Nine UBS Financial Advisors in Southern California, Hawaii Named to Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State

UBS’s Courtney Liddy in San Diego also recognized on Forbes America’s Top 100 Women Wealth Advisors nationwide

SAN DIEGO & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. & HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS Wealth Management US announced today that nine financial advisors based in the Southern California and Hawaii areas of the firm’s Pacific Desert Market have been named to the Forbes 2026 Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list.

One of the advisors, Courtney Liddy, has also been recognized by Forbes for the eighth year in a row as one of America’s Top 100 Women Wealth Advisors nationwide, in addition to being recognized for the fifth time on the Forbes Top Women Advisors Best-in-State list.

The UBS advisors named on the list are:

• Lori Hamano, Honolulu, HI
• Panfang “Pam” Fu, Newport Beach, CA
• Lynne Sebastian, Newport Beach, CA
• Candice Gleeson, Downtown San Diego, CA
• Courtney Liddy, Downtown San Diego, CA
• Christina Gustin, Downtown San Diego, CA
• Liling Lee, Irvine, CA – UBS International
• Sunny Kuo Neilon, Brea, CA – UBS International
• Amy Mei, Brea, CA – UBS International

“We celebrate these financial advisors for their professionalism, commitment, and the deep relationships they build with their clients," said Justin Frame, Pacific Desert Market Executive at UBS. “These advisors take the time to listen, understand what matters most, and craft customized financial strategies that align with each client’s goals. We are thrilled by their accomplishments and honored to see them recognized.”

This marks the eighth year Courtney Liddy, Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor in UBS’s downtown San Diego office, has been named to the Forbes America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors lists. She has been providing financial and wealth management services to high-net-worth clients for over two decades and has also previously been recognized by Barron’s on its Top 100 Women Advisors (2021, 2023).

The tenth annual ranking of Forbes | SHOOK America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors features 100 women with proven track records who manage cumulative assets of more than $400 billion.

The tenth annual ranking of Forbes | SHOOK Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State highlights more than 2,800 women across the country with proven track records, collectively managing nearly $4 trillion in assets. Forbes’ rankings were compiled by SHOOK Research, which uses quantitative and qualitative data, including interviews, to rank candidates nominated by their firms.

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