Focused on your goals. Committed to your future.

The Wertz-Jackson Group Thomas C. Wertz, Christopher Jackson, Jake Sodeman, Lily Justine Beitel-Horton

The Wertz-Jackson Group


phone

202-585-5388



phone

855-235-8874





address

UBS Financial Services Inc.
1501 K Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005



Our team’s personalized approach provides goal-oriented, multigenerational wealth management for affluent families and comprehensive consulting for nonprofit organizations.

Whether we are advising an organization or a successful family, we work closely together with our clients to create a fully integrated, customized plan to help them achieve what matters most. Through our personalized approach, we promise to help provide:

  • The confidence that comes from a team that truly works together to address all aspects of our clients’ personal and professional lives
  • The accountability of experienced financial professionals committed to understanding the unique needs of families and organizations
  • A boutique level of access and service, offering dedicated attention to select clients

 

“Our team has the capabilities and experience to offer sophisticated advice designed specifically for your situation. You can be confident that the strategy we develop is based on what you or your organization need.”

— Chris Jackson


Private clients

Planning focused on your priorities at every stage of life

Managing your wealth goes beyond managing your money. Our disciplined planning process begins with a series of meaningful conversations. By actively listening, we’ll discover what’s important to you and work together to establish a comprehensive financial plan that prioritizes your goals.

Beyond Traditional Asset Allocation: Liquidity, longevity and legacy

Traditional asset allocation diversifies investments among various asset classes. We take this a step further by diversifying assets based on when they will be needed as well. This goals-based approach allows us to align your strategy with your liquidity, longevity and legacy objectives along the timetable that is right for you. A key tenet of our approach is not letting short-term market fluctuations affect your ability to maintain your lifestyle.

Resources to maintain your lifestyle

Your liquidity needs are addressed with a steady income stream for the next few years.

Your liquidity portfolio: A conservative portfolio for monies to be spent over the next three to five years.

Resources to improve your lifestyle

Your longevity strategy provides a clear approach for monies that will likely be spent down over the rest of your lives.

Your longevity portfolio: A growth portfolio is sized to include all of the assets you and your family will need for the remainder of your lifetime. These assets transition over time to the liquidity portfolio.

Resources to improve the lives of others

Most of our clients have assets that they won’t need for their own retirement. Although they may be ultimately earmarked for family or charity, we may not want to give all of these funds away now.

Your longevity portfolio: Typically invested for long-term growth since the time horizon associated with the portfolio can usually be measured in decades.


Constructing your financial plan
We spend the time to really get to know you, your loved ones and your goals. We look at all aspects of your financial life: We integrate your assets and liabilities, savings and portfolios into a comprehensive and cohesive view.

Retirement income planning
Entering retirement, many people fear the possibility of outliving their savings. Our protective strategies can help ease concerns about how long you will need to draw your funds in retirement and how you can prepare for unexpected expenses.

Estate planning coordination
We work with your attorney and accountant to help with protecting your assets, reducing estate tax exposure and transitioning wealth to future generations.

Safeguarding multigenerational wealth
Attuned to protecting the financial independence of your entire family, we can help structure a deliberate and meaningful family legacy and direct capital to reflect your values.

 

Nonprofit organizations

Understanding the unique needs of nonprofit organizations

Endowments, foundations and not-for-profits come to us with a range of financial challenges. We are critical thinkers who go beyond financial guidance to work with institutions and their boards as problem-solvers focused on supporting each organization’s mission.

Goals-based allocation

Many organizations have goals in mind when it comes to their reserves. Some want a portion of their assets to provide a level of safety, while others need help paying operational expenses or liabilities. Still others may be focused on future initiatives or growth to support their mission. We divide assets into tiers based on the specific timelines of your needs and goals and work with your Board or Finance Committee to determine how much belongs in each category. Organizations may have assets in one, two, or all three strategies.

Resources for operational needs

Funds for operational needs and cushion. This is your checking account.

Your liquidity portfolio: A conservative allocation for immediate needs held in cash in your checking account.

Resources maturing on a regular basis

Bonds and CDs can be laddered to mature for known expenses. Or short-term bonds can be laddered to have funds maturing on a regular basis if there’s not a specific need.

Your short-term portfolio: Conservatively invested for monies that may be needed in the next three years.

Resources for long-term growth

This strategy is meant to provide long-term growth to build reserves and support your organization’s mission.

