An experienced and committed team

Our mission is to understand what matters most to you. Taking time to ask hard, smart questions and listen carefully. Understanding, in detail, exactly where your wealth stands today, and where you’d like it to be tomorrow. We help design and implement a customized wealth management approach that helps you and your family pursue your personal financial goals while helping manage investment risk.

We live in a world that's constantly changing. Markets can fluctuate frequently. Potential investment opportunities can arise daily. Regulations are amended. That's why we believe that you and your situation are the best starting points from which to help plan your financial future: where you are today, where you want to be tomorrow, and what you want to accomplish along the way. Because by understanding you and your priorities, we can more effectively offer our experience and resources and help you build a financial framework that is rooted in the unique complexities of your life

As we focus on you today and help you identify your goals for tomorrow, we can strive to work together throughout life’s ups, downs, triumphs, and transitions. Helping you starts with getting to know you and your family. Our job is to first understand what matters most to you. We will work together to create a financial approach that reflects your investment personality and is built around your life priorities. We will be here to help you make adjustments to your approach if and when necessary over time.

We begin by getting to know you, understanding your goals and developing a thorough understanding of what you value most, your risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs. In our one-on-one discovery meetings with you, we draw on the analytical skills and deep experience of our advisor team to review your portfolio and objectives so that we can work closely together to create a financial approach that helps you pursue your goals.

Viktor Szucs, CFP

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

Viktor Szucs is a Senior Vice President - Wealth Management, US advisor at UBS Financial Services in Dallas, Texas. He has been helping clients growth their wealth for more than 28 years.

Viktor helps his clients see beyond their immediate financial concerns to achieve a greater vision of how they can use their financial resources to bring fulfillment to their lives. Viktor focuses on assisting the families of corporate executives and business owners to integrate their wealth with their vision of personal achievement. He has extensive experience in working with people in transition, like the suddenly single or recently retired.

Viktor holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and holds the Series 7 and 65 FINRA registrations. Viktor is also a Portfolio Manager who can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on discretionary basis his own Personalized or Defined Strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, model portfolios, and third party investment strategies.

Viktor was born in Budapest, Hungary at a time when it was still a satellite state of the former Soviet Union. Members of his family sought asylum in the U.S., following the failed 1956 uprising against the communist regime, in search of freedom and economic prosperity on the other side of the "iron curtain". Inspired by their success, and driven by his own dreams, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1984. He graduated from the University of North Texas in 1994, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with an emphasis on Personal Financial Planning. Viktor is an active leader in the wealth management community, having previously served as the President of the Dallas/Fort Worth Financial Planning Association in 2004.

*Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in the U.S.

Registered States:
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • FL
  • HI
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • MO
  • MS
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OK
  • PA
  • SC
  • TX
  • VA

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2024The 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™
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Rita Karl, CFP®, CDFA®

Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

Rita Karl is a Vice President-Wealth Management, US in Dallas, Texas.  She is passionate about understanding each client’s unique story, Rita welcomes the opportunity to solve problems efficiently and provide multiple generations of families with strategic advice and guidance. This can include such matters as changing jobs or careers, planning for or entering retirement, getting divorced or (re)married, caring for an aging parent, or the death of a spouse. She also engages them in important discussions about the role Social Security and Medicare can play in retirement.

Holding the Certified Divorced Financial Analyst, CDFA® professional designation, Rita helps inspire and empower women to take control of their financial lives after divorce or the death of a spouse. She can work in conjunction with their attorneys and accountants to help connect all the pieces of their financial lives. Rita is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® professional, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. Rita can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis custom investment strategies, selecting from a wide range of model portfolios and third-party investment strategies.

Originally from Riga, Latvia, Rita earned her Bachelor’s degree from Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Technology. She also graduated from a Certificate Program in Financial Planning from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She currently resides in Dallas and enjoys running, cycling, skiing and traveling. A self-proclaimed art lover, Rita enjoys visiting and supporting museums across the country, including the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, the Dallas Museum of Art, as well as the Met and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. She is also passionate about causes dedicated to those who cannot help themselves, including children, animals, the elderly, and the environment.

Registered States:
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • FL
  • HI
  • IL
  • IN
  • KY
  • LA
  • MD
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NY
  • PA
  • SC
  • TX
  • VA

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2024The 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 Divorce Financial Analyst
  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
100 Crescent Court
Dallas, TX 75201

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Cole Patterson, CFP

Financial Advisor

Cole Patterson is a Financial Advisor with the Pegasus Group, at UBS Financial Services in Dallas, Texas.

Cole focuses on offering a comprehensive approach to managing wealth that begins with getting to know clients, their family's financial situation and what matters most to them. He then helps them create a customized wealth management approach that can be flexible as their needs and market conditions change. Cole also provides access to the investment insights to help address the various aspects of clients’ financial lives. He's driven by his passion for delivering excellent service and helping clients pursue their goals.

Cole began his career in financial services in 2020 after graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. After completing multiple internships in wealth management, Cole realized his passion for helping people achieve their financial goals. He quickly inserted himself into the wealth management world by serving as an officer for the Texas A&M Financial Planning Student Association, taking on the role of a Financial Planning Student Ambassador, and volunteering as a Money Education Center Peer Advisor where he helped fellow Texas A&M students manage their budgets and expenses. Cole’s early dedication to the industry has given him unique exposure to a wide variety of client needs and financial situations.

While Cole is originally from San Antonio, Texas, he currently resides in Dallas. He enjoys playing golf, running, travelling, movies, and reading.

Registered States:
  • AK
  • 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

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2024The 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

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Hannah Schildcrout

Client Associate

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Ricardo Villarreal

Client Associate

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Dallas, TX 75201

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