The vast majority of investors are neither planning properly nor seeking out the proper professional opinions - Investor Watch found that 77% have not set funds aside for future medical expenses, and a mere 8% have received advice on managing future healthcare costs. Perhaps because of this, a third of wealthy investors (33%) are worried about medical / long-term care expenses consuming a significant portion of the inheritance they plan to leave children. As expected, those with a plan for long-term care are significantly more confident in their ability to finance care when needed (71% vs. 27% of those without a strategy).

Women are more likely than men to shoulder the responsibility of care

Though Investor Watch found that the overwhelming majority of wealthy investors do not want to be a burden to their families in old age, when they do rely on relatives to fulfill their caregiving needs, 66% say they would rely on a daughter.

This is a role that men and women appear to agree on, with women being more likely than men to acknowledge that they will be their parents' primary caretakers (29% of women vs. 19% of men), and men being more likely to defer the responsibility to their siblings rather than take it on themselves (26% of men vs. 11% of women). Women say they are willing to become the primary caregiver because they have a closer relationship with their parents (52% of women vs. 41% of men), while men more often say they will take on their parents' care because they live closer (41% of men vs. 32% of women) or because they have greater financial resources (50% of men vs. 32% of women).

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About UBS Investor Watch
UBS Wealth Management Americas surveys U.S. investors on a quarterly basis to keep a pulse on their needs, goals and concerns. After identifying several emerging trends in the survey data, UBS decided in 2012 to create the UBS Investor Watch to track, analyze and report the sentiments of affluent and high net worth investors.

Methodology
 For this 13th edition of UBS Investor Watch, 1,849 affluent and high-net-worth investors responded to our survey from September 10 - 18, 2015. These investors have at least $1 million in investable assets, including 463 with at least $5 million. With 90 survey respondents, we conducted qualitative follow up interviews.

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Notes to Editors

About UBS Wealth Management Americas
 Wealth Management Americas is one of the leading wealth managers in the Americas in terms of financial advisor productivity and invested assets. It provides advice-based solutions and banking services through financial advisors who deliver a fully integrated set of products and services specifically designed to address the needs of ultra high net worth and high net worth individuals and families. It includes the domestic US and Canadian business as well as the international business booked in the US.

About UBS
UBS is committed to providing private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland, with superior financial advice and solutions while generating attractive and sustainable returns for shareholders. Its strategy centers on its Wealth Management and Wealth Management Americas businesses and its leading universal bank in Switzerland, complemented by its Global Asset Management business and its Investment Bank. These businesses share three key characteristics: they benefit from a strong competitive position in their targeted markets, are capital-efficient, and offer a superior structural growth and profitability outlook. UBS's strategy builds on the strengths of all of its businesses and focuses its efforts on areas in which it excels, while seeking to capitalize on the compelling growth prospects in the businesses and regions in which it operates. Capital strength is the foundation of its success.

UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in more than 50 countries, with about 35% of its employees working in the Americas, 36% in Switzerland, 17% in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 12% in Asia Pacific. UBS Group AG employs about 60,000 people around the world. Its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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