Your long-term portfolio: With a longer time frame we are able to focus on strategies designed for long-term growth. By working through and funding these three buckets sequentially, we minimize the risk that short-term market fluctuations affect your ability to fund operations.


Trusted guidance
We have extensive experience providing insight and advice to investment committees and trustees for a variety of organizations. Our team understands the specialized issues you face and know how to address your needs with a comprehensive approach.

Comprehensive solutions
By accessing the intellectual capital of UBS, as well as its in-depth manager research capabilities, we combine global insights and analyses with an open architecture mix of managers and funds. Our services include:

  • Investment policy development and review
  • Asset allocation modeling
  • Investment manager and fund searches
  • Portfolio construction
  • Ongoing consulting and performance measurement
  • Board and committee education

Mission investing
We can assist your organization in aligning core values with appropriate investment strategies that reflect what is most important to you. If desired, we tailor our strategies to positively and negatively screen for governance, environmental and social impact metrics.

Fiduciary responsibility
Fiduciary liability is a primary concern for many organizations. We will acknowledge our fiduciary role for services provided and help you develop an investment process to address your fiduciary obligations.

 

Sustainable investing

Look closer — Sustainability isn’t just about saying no

In the past, investors took an exclusionary approach, staying away from “sin stocks” like alcohol, tobacco, weapons and gambling companies. This was a values-based decision. Today, sustainable investors are more constructive and focused on investment performance as well as aligning their portfolio with their values. By integrating environmental, social, governance (ESG) analysis with traditional financial analysis, sustainable investing can reveal key insights that a traditional approach may overlook.

Don’t compromise - Investing with values can create value
The line between sustainable investing and successful investing is being erased. Investors do not have to choose between making a positive impact and meeting their financial goals.

Traditional investing relies solely on financial information. Sustainable investing broadens the scope to include non-financial factors. More data offers a more comprehensive picture of a potential investment. We specialize in helping investors interested in aligning the pursuit of their investment goals with the concept of sustainability through a variety of approaches:

  • Exclusion strategies
  • Integration strategies
  • Impact strategies

UBS is a leader in sustainability
Guided by our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, UBS continues to work diligently toward meeting demanding Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance goals and commitments at every level of the organization. Our firm has broad and deep experience with sustainable strategies led by senior colleagues and a research department with a specific focus on sustainability.

 

Investment management

Strategies to help prepare for opportunities and times of volatility

When it comes to portfolio management, we tailor your asset allocation and risk management to your unique situation. We practice a balanced, nonproprietary investment strategy and believe that research, diversification and risk monitoring are the foundation of financial success.

Customized portfolio management
Providing the analysis and due diligence to select “best in class” managers, we build customized portfolios specific to your unique situation. Our distinction stems from our ability to transcend the capabilities of the traditional financial advisor and bring institutional analysis and investment management directly to you.

Open access
We make investment decisions objectively and deliberately, without any conflicts of interest. We consider all investment vehicles as potential tools for building a customized investment portfolio using a disciplined product selection process.

Risk management and asset allocation
We focus on strategies that help mitigate risk by building a diversified asset allocation. As we implement your investment strategy, we communicate regularly and track performance, rebalancing and making adjustments for life changes and economic conditions.

Leveraging our institutional consulting experience
Because we work with organizations in a fiduciary capacity, we have a depth of experience in the design, implementation and monitoring of complex investment programs. We translate this institutional consulting experience into action for creating comprehensive wealth strategies for affluent families.

 

Lasting relationships

Exemplary service is the key to a successful relationship

Our highly integrated team works closely together, shares knowledge and maintains accountability to all of our clients. While you may work directly with a specific point-of-contact, you can turn to any member of the team as specific needs arise.

Attention on your terms
Our team works with a select group of clients and we always put their needs first. Our service goes above and beyond the expected, offering a highly personalized experience that is responsive and flexible to your needs.

Proactive communication
We work diligently to anticipate your needs. We stay on top of the latest and most prudent financial thinking and share that expertise through regular calls, meetings personalized to your schedule, one-on-one counseling and informative educational events.

Client service professionals
Clients rely on our attentive and detail-oriented service professionals for a host of financial and administrative needs. We are tenacious about resolving outstanding issues and have exceptional follow-through.

Coordination with your other advisors
We will work with your accountants, attorneys and other trusted advisors. Together, we will present integrated strategies in order to help achieve your strategic goals.

 

Christopher Jackson has been recognized as an industry leader

  • Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, 2019, 2020



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