Experience

Helping clients grow their wealth for their most important life events 

One of the first things Andy shares with new clients is that he attended Riverside Military Academy learning leadership and organizational skills that are the foundation of his business philosophy today. Clients come first. Trust is earned by developing a rapport and building relationships that last — through multiple generations. Clients and referrals appreciate the Zager team’s ability to offer the right financial advice at the right time. Managing portfolios, diversifying investments, and helping with life events— for children’s education, purchasing a home, and a retirement plan that lasts a lifetime — the Zager team sees clients through family’s milestone events, both challenging and happy.

Leading an elite team of financial advisors

Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Andy learned about investing as a boy from his grandfather and father. He always wanted to help people manage their money, and to teach — qualities that make him a born financial advisor and leader. Andy mentors and inspires his team by giving them the tools to succeed. Each team member specializes in a specific set of skills backed by the resources of UBS. Clients appreciate that every member of the Zager team really listens, and every call and email is answered before the day’s end. Exceptional service often includes special events such as financial workshops about topics of interest such as retirement, legacy planning, and philanthropy.

Past experience

• Financial Advisor, Dean Witter/Morgan Stanley, 1997
• Battalion Executive Officer & Major, Riverside Military Academy, 1988 

 Life

• Andy serves his community by working with several foundations in Atlanta
• Board member, Board of Trustees at Riverside Military Academy
• Andy is married to Rebecca, his wife of over 30 years
• The couple has two grown children, Rachel, and Ethan
• Andy enjoys weightlifting, golf and classical piano

Empathy means putting ourselves in our clients’ shoes

Marek has always wanted to work in a field where he could serve others. With over 22 years of experience in the financial industry, Marek has been through many market cycles and has shepherded clients to manage and grow their wealth. He is grateful to be part of a team that leverages each member’s knowledge and offers outstanding client service combined with the strength of UBS resources. Marek believes that one of the essential jobs of a financial advisor is to make clients feel heard and understood. That takes great listening skills and empathy. After all, he is helping clients manage their money—one of the most important aspects of their lives.

The vision to build and protect wealth

Marek believes that building wealth is all about helping each client build the life they’ve always wanted. Because each client’s needs and financial goals are unique, the Zager Wealth Management team works to create a customized financial plan for every client. This is followed by regular portfolio review meetings throughout the year, to stay the course or make adjustments that depend on the changing market and the client’s needs. While growing a client’s wealth is a priority, protecting it, is of equal importance. A shared vision with clients and honest communication are key to forging trusting long-term relationships.

Past experience

• Financial Advisor, Bear Stearns & Co.  2004 – 2008
• Management and Compliance, Prudential Securities, Inc. 2000

Life

• Marek has been married to Nomiki Klonaris for over 23 years and is the proud father of two daughters, Athena & Artemis, who constantly amaze their parents.
• The family enjoys traveling and cooking new recipes and classic favorites together.
• Marek and his family are all avid tennis players and love to compete.
• Marek also loves music and reading.

Going above and beyond without being asked

As Team Administrator for Zager Wealth Management at UBS, Zoe has a passion for helping clients. Her personal goal is to provide clients with that special “something” they cannot experience anywhere else: exceptional service. This includes facilitating the account opening process, servicing client accounts and implementing investments. Zoe also specializes in handling the team's credit lines, banking products, and alternative investments. Combined with her previous work as a financial advisor at AIG and her bank branch management training give her a deep understanding of the multiple faceted aspects of wealth management.

Leveraging the strength of every team member

Zoe thrives in her leadership role. She has an impeccable work ethic, is always respectful and kind and she genuinely has our clients’ best interests at heart. Zoe brings a deep understanding of everyone’s role on the Zager Wealth Management team. She knows how to leverage everyone’s strengths which is why she is tasked with ensuring that our team has the most efficient possible processes in place without sacrificing our vision and focus. Zoe believes that when everyone’s vision aligns, the team can grow the business and everyone wins — especially clients.

Past experience

• Financial Advisor AIG VALIC, 2004-2012
• Synovus Branch Management Training program, 2003-2004 

Life

• Zoe loves to work out daily and has recently taken up hot yoga
• She also enjoys playing ALTA and USTA team tennis, and hosting game nights
• Zoe’s love of travel is surpassed by spending time with her niece, Ava, and her nephew, Ethan
• Zoe adores her two dogs, Doc, and Alfred

Communication. Flexibility. Integrity.

