.bagtas@ubs.com
      Mellany Bagtas CFP, CDFA, CEPA, CRPC
      299 Park Avenue,New York ,NY,10171
    • Kaitlin Weaver

      Kaitlin Weaver

      Wealth Strategy Associate

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      • AL
      • AR
      • AZ
      • CA
      • CO
      • CT
      • DC
      • DE
      • FL
      • GA
      • HI
      • IA
      • ID
      • IL
      • IN
      • KS
      • KY
      • LA
      • MA
      • MD
      • ME
      • MI
      • MN
      • MO
      • MS
      • MT
      • NC
      • ND
      • NE
      • NH
      • NJ
      • NM
      • NV
      • NY
      • OH
      • OK
      • OR
      • PA
      • PR
      • RI
      • SC
      • SD
      • TN
      • TX
      • UT
      • VA
      • VI
      • VT
      • WA
      • WI
      • WV
      • WY

      Kaitlin Weaver is a Wealth Strategy Associate. Prior to UBS, Kaitlin served as a Registered Client Service Associate at Morgan Stanley in the One Penn Plaza NY office. Kaitlin first joined The Bagtas Group as a Wealth Management Intern in 2019 and, after graduating with a BA in Finance from Fordham University, began working with The Bagtas Group full-time in charge of client service and administration.

      In her free time, Kaitlin enjoys cooking for her friends and family, as well as traveling and exploring new cities.

        • Fordham University, BS in Finance
          299 Park Avenue
          New York, NY 10171
          kaitlin.weaver@ubs.com
          Kaitlin Weaver
          299 Park Avenue,New York,NY,10171

        Who I Serve

        Business Owners

        You’ve spent years building your company. Now it’s time to maximize its value, minimize your tax burden, and turn decades of work into lasting wealth.

        I help business owners prepare for sale or succession, structure post-liquidity portfolios, and coordinate with attorneys, CPAs, and investment bankers to ensure a smooth transition from business ownership to financial independence.


        Corporate Executives

        Your wealth is tied to performance and timing. I help executives manage RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, and 10b5-1 plans — balancing diversification and opportunity while remaining compliant.

        Together, we build liquidity and portfolio strategies that complement your compensation and long-term goals.


        Ultra-High-Net-Worth Families & Family Offices

        For families of significant wealth, I design integrated strategies that preserve and extend legacy. From trust and estate planning to philanthropic design and family governance, I help clients create multigenerational frameworks that reflect their values while maintaining privacy, structure, and continuity.


        Founders & Entrepreneurs

        Before, during, and after a liquidity event, I help founders align ownership, equity, and cash flow strategies with their long-term goals.

        UBS’s global platform provides access to private markets, tailored credit solutions, and tax-aware strategies designed to help optimize wealth creation and preservation.


        Clients in Transition

        Divorce, inheritance, or sudden wealth can all create moments of uncertainty.


        I help clients reestablish stability with objective, actionable planning that simplifies the financial picture and creates confidence in the next chapter.

        Integrated Capabilities

        At UBS, my clients access a global platform and institutional-level resources coordinated through a single relationship:

        • Investment Management & Portfolio Design

        • Private Banking, Credit, and Structured Lending

        • Liquidity & Exit Strategy Planning

        • Trust, Estate, and Philanthropic Advisory

        • Cross-Border Wealth & International Coordination

        • Family Office Services

        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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        Business transition & succession planning

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        Advice for business owners & entrepreneurs

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        Comprehensive planning for significant wealth

        How I Work

        1. Clarify: Define what you want your wealth to do — for your family, your business, and the causes you care about.

        2. Design: Build a coordinated plan across portfolios, cash flow, tax, estate, insurance, and philanthropy.

        3. Execute & Adapt: Implement with precision, then adjust through quarterly reviews, life-event planning, and on-call guidance when your world changes.

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        Ready to sell your business?

        The five hallmarks of a successful sale

        Move forward with confidence in possibly the biggest venture of your life. We can help advise and orchestrate your entire team of experts throughout the sale process and beyond.

        Philosophy

        Wealth is a tool — not the goal. The goal is clarity, freedom, and alignment.


        Every recommendation is guided by three principles:


        Clarity over complexity – simplify what matters most.


        Coordination over isolation – unify advisors, strategies, and decisions.


        Purpose over performance – measure success by the life it enables, not just returns.

        A leader in wealth management

        Backed by the strength of our parent company, UBS AG

        $6.9 trn

        UBS Group invested assets
        As of 10/29/2025

        51 countries

        Our global footprint

        Global leader

        UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager

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