Your family. Your future.

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My team and I are dedicated to helping you and your family address the specific and uncommon opportunities that come with exceptional personal and business success. By understanding all aspects of your family’s financial world, we develop clear recommendations and implement customized solutions.

We will work closely with you to help make sure:

  • You and your family are protected against potential exposure. Preservation of capital and keeping your family’s confidence and trust are our highest priorities.
  • You have access to consultative services that foster collaboration and help support, educate and advise future generations.
  • You are confident that all transactions align with your family’s wealth management strategy in compliance with industry rules and regulations.

I’m committed to each generation of your family, building long-lasting relationships by providing comprehensive wealth planning.

- Bob Whelan

Pursuing your goals together

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.

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    Robert Whelan

    Managing Director–Wealth Management

    Senior Portfolio Manager

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    • CA
    • DE
    • FL
    • HI
    • ID
    • MA
    • MN
    • NM
    • NV
    • NY
    • OR
    • SC
    • SD
    • TX
    • WA

    Bob oversees a three-person team providing wealth management services to families, individuals and endowments/foundations. He has extensive experience in developing investment policy, portfolio construction, and on-going monitoring of client portfolios to help achieve specific objectives. Bob's primary role is to understand his clients' specific and unique needs and provide objective advice on asset allocation, portfolio construction and strategy selection. Bob attended the University of California at Berkeley (BA, '76) and the American Graduate School of International Management (MBA, '78).

        • Senior Portfolio Manager
        555 California Street
        32nd/ 34th /46th Floor
        San Francisco, CA 94104
        robert.whelan@ubs.com
        Robert Whelan
        555 California Street,San Francisco,CA,94104
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        Dean Civitello, CFA

        Associate Director

        Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

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        • CA

        Dean graduated from the State University of New York at Albany in 2001 with a BA in Philosophy (Cum Laude). Mr. Civitello has been employed by UBS since 2001 and has been working with Robert Whelan since 2003. Dean focuses on asset allocation and manager research, with a particular focus on overseeing the group's fixed income strategies. Dean is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Charterholder and member of the CFA Institute & CFA Society of San Francisco.

              555 California Street
              32nd/ 34th /46th Floor
              San Francisco, CA 94104
              dean.civitello@ubs.com
              Dean Civitello, CFA
              555 California Street,San Francisco,CA,94104
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              Samantha Pham

              Client Associate

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              • CA

                    555 California Street
                    32nd/ 34th /46th Floor
                    San Francisco, CA 94104
                    samantha.pham@ubs.com
                    Samantha Pham
                    555 California Street,San Francisco,CA,94104

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