In Amber’s first career as a physical therapist, she worked with clients with orthopedic and neurological conditions, rehabilitating them from injury and disability to healing so they could function and work in their daily lives. Helping people return to a normal life is an uncommon but ideal preparation for understanding the unique needs of Zager Wealth Management clients. Communicating clearly, advocating for client needs, flexibility, integrity and attention to detail—all come naturally to Amber in her new career as a UBS Registered Client Associate.

A passion to exceed client expectations

Amber is proud to be a member of the Zager Wealth Management team at UBS, whose diversified financial professionals aim to the highest standard: flawless client service. Amber’s role is to help facilitate every aspect of the business; answering and fielding calls, facilitating transactions, working closely with Financial Advisors to complete tasks related to investment decisions and providing resolution to each and every client request. This requires seamless teamwork, timely service and the desire by all to exceed client expectations.

Life

• Amber volunteers at an urban community garden and donates the food to support people with food insecurity in the surrounding neighborhoods.
• Amber enjoys spending time with friends and family and world travel.
• She is big on wellness activities and spending time in the great outdoors.
• Amber is a proud “dog mom” 

Helping clients from generation to generation

As an integral member of the Zager Wealth Management team, Juanita works closely with clients and their families. Having assisted clients for over 36 years, Juanita brings a wealth of financial experience backed by amazing interpersonal skills. Juanita interacts with clients daily, fielding questions and assisting with operational needs. She handles estates and trust accounts—and even helps some clients gather their taxes. One of Juanita’s most important qualities is that she gets to know each client personally and build trust across generations. On multiple occasions, Juanita has worked with clients, their adult children and eventually, their grandchildren.

Addressing client requests in a timely manner

Juanita values and respects how clients have been able to save and grow their money over the years. She understands family dynamics and the importance of passing wealth from one generation to the next. Her idea of white glove service is defined by addressing all client requests in a timely manner. Juanita tentatively plans to retire in December 2023. She’s had an amazing career and has truly helped a countless number of families who will surely miss her. She is actively training each team member to take over her responsibilities.

Life

• Juanita enjoys spending time with her daughter, grandchildren and best friend.
• She also enjoys documentary films.

Beyond spreadsheets and investing

Ethan Zager has been training for a career in finance his entire life. His father is the founder of Zager Wealth Management at UBS, and while growing up, Ethan had the privilege of an insider’s view of the financial industry every day at dinner time. After college and a two-year internship with UBS Wealth Advice Center, Ethan quickly discovered that there is a lot more to wealth management than spreadsheets and investing. “Most people’s idea of investing is to look out for themselves. My passion stems from the opposite. I want to offer clients a better life by helping them reach financial goals they previously thought were unattainable.”

Quality over quantity

Ethan is value driven. He is determined to give clients the best service through quality advising. His approach to wealth management is to plan long-term, without sacrificing the client’s short-term goals. Ethan believes in quality over quantity when it comes to positions. He is detail-oriented through his fundamental and technical approach, which takes into account the client’s current and future investments. Communicating clearly and breaking down financial details so clients can understand everything prior to making decisions is of utmost importance. In addition, clients have the extensive global research and UBS resources they can leverage.

Past experience

Education and credentials
– B.S., Finance and Management, minor in Sustainability, American University
– Graduate of Woodward Academy, Atlanta, GA
– Series 7 and 66 securities licenses

Life
– Involved in charitable organizations such as Wounded Warrior and Homes for Veterans
– Ethan’s creative interests include cooking, music, travel, fashion, driving and car culture.
– He loves to write essays on architecture, film and design.
– His reading list always includes books on finance.

A passion to learn and exceed client expectations

Sam Stratton is a recent college graduate where he attended Wofford College and played four years of Division I baseball. At Wofford he was a leader of the baseball team and was looked up to by his younger teammates. For his studies at Wofford, Sam pursued a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Throughout his four years his passion for wealth management continued to grow. His favorite class was Financial Investments where he created and managed a simulated portfolio, of which he won the semester class competition.

Sam has always had a passion to help and provide great service to others. From a young age Sam was taught by his father and grandfather about investing. This is when his interest in wealth management started. Sam joined our team at UBS in the summer of 2024 and he is very excited about the start of his career with Zager Wealth Management. 

Life

• Sam enjoys hanging out with his friends and playing golf
• Sam loves to workout and go on walks 
• Some of Sam's favorite activities are snowboarding and pickleball