Estate & Insurance & College Planning Advisor
Sarah Kang
Sarah is responsible for client relationships. She has passed all of the education and exam requirements of Certified Financial Planner designation. She has a Masters Degree from Indiana University Bloomington and is a Member of Financial Planning Association of MN. She has helped investment operations for the last 11 years. Experiences include updating brokerage forms, executing trades, reviewing tax forms, Reviewing clients' financial statements and plans, Reviewing insurance product choices, and Explaining investment products.
Sarah is a concert pianist and is a frequent performer for Thursday Musical and other local recitals.
Retirement Income & Tax Planning Advisor
Ujae Kang, CFA, CAIA, ASA, MAAA
Ujae is the portfolio manager and chief compliance officer. He has been managing clients' investment portfolios over 10 years. He is a charter holder of Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations. He is also an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, and a Member of American Academy of Actuaries. He holds a Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting & Finance, from Indiana University Bloomington. He holds a Master of Financial Mathematics from the University of Minnesota's School of Mathematics.
Ujae is a board member of Thursday Musical. Ujae's wife is Sarah and they have four boys.
Investment Portfolio Management
James Mahnke, CTA, CPO
Jim is Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Gamma Investment Management. Our clients, who have complex or active investment portfolio needs, rely on Jim’s expertise and decades of experience. His notable past experience includes:
- Shield Plus Chief Investment Strategist & Portfolio Manager — A number one Barclay Institutional Report ranking for Option-Based Strategies.
- SVP at ING/ReliaStar Corporation (now Voya Financial) — Lipper top-third mutual fund ranking for US Government Fixed-Income.
- VP at Alliance Capital Management in Minneapolis & New York (now AllianceBernstein) — Russell top quartile performance for US Broad Fixed-Income.
- SVP & Portfolio Manager at Security Bank & Trust — Achieved an equivalent Morningstar top quartile ranking for 60/40 Balanced.
- Related Experience — Alternative Asset Committee & Asset/Liability Management Committees for $14B of marketable bonds at ING/ReliaStar and ING/ReliaStar Bank as well as third-party banks.
Our Support Teams and Partners
Investment Portfolio Operations & Support
Complex & Unique Financial Planning Support
Complex & Unique Financial Planning Support
Charles Schwab & Co. Dedicated Service Team: UAK Diversified LLC has selected Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as primary custodian for our clients’ accounts.
Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. (“Schwab”) has more than 20 years of experience serving independent advisors. Schwab was a pioneer in the business of exclusively serving independent, fee-based investment advisors and their clients.
Complex & Unique Financial Planning Support
Complex & Unique Financial Planning Support
Complex & Unique Financial Planning Support
MoneyGuidePro: MoneyGuidePro provides support to UAK Diversified in developing advanced financial planning. It is staffed with experienced Certified Financial Planners and other professionals to help us provide a team approach in financial planning and reviews.
Insurance Protection & Risk Management
Insurance Protection & Risk Management
Insurance Protection & Risk Management
CBS Brokerage: Shakopee, MN based CBS Brokerage is a leading insurance brokerage company. With senior management boasting 50 years of experience, the firm is able to provide invaluable industry knowledge pertaining to life, annuities, LTC and secondary products. UAK Diversified seeks help from CBS Brokerage when its valued clients have insurance protection needs. CBS Brokerage is chosen for its access to the insurance industry’s most respected carriers and its exceptional services.
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Insurance Protection & Risk Management
Insurance Protection & Risk Management
RIA in a Box: UAK Diversified retained RIA in a Box® (RIA stands for Registered Investment Advisor) to help with best practices in communications and internal control for clients and prospects. It provides the leading compliance solution for investment advisors. The firm has helped over 3,500 investment advisors start an RIA firm and provide ongoing monthly compliance assistance to over 1,700 SEC and state-registered RIA firms across the country.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS & INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIP
