Top Wealth + Best-in-State · rank 1 · Phoenix, Arizona · listed firm: UBS Wealth Management
Identity & firm
- Firm — UBS Financial Services Inc. — The Schultz Group (high)
- “"firmName": "UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.", "iaOnly": "N", "registrationBeginDate": "4/1/2013"” — sec_finra_regulatory
- “The Schultz Group - Phoenix, AZ | Financial Advisors” — firm_official
- Parent company — UBS Group AG (high)
- “"firmName": "UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.", "firmId": 8174” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Firm type — wirehouse (high)
- “"firmName": "UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.", "iaOnly": "N", "firmBCScope": "ACTIVE", "firmIAScope": "ACTIVE", "iaSECNumber": "7163", "bdSECNumber": "16267"” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Team name — The Schultz Group (high)
- “About our team” — firm_official
- Team size — 13 (high)
- “Steven Schultz - Managing Director–Wealth Management” — firm_official
- CRD — 1022899 (high)
- “"basicInformation": {"individualId": 1022899, "firstName": "STEVEN", "middleName": "LEWELLYN", "lastName": "SCHULTZ", "otherNames": [], "bcScope": "Active", "iaScope": "Active", "daysInIndustryCalculatedDate": "12/23/198” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Years experience — 44 (high)
- “"daysInIndustryCalculatedDate": "12/23/1981"” — sec_finra_regulatory
- “Steve has been a Financial Advisor since 1981 and a Portfolio Manager since 2000, bringing in decades of experience in investment management and client advising.” — firm_official
- Designations — — (high)
- “Steve is FINRA-registered and holds his Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses, as well as licenses for life insurance and annuities.” — firm_official
- “Michigan State University, Bachelor of Science degree in Economics - with honors” — firm_official
Book of business
- Team AUM ($M) — 2800 (high)
- “Team Assets (Custodied): $2.8B” — forbes_shook
- “$ 3.1 Billion” — firm_official
- Account minimum ($M) — 1 (high)
- “Minimum Account Size for New Business: $1M” — forbes_shook
- Typical client net worth ($M) — 6 (high)
- “Typical Net Worth of Relationships: $2-10M” — forbes_shook
- Client niche — multigenerational families and legacy/wealth transfer planning (high)
- “What defines family success? A business, property, or is it more elusive: traditions, values, ethics? And how will you pass it on to the next generation with forethought, clear goals and careful execution?” — firm_official
- “Known for his thoughtful and steady approach, he works closely with individuals and families on education funding, charitable giving strategies, and long-term wealth planning.” — firm_official
- Custodians — gap: not_applicable
- Fee model — fee_plus_commission (medium)
- “"firmName": "UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.", "iaOnly": "N", "firmBCScope": "ACTIVE", "firmIAScope": "ACTIVE"” — sec_finra_regulatory
- “Steve is FINRA-registered and holds his Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses, as well as licenses for life insurance and annuities.” — firm_official
Positioning & marketing
- Website url — https://advisors.ubs.com/schultzgroup/ (high)
- Value proposition (verbatim) — Where are you today and where do you want to be tomorrow? We recognize that a lasting relationship starts by listening and understanding your priorities and concerns. We'll work together to look at the big picture, discuss your vision for the future and help you confidently pursue your life goals. (high)
- “Where are you today and where do you want to be tomorrow? We recognize that a lasting relationship starts by listening and understanding your priorities and concerns. We'll work together to look at the big picture, discu” — firm_official
- “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 co” — firm_official
- Differentiators — Goal is to be the client's primary source of financial advice, $3.1 Billion in assets under management, 45 years in business as a team, Father/son continuity — two generations of Schultz advisors on the team, Multigenerational wealth transfer with younger generations brought into planning (high)
- “Our mission is to provide quality strategies customized to your needs. Our goal is to be your primary source of financial advice. To this end, we concentrate our efforts on developing long-term relationships through a co” — firm_official
- “$ 3.1 Billion” — firm_official
- Content marketing — none (medium)
- “href="Events.htm"” — firm_official
- Has podcast — no (medium)
- “href="Events.htm"” — firm_official
- Books published — 0 (medium)
- “Steve has been a Financial Advisor since 1981 and a Portfolio Manager since 2000, bringing in decades of experience in investment management and client advising. He graduated with honors from Michigan State University, e” — firm_official
- Linkedin url — https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenschultzfinance (high)
- Social presence — linkedin_active (medium)
- Press awards — Barron's Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2025, 2026, Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2015-2020, 2022-2025, Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023-2026, Forbes America's Top Wealth Management Teams (Private Wealth & High-Net Worth), 2023, 2024, 2025, UBS Wealth Management Chairman's Council (high)
- “Barron’s Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams, 2025, 2026” — firm_official
- “Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025” — firm_official
Visual brand
- Has distinct logo — no (high)
- “src="mediahandler/media/321450/UBS_Logo_Semibold.svg"” — firm_official
- Logo url — https://advisors.ubs.com/schultzgroup/mediahandler/media/321450/UBS_Logo_Semibold.svg (high)
- “src="mediahandler/media/321450/UBS_Logo_Semibold.svg"” — firm_official
- Visual brand notes — UBS corporate template: white ground, red accent icons and three-keys mark, clean sans-serif type. Imagery is warm father/son and staff headshots plus award wreath badges; no team-specific identity. (high)
- “src="mediahandler/media/321450/UBS_Logo_Semibold.svg"” — firm_official
- “src="mediahandler/media/453554/Calendar month-red.svg"” — firm_official
