UBS Financial Advisors in Southern California Named to the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State, and PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers Lists

June 06, 2023 at 13:58 PM EDT

UBS announced today that more than 30 financial advisors in the Southern California region of the firm’s Pacific Desert market have been named to several industry recognition lists by Forbes and PLANADVISER for 2023. Twenty-eight advisors were named to the 2023 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor list, six advisors were named to the 2023 Forbes Best-in-State Women Wealth Advisors list, and two retirement plan advisors have been named to the PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers list for 2023.

UBS’s Pacific Desert market consists of offices in Southern California, Hawaii and Arizona. Of the 28 advisors recognized as Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 14 are based in Orange County; 13 are based in San Diego County; and one is in the Inland Empire.

"Congratulations to all our advisors in Orange County, San Diego, and Riverside for being recognized with these outstanding distinctions,” said Justin Frame, UBS Pacific Desert Market Executive. “Their commitment to providing excellent service and custom solutions is what sets them apart as top advisors in their areas. We look forward to their continued dedication in helping clients navigate their financial futures.”

The advisors in Orange County, San Diego and Riverside named to the 2023 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list are:

Newport Beach	San Diego
James Axelson	Blair Cannon
Marc Foster	Peter Andreasen
Blake Foster	Courtney Liddy
Brian Gooding	Bryan Thompson
Jeffery Hamilton	Earl Thompson
Ed Levin	Kalyn Maher Walker
Michael Miremadi
Thomas Podmajersky	Carmel Valley
Barry Porter	Steven DeMatteo
Lynne Sebastian
Nicholas Villasenor
	La Jolla
Riverside	Frank Baldwin
Scott Morris	Brian Donaldson
	Stephen LaFata
Irvine	Andrew Galewski
James Chiate	Braydon Hamilton
Anthony Guinane	Christopher Radici
Michael Thompson

The advisors named to the 2023 Forbes Best-in-State Women Wealth Advisors list are:

Advisor name	Office location
Liling Lee	Irvine
Panfang Fu	Newport Beach
Lynne Sebastian	Newport Beach
Candice Gleeson	San Diego
Courtney Liddy	San Diego
Kalyn Maher Walker	San Diego

Additionally, UBS Financial Advisors Jennifer Hocking in Irvine and Panfang Fu in Newport Beach were named to the 2023 PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisors list.

The 2023 Forbes/SHOOK Research Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list is comprised of over 7,000 Advisors across the country, collectively managing nearly $11 trillion in client assets. The seventh annual Forbes/SHOOK Top Women Wealth Advisors features 1,697 women collectively managing assets of nearly $2.3 trillion. The rankings, developed by SHOOK Research, are based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative measures including phone and in-person interviews, compliance records, and revenue generated for their firms.

For the full Forbes lists and further information, visit:

https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-wealth-advisors/

https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-women-advisors/

PLANADVISER’s Top Retirement Plan Advisers recognizes the top 207 retirement plan advisers in the industry based on quantitative measures. To be listed, advisers must have a minimum requirement of 50 plan clients or retirement plan assets under advisement of $400 million or more. For the full list and further information, visit: https://www.planadviser.com/awards/2023-top-retirement-plan-advisers/

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