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UBS Wealth Management

Francis A. McGrail

August 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

Senior vice president, Francis McGrail has been with UBS Wealth Management for 23 years. McGrail operates out of Manhattan and heads up 80 employees while managing $5 billion in assets. A member of the UBS Director's Council, McGrail spent 13 years building businesses with private clients, driving investment product marketing in the Northeast, and working in private placements … [Read more...] about Francis A. McGrail

Mary C. Farrell

August 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

On July 1, 2005, Mary Farrell retired from her position of managing director and chief investment strategist for UBS Wealth Management USA. She worked as an investment analyst and strategist for over 30 years. Farrell began her investment career in 1971 at Pershing & Co., and held positions at Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch before joining PaineWebber as an investment … [Read more...] about Mary C. Farrell

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May 10, 1869

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed. The first spikes were driven in 1863 during the Civil War, and over the following 6 year period, over 2,000 miles of track was laid entirely by hand over rugged terrain including the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Central Pacific Company built East from Sacramento, while the Union Pacific built West from Omaha, Nebraska. Both teams tried to beat the other’s record for track laying. The Central Pacific concocted a plan to lay 10 miles in a day. Eight Irish tracklayers put down 3,520 rails, while other workers laid 25,800 ties and drove 28,160 spikes in a single day. On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, a golden spike was hammered into the final tie.

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