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Rachel Lee Kuss

Advisor at Western Wealth Management LLC — Durango, CO N Main St.

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66, Series 65

Experience

21 years

Location

Durango, CO 81301

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Western Wealth Management LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

113

Across 52 offices

Clients per advisor

98 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$457,153 Low

HNW client ratio

30% High

About

Rachel Kuss is a financial advisor with Western Wealth Management LLC in Durango, CO, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Western Wealth Management since 2016 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial since 2015. Outside of her advisory work, she has performed data entry for a CPA firm and serves as a notary. Western Wealth Management serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, other advisors, and institutions. The firm operates as a decentralized network of investment adviser representatives offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional investment management, utilizing a combination of firm-designed and third-party models across a broad set of strategies.

Client services

Based on Western Wealth Management LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Western Wealth Management LLC

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Options & derivatives strategies

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees ranging from $100 to $10,000 for financial planning and consulting services; flat fees up to 2.5% of AUM may also be applied for portfolio management in certain circumstances.

Percentage

$0+: Up to 3.0% annually for Comprehensive Portfolio Management (maximum) - negotiable and may be flat fee or percentage-based $10,000 - $249,999: Up to 2.5% annually for LPL Optimum Market Portfolios Program (OMP) $250,000+: Up to 2.5% annually for LPL Personal Wealth Portfolios Program (PWP) $10,000+: Up to 2.5% annually for LPL Model Wealth Portfolios Program (MWP) $50,000+: Up to 3.0% annually for LPL Manager Access Select Program (MAS) $100,000+: Up to 3.0% annually for LPL Manager Access Network (MAN) $5,000+: 1.4% annually for LPL Guided Wealth Portfolios Program (GWP)

Commissions

Some IARs are registered representatives of LPL and may earn commissions on securities sales.

Project-based

$100 to $1,000 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Fee-only: Financial planning fees range from $100 to $10,000 flat fee; hourly fees range from $100 to $1,000 per hour; ongoing fees available with automatic renewals.

Location

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Durango, CO N Main St.

3710 N Main St., Suite 101

Durango CO 81301

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Colorado · Texas

Work history

21 years of industry experience

Western Wealth Management, LLC

2018 - Present • 8 years

Durango, CO

Western Wealth Management, LLC

2016 - 2018 • 2 years

Durango, CO

LPL Financial, llc

2015 - Present • 11 years

Durango, CO

UBS Financial Services

2007 - 2015 • 8 years

Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.

2000 - 2002 • 2 years

Austin, TX

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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David B

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Durango, CO

Summit Wealth Management

David Burgess Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Summit Capital Group LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he held roles at Secure American Insurance, LLC, Dearborn Street Advisors, LLC, and Mcalvany Wealth Management, LLP. In addition to his advisory work, Burgess is actively involved in insurance sales through Secure American Insurance. Summit Capital Group is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a top-down investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis with a value-oriented focus, offering model portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive growth and utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Rolfe S

Series 65

Ignacio, CO

Three Waters Financial

Rolfe Spiegel is a financial advisor at Three Waters Financial in Ignacio, CO, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes nearly two decades with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and ongoing roles at H&R Block and Three Waters Financial since 2021. Three Waters Financial provides tailored financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on fundamental security analysis, diversified portfolios, and tax-efficient strategies, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with a small, personalized client roster.

Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management Real estate investing General tax planning
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Travis C

Series 63, Series 66

Durango, CO

Ridgeline Asset Management, LLC

Travis Cook is a financial advisor with Ridgeline Asset Management, LLC in Durango, Colorado. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Avant Garde Advisors LLC and Wealthsource Partners, LLC. Ridgeline Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and trusts. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis with quantitative rules, managing concentrated, relationship-driven accounts without formal minimums.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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James B

CFP®, Series 65

Durango, CO

Intelligent Investment Management,Llp

James Brost is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Intelligent Investment Management, LLP since 2007. The firm provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. Intelligent Investment Management manages approximately $104 million on a discretionary basis for about 105 clients, employing a long-term, broadly diversified strategic asset-allocation approach combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical research methods.

General retirement planning General tax planning Real estate investing Private / alternative investments
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Weldon N

Series 65

Durango, CO

Iron River Capital LLC

Weldon Neff is a financial advisor at Iron River Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for over two decades in the 11th Judicial District and Magistrate Courts. Iron River Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans with portfolio management, account monitoring, and financial and estate planning services. The firm provides discretionary, long-term portfolio management emphasizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and other asset types, combining third-party manager selection with held-away asset management.

Annuities General estate planning guidance
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Shaun C

Series 66

Durango, CO

Iron River Capital LLC

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Annuities General estate planning guidance
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