“The Success of this Firm will be Measured by the Success of

the Families it Represents.”

www.ScottsdaleWealthAdvisory.com

Our Vision

Our Mission

TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WE SERVE IN DEFINING WHAT RETIREMENT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE TO THEM. This means being able to spend their hard-earned money with confidence. It means being able to enjoy quality time with children and grandchildren. It means living a long healthy life to its fullest without the worry of being a burden on family to care for you. It means actually experiencing those “Bucket List” retirement trips they’ve always dreamed of, where it really doesn’t matter if it’s Sunday or Monday, because they’re all “Fundays.”

Upon choosing to work with us, you become part of the Scottsdale Wealth Advisory family. Through shared core values, our team considers it our responsibility to understand and support your personal goals. To us, our clients are our family.

Sincerely,

Brent Matthew

TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE FAMILIES OUR FIRM REPRESENTS. Through empowerment, we provide those we serve with the knowledge and tools required to make prudent financial decisions with absolute confidence. Our three cornerstones include:

• Trust – Every relationship we encounter must be built on trust; thus, we spend a

significant amount of time getting to know our client’s, their life goals, and any

obstacles that stand in their way.

• Integrity – We are fiduciaries; therefore, we are held to the Fiduciary Standard to do

what is in the best interest of the client, above all else, not because it’s required,

but simply because it’s the right thing to do.

• Solutions – As a family office, we provide individual strategies based on each

client’s unique financial circumstances. We believe each client is distinct, thus, we

only create custom financial plans.

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About Scottsdale Wealth Advisory

Whether you’re retired, planning to retire, or building to retire, you need a simple

step-by-step financial action plan!

Many of our clients are pre-retirees and Boomers with similar concerns, which puts us in an ideal position to help meet your needs. When you choose Scottsdale Wealth Advisory, you benefit by obtaining true-balance in your financial plan through the strategic use of Vanguard Investments alongside Annuity/Life Insurance solutions with A-Rated insurers. All financial plans are custom-built to suit for tax planning efficiency and are signed-off on by a non-affiliated CPA, JD. As a team, we have over 30 years of combined asset management experience.

Scottsdale Wealth Advisory will help organize a review of your financial goals, challenges, and aspirations to help develop a plan for any short, intermediate, and long-term needs and wants. We also take into account the best- and worst-case scenarios for your financial future, so no matter what happens, you and your family can be as prepared as possible. Our time-tested strategies will help you maximize both your retirement savings as

well as your retirement income, while helping you reduce risk. We will also help provide a strategy for your retirement years, so you can live without fear of running out of money, under-performing assets, inflation and tax law changes.

Scottsdale Wealth Advisory represents select families by helping them define what retirement success looks like. Through our net-neutral approach utilizing high-value, low-cost financial solutions, the firm strategically determines which investment management and insurance companies it partners with by prioritizing clients’ interests through fiduciary first principles.

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Meet the Team

Founder & Principal of Scottsdale Wealth Advisory, LLC

Investment Advisor Representative of Scottsdale

Wealth Advisory, LLC

Senior Vice President of Sales for Financial Independence Group

Vice President of Annuity Sales for Financial Independence Group

Annuity Case Manager for Financial Independence Group

Client Services Manager of Scottsdale Wealth Advisory, LLC

Client Concierge of Scottsdale Wealth Advisory, LLC

Our StoryScottsdale Wealth Advisory’s approach to financial planning was derived from many years of experience and realizations by its founder. Nearly all firms represent one of two factions of financial planning.

The first “investment” faction believes that buying and selling stocks is the answer to every investor question; these are typical household name “Wall Street” firms. The financial advisors of these firms believe that the insurance industry has no viable investment solution in financial planning.

The second “insurance” faction believes that buying annuities and life insurance and allocating all one’s money into insurance is the answer. The insurance agents of these firms often fear monger that the stock market is always on the precipice of crashing, thus recommending nothing other than annuities.

These factions are like Democrats and Republicans, arguing because each believes they have an end-alland be-all solution. When in reality there are benefits to having money allocated within stocks, bonds,and mutual funds, but equal benefits to having money allocated within annuities.

The proverbial million-dollar question we strive to answer is how much money should be allocated to each? Scottsdale Wealth Advisory’s primary focus is finding true balance within every financial plan. We want our clients to experience a more personal relationship built on trust, integrity, and balanced solutions. This experience and realization was the catalyst in creating a family office; thus, Scottsdale Wealth Advisory was born.

Brent Matthew Danielle Meister

Josh Gentry Colton Gentry Dee Shaffer

Brandy Shuman Erik Kraus

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Managing the Expectations of Consumers Registered Representatives are advisors of Broker Dealers such as Merrill Lynch, Raymond James, Edward Jones, and Morgan Stanley. They employ advisors who have an obligation to deal fairly, honestly, and openly with their customers. If they do not, they can be liable for a variety of offenses. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) requires that Registered Representatives recommend suitable investments for their customers, though these recommendations may not be the best recommendations. The requirement to provide only suitable investments might make it appear that Registered Representatives have a fiduciary responsibility to their customers, when, in fact, they do not.

