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Michael Scott Caplan

Advisor at Invictus Private Wealth, LLC — Denver, CO

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

16 years

Location

Denver, CO

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Invictus Private Wealth, LLC

Team

Total advisors

2

Clients per advisor

231 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$3,671,474 Very High

HNW client ratio

59% Very High

About

Michael Caplan is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Invictus Private Wealth, LLC in Denver, CO. His prior roles include tenures at PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Inc., UBS Financial Services Inc., and Morgan Stanley. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in investing in restaurants through a holding company. Invictus Private Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a multidisciplinary investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis alongside alternative investments and options strategies, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Client services

Based on Invictus Private Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on Invictus Private Wealth, LLC

Retirement income strategy Equity compensation tax strategy Active portfolio management

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for Financial Planning and Consulting services; will not exceed $10,000.

Percentage

$0+: Up to 2.00% annually for Comprehensive Portfolio Management $0+: Up to 0.50% annually for Retirement Plan Consulting

Commissions

Representatives may receive commissions from sale of securities or other investment products.

Project-based

Hourly fees charged for Financial Planning and Consulting services; specifics determined case-by-case.

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Fee-only: Hourly or flat fees for Financial Planning and Consulting services; flat fees up to $10,000; fees are negotiable and based on scope and complexity.

Location

Denver, CO

Denver CO

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Colorado · Texas

Work history

16 years of industry experience

Invictus Private Wealth, LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Denver, CO

PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Inc.

2022 - Present • 4 years

Denver, CO

UBS financial Services INC

2014 - 2022 • 8 years

Denver, CO

Morgan Stanley

2010 - 2014 • 4 years

Denver, CO

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