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Private Wealth Management
Your passion, drive and careful stewardship of family wealth has achieved a deserved level of success. Today, perhaps more than at any other time, you need the close collaboration of a UBS Private Wealth Advisor. Whether you’re pursuing a successful business venture, creating a philanthropic impact or investing for a legacy that lasts for generations, we have all the resources under one roof.
Select business owners, real estate investors and multigenerational families choose to work with us because of the depth of our experience, our knowledge and the direct and candid advice they know they can count on. We understand the complexity of significant wealth. That’s why we’ll work closely with you to help simplify your financial world, maintain your lifestyle and develop smart tax strategies so you have the freedom to fully assess your options, make wise financial decisions and move forward with confidence.
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.
Aric brings more than 20 years of experience to multigenerational families and
business owners by offering thoughtful advice in four core areas of focus: investment
management, lending solutions, tax-aware retirement planning and estate planning
strategies. Providing his high net worth clients a personalized experience, Aric and his
team strive to maintain high standards of integrity and professionalism in their
relationships. As of March 2021, Aric and his team oversee over $2 billion in
assets under management.
Aric is a lifelong learner, seeking ongoing accreditation and experience. As a Private
Wealth Advisor, he has a roster of clients that includes successful business and
entertainment executives, physicians, attorneys and real estate entrepreneurs. He
offers tailored, goal-oriented planning and objective investment guidance that looks
to align his clients’ long-term planning with their values. Aric believes that clients
appreciates his ability to anticipate needs, provide individual attention and
communicate clearly and confidently about important financial decisions. As a result,
he hopes that this will make a real impact in the lives of his clients.
Past experience
Education
Credentials
Personal life
As an integral part of the team, Yev provides key capabilities for their holistic approach: market research, asset consolidation and allocation, portfolio construction, trade strategies and executions, and client reviews. Working extensively with ultra high net worth clients, Yev is dedicated to maintaining operational excellence, as well as the integrity, accuracy and discipline exemplified by the team.
Yev offers specializations in multiple aspects of investment management, analysis and research. He provides deep access to the global resources, solutions and services of UBS. The result is a highly personalized investment strategy and service experience for each client.
Past experience
Personal life
CA Insurance License #0M76971
“I am driven to provide insight and advice specific to each client’s needs. I have ongoing conversations not just about our clients’ overall finances, but their life goals, dreams and aspirations.”
– Yev Katkovsky
Working directly with a diverse group of ultra high net worth clients across the US, Connor has experience with uncommonly complex investment needs. Specifically, he supports the team’s focus on multigenerational families and entrepreneurs by helping to create, review and track comprehensive financial plans that include retirement and cash flow analyses, estate planning strategies, and risk and liability reviews. Connor also helps coordinate lending transactions for the team’s clients.
Sharing the team’s commitment to providing white glove service, he is consistently focused on doing what is best for each client. Providing access to UBS products, services, research and global resources, he tracks clients’ progress toward their goals and works diligently to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
Past experience
Personal life
CA Insurance License #19087543
“I enjoy understanding our clients’ big picture and helping them pursue their goals. Building a strategy for them that sets their path to accomplish their goals is very rewarding.”
– Connor Wilhelm
With more than 20 years of financial services experience, Silvia is at the center of the Zamel Wealth Management Group, handling their operational requirements and their clients’ administrative needs. Responsible for all client accounts, Silvia manages account opening, transfers, disbursements, wires, credit lines and all related paperwork.
Excited every day by the opportunity to help clients and resolve interesting challenges, Silvia is a key part of the team’s client loyalty and longevity. She assists with account reviews and resolving complex banking and brokerage issues. Silvia takes pride in working with their impactful and driven clients.
Past experience
Personal life
“ I love working with clients and providing highly personalized service. I believe our clients deserve the best. That’s why every day I come in, I don’t feel like it’s work; I really enjoy what I do.”
- Silvia Hagoski
Ask Ari what he enjoys most about being a client service associate, and he will tell you that he loves assisting people. More specifically, he likes to help clients manage their accounts in ways that can help them save time and make their lives easier. His primary role is to support the operations and administrative needs of the team, which includes a host of tasks related to account management. Ari enjoys the role and as someone who has always been interested in finance, he is keen to learn more.
Experience
Education
Life
"I really enjoy working with our clients, and I want to assist them whenever possible. The more I learn, the more I can be there for them."
- Ari Benchimol
Aric brings more than 20 years of experience to multigenerational families and
business owners by offering thoughtful advice in four core areas of focus: investment
management, lending solutions, tax-aware retirement planning and estate planning
strategies. Providing his high net worth clients a personalized experience, Aric and his
team strive to maintain high standards of integrity and professionalism in their
relationships. As of March 2021, Aric and his team oversee over $2 billion in
assets under management.
