Experienced Wealth Management, Straightforward Financial Advice

Bob Scott has been in investments and investment banking since 1987. Bob began his career as a financial analyst at Kidder, Peabody & Co., in New York City. Later he accepted a position with Alex Brown & Sons in San Francisco as a senior analyst. As an analyst he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and raising capital for companies in the public market.

In 1993, he moved to Denver and became managing principal at Rockmont Capital Partners, a private investment company that invests in and acquires public and private companies.

In February 1999, Bob and his family relocated to Pagosa Springs and opened an office for Edward Jones Investments where he became a limited partner. In February 2007 Bob affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., and formed Scott Strategic Investments, LLC.

Bob received a bachelor's degree in business administration and international relations from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the University of Denver. Bob is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner and completed the Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS) professional education program offered by the College for Financial Planning.

He has been involved in the community serving on various non-profit boards. Currently, he is serving a 6 year term on the Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission.

Anthony Doctor, RICP®

Wealth Advisor

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Anthony Doctor, RICP^®

Anthony received a bachelor’s degree in geology from Western State University in Gunnison, CO, and worked as an exploration geologist for Tenneco Minerals in Alaska, Nevada and Utah. He then became a student of the markets, trading commodities, currencies and options. Anthony joined Scott Strategic Investments in the fall of 2013.

In addition to being a financial advisor, Anthony has successfully operated a custom-home building business for the past twenty years in Pagosa Springs, and is an active real estate investor in the Colorado and Arizona markets.

Dean Scott

Wealth Management Associate

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Dean is the Wealth Management Associate at Scott Strategic Investments.

Prior to working at SSI, Dean worked as a financial analyst at Concho Resources in the oil and gas industry, specializing in financial transactions related to acquisition and divestiture opportunities. After Concho was acquired by ConocoPhilli, Dean and his growing family moved to Houston, Texas. Dean spent multiple years on the Crude Oil Midstream Business Development team, optimizing the movement of more than 400,000 barrels of oil per day throughout the continental United States.

Dean is a graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas with a degree in finance, accounting and real estate.

In addition to his passion for serving clients, he is also a devoted husband to his wife Carson, and a loving father to their son Kip. In his free time, he is an avid golfer, outdoorsman, fitness fanatic, and best friend to his Labrador.

Carson Scott, FPQP®

Paraplanner

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Carson Scott, FPQP®

Carson is the Paraplanner at Scott Strategic Investments. Carson received a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate and Chinese from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. After graduating summa cum laude, she moved to Midland, TX with her now-husband where she worked in real estate and the oil & gas industry for 3 years.

While working in oil & gas she obtained her Financial Paraplanner Qualified Professional designation. Carson joined SSI in 2021 after moving to Houston, TX with her growing family.

In 2022, Carson and Dean welcomed their first son, Kipling, and are excitedly awaiting the arrival of his sister in 2023. Carson enjoys being a mother and wife, lifting weights, cooking, and their Labrador, Gibby.

Julie Walter

Director of Operations

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Julie Walter

For Julie, interacting with clients is the best part of her job as the Director of Operations. Julie joined the team in 2016 and loves helping clients, problem solving and learning something new every single day.

She enjoyed a rewarding career in real estate administration and auditing. That industry background and experience prepared her for the financial services industry.

Born in Honolulu, raised in the San Francisco Bay area, and loves the Southwest.

Jody Brown

Client Service Associate

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Colorado native Jody Brown holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Western State College. She spent the last 25 years in the insurance business, owning an office in Pagosa since 2015. Last fall, she decided it was time to hang up her insurance hat and spend some quality time at home.

As a Client Service Associate, Jody is eager to join the Scott Strategic Investments Team in providing clients the most positive customer experience.

INVESTOR BEHAVIOR CAN BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE.
- SCOTT STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TENeTS OF INVESTING #2

Wealth Management

financial

The team at Scott Strategic Investments works with successful people that are looking for financial planning advice in all aspects of their wealth, including portfolio design and investment management, retirement planning, tax planning, risk management and estate planning.

We believe it is important to understand your unique circumstances and through our process we work to connect your money to your goals and life. Working together with our clients, we develop comprehensive road maps to work toward their life’s financial goals to practically address risks and help them address all areas of their financial lives.

retirement planning

In Colorado we are all well aware of the risks associated with ascending a peak and also realize many accidents occur during descent. Descending a peak can be just as dangerous, if not more, than the ascent.

Similarly, investing over a career can be a much more forgiving endeavor than retiring or living off those assets. We specialize in retirement income planning and our education and certifications underscore the seriousness and focus we place on this discipline. One of the greatest risks individuals nearing retirement and retirees face is experiencing a major market decline early in retirement which can have a large negative impact on the sustainability of an individuals portfolio for retirement. This is also known as “sequence of return risk.” We have developed a number of strategies to mitigate this potential risk for those who plan to fund some or all of their their lifestyle or retirement from their investment portfolio.

estate

It's critical to understand how your assets may be taxed and to take positive control of your estate planning.

That's why we collaborate with your tax and legal team to develop tax, estate and gifting strategies to reduce taxes and ensure your assets end up in the right hands. And in the event you are looking for assistance in that area we can introduce you to unaffiliated CPAs and estate planning attorneys to advise on taxes, wills, trusts guardianships, business planning and advanced directives.

You are under no obligation to use the services of any of the CPAs or attorneys introduced, and may choose any qualified professional to provide any of the services described above. Any of the professionals and or entities and their services are not affiliated with LPL Financial and Scott Strategic Investments.

risk management

We analyze and evaluate your life, disability and long-term care insurance needs to ensure you have the right amount of insurance, and the appropriate types of coverage for your
situation.