Investment Advisor Representatives of a Registered Investment Advisory, such as Scottsdale Wealth Advisory, have a fiduciary relationship with their customers, which implies a higher standard of care than what is required of Registered Representatives. The implication for Investment Advisor Representatives is that if their advice does not meet a fiduciary standard of care, they are vulnerable to litigation. When an Investment Advisor Representative gives investment advice or makes investment decisions on behalf of a customer, the advisor is held to a higher standard that is based not only on caution, but also on expertise and their commitment to a prudent investment process.

Services

Broker vs. Fiduciary

Our combination of licenses, registrations, and special education qualifies us to work with all types of clients. We believe that in order to provide our clients with an optimal retirement plan, we must offer a variety of valuable services to help meet their goals. Those services include:

• 401K

• IRA’s

• Rollovers

• RMD Planning

• Retirement Income Planning

• Investment Advisory Services

• Managed Money

• Social Security Maximization

• Life Insurance

• Long-Term Care Solutions

• Medicare Supplement / Medicare Advantage

• Estate Planning

• Legacy Planning

• Tax Planning

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STEP 1DISCOVERY

STEP 2RESEARCH

STEP 3STRATEGIZE

STEP 4IMPLEMENTATION

STEP 5CONTINUOUS MONITORING & ADJUSTING

Our process begins with understanding your personal and/or business situation. We accomplish this through a thorough fact-finding interview to get to know one another. We focus on what your specific needs are and what you want your investment capital to do for you.

Based on what we learn in steps one and two, the primary objective of step three is to develop an effective strategy to meet short, intermediate, and long-term needs through a custom-tailored plan. We deliver this plan to you during our second meeting, which we then review together to explain the rationale behind our recommendations.

Assuming all parties agree that the plan we’ve developed is one you are confident in pursuing, we begin implementation. We will start repositioning your assets to the appropriate accounts and provide continued education with constant communication to make this process as quick and easy as possible.

We monitor your accounts on a regular basis to ensure they are still performing in a way that meets your needs. At times, this calls for us to modify an existing strategy or develop a new one, and the process starts over. In this way, we can ensure we are always adapting to your new or changing needs and to the demands of global markets.

After we understand all of the facts, we research how your current plans are working and identify all of the strengths, but more important, the deficiencies where opportunities will exist.

Our ProcessAs part of our effort to ensure that we understand our clients’ unique financial needs and can assist them in creating a pathway to reach their goals, we follow a five-step process.

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The Scottsdale Wealth Advisory Family

3 Simple Steps to Get Started Down the Right Path

Upon choosing to work with us, you become part of our family. Our chief concern is making sure that our clients truly feel as if they can rely on us to create financial peace of mind. The pressures of everyday life can be overwhelming by themselves, and it is of the utmost importance for us to alleviate the financial pressures by providing world-class service.

• Confidentiality | We treat all your personal information as private and confidential thus will not share it with anyone who is not directly involved with the effective management of your accounts.

• Responsiveness | When you have a question, we will provide a response within eight working hours. We will attempt to be proactive, approachable, and responsive to the needs of our clients.

• Reviews | A proactive approach to meeting with you is our priority. We plan to schedule your quarterly “financial check-up” with this in mind. During your review, we will cover any new information and address any areas that you would like to discuss.

• Newsletters | Our digital newsletters will arrive bi-monthly in your email, giving you the latest news on industry-related topics as well as lifestyle articles such as recipes, tax tips and golf tips. Be sure to provide your best email address, so you can receive this and other important communications we will be sending.

• Symposiums | Join us for delicious and informative dining seminars designed for anyone planning their financial future. These educational events offer insight into financial strategies to simplify retirement planning and protect your assets and estates.

• Special Invitation Events | As a valued client, you will have access and be invited to special functions that we hold throughout the year as our way to continue to build our relationship. These events serve as an opportunity for continued information and enjoyment to be had by all.

Why do all this? The reason is simple. We want to continue to differentiate ourselves from other firms and to bring greater value for you and your loved ones. We appreciate your trust and value your feedback, so feel free to contact us anytime between reviews or meetings.

#1 - Don’t do business with a Financial Advisor until you’ve reviewed their FINRA Broker-Check Report!Federal or state securities laws require brokers, investment advisors, and their firms to be licensed or registered and to make important information public. But it’s up to the consumer to find the information and use it to protect their money. This information can be found at BrokerCheck.Finra.Org.

#2 - Uncover your most probable life-expectancy age!People are living much longer now than ever before. The old rules your parents lived by with regard to how much they could afford to spend in retirement don’t apply to you. The most helpful Life Expectancy age calculator I’ve come across can be found at LivingTo100.com.

#3 - Clearly define your financial objectives!People often make their first mistake by looking for investments their friends have or talk about. Do yourself a favor by keeping an open mind, because financial solutions are evolving rapidly. Once you have literally written down your financial objectives, use this as your guideline and think of it as your financial GPS.

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Scottsdale Wealth AdvisoryGainey Center II

8501 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 205Paradise Valley, AZ 85253

By Appointment OnlyKierland Corporate Center7047 E. Greenway Parkway, Suite 250Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Phone: (480) 247-9090 | www.ScottsdaleWealthAdvisory.com | Info@SWAFirm.com

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