Experience Makes all the difference

Michael John Tusing, CEPA

Senior Vice President - Wealth Management
Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®)
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Mr. Tusing joined UBS Financial Services in February 2013 and has over 26 years of financial services experience.  He is responsible for formulating strategies for legacy wealth transfer, pre-liquidity event planning and the use of balance sheet leverage.  His areas of expertise include estate planning, single stock concentration and various asset backed credit facilities.

Prior to joining UBS, Mike spent over 8 years at Deutsche Bank Alex Brown as a financial advisor and had previously served as a Senior Executive on the Management team at Bank of America Private Bank in Los Angeles.  At Bank of America, Mike managed a team of 36 Private Bankers regarding the delivery of asset management, trust and credit solutions.  Mike graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and holds a Masters of Business Administration from St. Louis University.

Mike is active in several civic organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Weingart Center, a 30-year-old organization focused on breaking the cycle of homelessness in Los Angeles.  Mike serves on the Weingart's Executive Committee and is the Chair of the Finance Committee.


Registered States:
AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IL, IN, MI, MO, NJ, NV, NY, TN, TX, UT, VA


Michael Thomas Huntsman, CIMA®

Senior Vice President - Wealth Management
Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®)
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Michael joined UBS Financial Services, Inc., in February 2013 as a Senior Vice President – Wealth Management after successful tenures at Morgan Stanley, Bank of America- Private Bank and Deutsche Bank Alex Brown. Over his 30-year career, Michael has developed a specialty focus on Ultra and High Net Worth individuals, families, family offices and institutions, particularly those who are founders and business owners.

Michael understands that with great wealth comes great responsibility; this allows him to focus on his passion for purpose-driven investing. By combining his expertise in investment management, his understanding of the sophisticated and complex wealth management and financial planning needs of the ultra-wealthy and his commitment to sustainability, Michael is able to deliver a highly personalized experience to like-minded clients. His promise to you is to guide, lead and advise you to help you achieve what matters most.

Michael holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation from the Investment Management Consultants Association. He earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.


Registered States:
AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, MI, MO, NV, NY, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI


Thomas V. Hobbs

Senior Vice President - Wealth Management
Senior Portfolio Manager
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Mr. Hobbs joined UBS Financial Services as a Senior Vice President in February 2013.  Tom advises wealthy families, large private corporations, their principles and their advisors on a wide variety of wealth management issues.  His expertise is in the design, implementation and management of the portfolio strategies to meet individual client investment objectives.  Tom is very skilled in the use of sophisticated portfolio modeling that optimizes the risk/return of each portfolio.

Prior to joining UBS, Tom spent eight years as a Financial Advisor at Deutsche Bank Alex Brown.  For the two years prior to his time at Deutsche Bank, Tom was a Vice President and Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Private Bank.  Tom began his career as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Marine Corps, achieving the rank of Major.  Upon his departure from military service, he spent six years with Pfizer, Inc. in their Cardiovascular Division.

Tom earned a degree in Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.


Registered States:
AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI


Connor J. Ritchey

Client Service Associate
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Mr. Ritchey joined UBS Financial Services as a Client Service Associate in March of 2015. He assists with operational and administrative support for the Tripoint Wealth Management Team including account maintenance, transfers and marketing. Since joining UBS, he has become registered as a client service associate, holding licenses in both the Series 7 and Series 66.  Recently he has begun training on the Financial Goal Analysis platform for clients.

Connor is a recent graduate from UCLA who majored in Economics with a minor in Global Studies. In the past 6 years he has had internships with companies such as the Anschultz Entertainment Group, UCLA Athletics, Chivas USA and Dallas Cowboys. From these Connor brings experience in the field of sales, marketing and business development.


Registered States:
CA