When it comes to financial products, we are independent in our thinking and approach. We best serve our clients by analyzing all available options and working with insurance experts to identify appropriate strategies. There is no one- size- fits- all answer. We work to identify comprehensive strategies and custom tailor them to our clients’ goals to reduce risk.

Our Approach

Our approach is focused on getting to know you, your unique goals, what you care about and where you want to go and what you are trying to accomplish. Additionally, our process will help determine if we are a good fit to work effectively together to increase the likelihood of success and ensure a mutually beneficial long-term relationship.

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- Charlie Munger

Investment Management

Our Philosophy

In 30 years of investing Bob Scott (CFP^® AAMS^®) has seen technology significantly change the way investing and analysis is employed for the benefit of investors. The Scott Strategic Investments’ philosophy is founded on research and a focus on making equity investing work for individuals. The SSI Tenets of investing are a set of timeless ideas, some articulated by investing greats like Warren Buffett and Sir John Templeton, that can serve as a reality check when emotions run high.

We are passionate about the details of investing but our focus is on using our experience to give investors the financial confidence that comes with having a well designed portfolio and financial plan.

That is why we build robust strategies to factor in a multitude of scenarios and are well aware that “past performance is not indicative of future performance”. We believe in active and passive investing, they each have their place. We also believe in the idea that the best investment plan is the one the individual can stick with. For many of our clients that means they are invested in a strategic allocation (long term) and our unique tactical portfolio that is dynamically adjusted according to market conditions, and market risk. We believe its important to have a strategy for the inevitable bear market.

No strategy assures success or protects against loss.

behavioral coaching

We spend a great deal of time educating our clients and sharing with them what we have learned through 30 years of experience on Wall Street and helping individual investors.

The growing body of literature regarding "behavioral investing" has identified two human qualities that tend to have a negative impact on investors behavior and investment results.

1. The brain likes short term gratification (resulting in quick and easy decisions).

2. Individuals tend to like herding (and dislike social exclusion).

These traits typically result in emotional decisions at the wrong time and inconsistent with the achievement of long term goals. Whether it’s building a conservative retirement income plan or helping the client have the confidence to stick with a plan, we have many tools and approaches at our disposal to help clients work towards their goals.

Investing can be disorienting for many people. But with our flexible and comprehensive approach we can help you pursue your goals with a tailored strategy to alleviate your fears and improve behavior.

Guided Wealth Portfolio

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Invest for your future with our new online platform that combines the benefits of a personal financial advisor with sophisticated technology. You still get the Scott Strategic Investments experience and expertise, but with the added convenience and transparency of an automated investing solution. Guided Wealth Portfolios (GWP) provides you personalized, objective investment advice through an online platform with 24-7 access to your accounts.

While other digital investing solutions, or robo advisors, offer online investment management, most don’t include a direct personal relationship with a dedicated financial advisor. With GWP, we’ll be your personal advisor, dedicated to you and your goals, helping to guide you through the investing process. Our Guided Wealth Portfolios service offers:

Personalized planning, service, and advice: The path to your financial goals is personalized for your specific stage in life, and will change as your life changes. If you ever have any questions, your advisor is only a phone call away.

Intuitive, intelligent technology: See your GWP accounts in one place, open new accounts, view your portfolio, and make updates via your personal portal. The technology makes the process fast and easy.

Advanced wealth management at a lower cost: We can implement your personal roadmap using proven investment techniques. Receive allocations designed for you and your savings goals, and benefit from trading techniques that may increase diversification and can help reduce taxes.

Whatever your retirement goals, we can help you.

Intelligent Investing

Guided Wealth Portfolios offers investment management designed to protect your portfolio against volatility and help you pursue your financial objectives. By investing with us, you receive:

Personalized roadmap – Based on your goals, investing time horizon, and risk preferences, you’ll receive an investment allocation and roadmap designed to help you pursue your objectives. As you get closer to retirement, your allocations will gradually change.

Holistic advice – By considering your retirement objectives and investments, our analysis allows you to work toward your investment goals.

Tax-efficient investing – Through advanced asset analysis, we’ll allocate your assets in a tax-efficient manner, and evaluate the tax impact of each trade before it goes through.

Consistent monitoring – Your portfolio is monitored daily, keeping it on track as markets move, and rebalancing it as needed.

Tax-loss harvesting – If an investment experiences a loss, we may sell it to offset taxable gains in your portfolio. The investments sold are replaced by similar investments to maintain your asset allocation, so you get tax benefits while keeping a properly diversified portfolio.

Financial advice – We’re available if you have a question about your account or investing strategy.

Start Today

To get your dynamic proposal and start investing for your future today, go to: www.lplguidedwealth.com/advisor/scottstrategicinvestments

Guided Wealth Portfolios (GWP) is a centrally managed, algorithm-based, investment program sponsored by LPL Financial LLC (LPL). GWP uses proprietary, automated, computer algorithms of FutureAdvisor to generate investment recommendations based upon model portfolios constructed by LPL. FutureAdvisor and LPL are non-affiliated entities. If you are receiving advisory services in GWP from a separately registered investment advisor firm other than LPL or FutureAdvisor, LPL and FutureAdvisor are not affiliates of such advisor. Both LPL and FutureAdvisor are investment advisors registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and LPL is also a Member FINRA/SIPC.

All investing involves risk including loss of principal. No strategy assures success or protects against loss. There is no guarantee that a diversified portfolio will enhance overall returns or outperform a non-diversified portfolio. Diversification does not protect against market risk.

References to tax strategies that the GWP service investment management considers in managing accounts should not be confused with tax advice. LPL Financial does not provide tax advice. Clients should consult with their personal tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of investing.