Scott Giltinan

Financial security doesn’t happen by chance

No matter where you are in life, or what your needs are, you can depend on our expertise to build a customized plan for your specific financial goals. Contact me today to learn more about our customizable solutions designed to help you strengthen your financial security.

An empowered approach

My goals-based wealth planning approach is designed to ultimately help you achieve your vision and live empowered. Working together, we identify strategies to help grow your wealth, fund your lifestyle today and tomorrow, protect what's important to you and create your legacy.

My approach features four financial pillars to help guide you through your life stages:

Accumulate and grow your wealth

Working toward tomorrow, define your goals, plan, save and invest. Review your finances regularly. Build and maintain an emergency fund of at least six months of expenses.

As you approach retirement, take advantage of catch-up contributions and align investments to offset inflation.

In your encore years, review and understand the probable outcome of your wealth plan and consider consolidating accounts to simplify your financial life.

Fund your lifestyle

In the early stages, avoid or eliminate unproductive debt. Fund but defer health savings account spending until retirement.

Approaching retirement, create a retirement plan for your paycheck as well as a budget for your expenses.

In your later years, plan for your distributions and manage your spending to cover your needs.

Protect what's important to you

At first, evaluate and consider your options for various types of insurance, ranging from health, disability, life and long-term care insurance.

Closer to retirement, re-evaluate your insurance needs and use credit strategically.

Enroll in Medicare at 65 and claim Social Security at 70. Avoid selling assets in down markets. Discuss your care wishes with your loved ones.

Create your legacy

Establish a will, power of attorney, health care directive and revocable trust. Check your beneficiary designations. Consider a charitable giving plan that aligns with your values.

Near retirement, revisit your estate planning documents and beneficiary designations. Have plans for housing and care needs.

After retiring, check that your estate plan aligns with your wishes. Understand your estate and gift tax thresholds.

It all starts and ends with you

Contact me today to learn more about my wealth management approach and how I can help you achieve your goals.

Are you helping your children pay for college?

With college tuition costs on the rise, education funding has become a critical wealth management component for many parents who want to help their children avoid a heavy debt burden so early in life. If you’re planning on helping your children pay for college, there are a variety of funding options available to you. Contact me today to discuss which option may be right for you.

Taking control of health care in retirement

This Wealth Insights report features actionable recommendations, helpful checklists and healthy best practices to help you make the most of every stage of your life as you age.

Download Taking Control of Health Care in Retirement Wealth Insights guide

Create your retirement paycheck

A personalized retirement income plan can give you confidence and clarity by identifying your assets and available sources of income - along with their tax implications - to help create a secure retirement paycheck. In this Wealth Insights guide we’ll help you create your personalized retirement paycheck.

Download the RBC Retirement Paycheck Wealth Insights guide