Aric is a lifelong learner, seeking ongoing accreditation and experience. As a Private
Wealth Advisor, he has a roster of clients that includes successful business and
entertainment executives, physicians, attorneys and real estate entrepreneurs. He
offers tailored, goal-oriented planning and objective investment guidance that looks
to align his clients’ long-term planning with their values. Aric believes that clients
appreciates his ability to anticipate needs, provide individual attention and
communicate clearly and confidently about important financial decisions. As a result,
he hopes that this will make a real impact in the lives of his clients.
Past experience
Education
Credentials
Personal life
As an integral part of the team, Yev provides key capabilities for their holistic approach: market research, asset consolidation and allocation, portfolio construction, trade strategies and executions, and client reviews. Working extensively with ultra high net worth clients, Yev is dedicated to maintaining operational excellence, as well as the integrity, accuracy and discipline exemplified by the team.
Yev offers specializations in multiple aspects of investment management, analysis and research. He provides deep access to the global resources, solutions and services of UBS. The result is a highly personalized investment strategy and service experience for each client.
Past experience
Personal life
CA Insurance License #0M76971
“I am driven to provide insight and advice specific to each client’s needs. I have ongoing conversations not just about our clients’ overall finances, but their life goals, dreams and aspirations.”
– Yev Katkovsky
Working directly with a diverse group of ultra high net worth clients across the US, Connor has experience with uncommonly complex investment needs. Specifically, he supports the team’s focus on multigenerational families and entrepreneurs by helping to create, review and track comprehensive financial plans that include retirement and cash flow analyses, estate planning strategies, and risk and liability reviews. Connor also helps coordinate lending transactions for the team’s clients.
Sharing the team’s commitment to providing white glove service, he is consistently focused on doing what is best for each client. Providing access to UBS products, services, research and global resources, he tracks clients’ progress toward their goals and works diligently to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
Past experience
Personal life
CA Insurance License #19087543
“I enjoy understanding our clients’ big picture and helping them pursue their goals. Building a strategy for them that sets their path to accomplish their goals is very rewarding.”
– Connor Wilhelm
With more than 20 years of financial services experience, Silvia is at the center of the Zamel Wealth Management Group, handling their operational requirements and their clients’ administrative needs. Responsible for all client accounts, Silvia manages account opening, transfers, disbursements, wires, credit lines and all related paperwork.
Excited every day by the opportunity to help clients and resolve interesting challenges, Silvia is a key part of the team’s client loyalty and longevity. She assists with account reviews and resolving complex banking and brokerage issues. Silvia takes pride in working with their impactful and driven clients.
Past experience
Personal life
“ I love working with clients and providing highly personalized service. I believe our clients deserve the best. That’s why every day I come in, I don’t feel like it’s work; I really enjoy what I do.”
- Silvia Hagoski
Ask Ari what he enjoys most about being a client service associate, and he will tell you that he loves assisting people. More specifically, he likes to help clients manage their accounts in ways that can help them save time and make their lives easier. His primary role is to support the operations and administrative needs of the team, which includes a host of tasks related to account management. Ari enjoys the role and as someone who has always been interested in finance, he is keen to learn more.
Experience
Education
Life
"I really enjoy working with our clients, and I want to assist them whenever possible. The more I learn, the more I can be there for them."
- Ari Benchimol
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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
Investment management
With our actionable financial plans and investment strategies, we craft a tax-aware asset allocation that supports your plan and seeks to lower volatility. Our focus is on wealth preservation, helping to provide the assurance of a long-term strategy that is centered on maintaining your lifestyle. As your active, discretionary investment manager or by working with select UBS managers, we build highly customized portfolios from an open platform and a broad array of investments.
Lending strategies
Credit and lending can serve an important purpose in an overall financial plan, providing liquidity as well as flexibility. Our tailored lending solutions can help you borrow wisely, the way you want. We will work with you to find a secure and cost-effective lending strategy reflective of your needs.
Have you considered the tax benefits of a company-sponsored retirement plan?
Working with business owners, we offer a collaborative approach that looks at all of the moving parts of their company retirement plan. We offer tailored recommendations about streamlining design, provisions, budgets, regulatory compliance record keeping and, most importantly, the potential tax benefits.
Careful estate planning is an ongoing exercise. Thoroughly reviewing your family’s situation can uncover new opportunities to pursue your goals. We provide a set of tools and strategies to continually fine-tune your estate and legacy planning strategy. This includes advising you with personal estate and philanthropic planning strategies, exercising powers over trusts and private foundations, and making tax and financial decisions.
We have a deep history working with high and ultra-high net worth clients. Many of our largest and most sophisticated clients, as well as their family offices, require bespoke and integrated advisory solutions. Our white glove service and deep access to the global resources, capabilities and leadership of UBS means our clients get the highly personalized attention of an extensive network of professionals:
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More than 150 years
offering financial advice
The 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. The advisor paid a fee to display the rating logo in connection with the award.
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
The 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. The advisor paid a fee to display the rating logo in connection with the award.
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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