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Scott Douglas Phillips

Advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. — Salt Lake City, UT

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Experience

40 years

Location

Salt Lake City, UT

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Centaurus Financial, Inc.

Enterprise

Total advisors

426

Across 197 offices

Clients per advisor

106 High

Avg AUM per client

$213,989 Very Low

HNW client ratio

1% Very Low

About

Scott Phillips is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Salt Lake City, UT, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 40 years of industry experience, including nearly two decades with Centaurus Financial and over 45 years operating Phillips Financial. Outside his advisory role, he consults with specialized professionals on business risk reduction and tax strategies and provides services related to cash flow, business succession, and employee benefit planning. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with a combination of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis.

Client services

Based on Centaurus Financial, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Market timing

Expertise

Based on Centaurus Financial, Inc.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General tax planning

Occupation focus

Based on Centaurus Financial, Inc.

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: Up to 2.25% annually (flat or tiered depending on program) $25,000+: Up to 2.25% annually (varies by program)

Commissions

Commissions may be charged for certain products, e.g., annuities or alternative investments sold through affiliated Broker-Dealer for which client pays commissions instead of advisory fees initially.

Project-based

Hourly fees may be charged for financial planning and consulting services; specifics are negotiable and vary by client circumstances.

Other

Account minimum: $25,000 Fee-only: Annual asset-based advisory fees, negotiable, with maximum up to 2.25% depending on program selected. Fee may be flat or tiered schedule.

Location

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Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City UT

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

California · Colorado · Florida · Minnesota · Nevada · Utah

Work history

40 years of industry experience

Centaurus Financial, Inc.

2007 - Present • 19 years

Orange, CA

Phillips Financial

1980 - Present • 46 years

Salt Lake City, UT

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Business activities & affiliations

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Alan F

CFP®, CRPC®, Series 7, Series 66

Midvale, UT

Everspire

Alan Faerber is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as a Senior Financial Planner at TomiPlan and previously worked at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade Investment Management, and Scottrade. TomiPlan is a financial planning firm that guides consumers through the planning process without offering securities or financial products.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Medicare planning

Roy J

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Midvale, UT

Everspire

Roy Jones is a CFP® professional and MBA with a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning. With 26 years of financial services experience, he serves as CEO of Everspire and its affiliated firms, MHL Investments, E6 Portfolios, and TomiPlan. Everspire is an SEC-registered investment adviser with more than $289 million in discretionary assets under management. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a dedicated-advisor model centered on goals- and cash-flow-based financial planning. Everspire’s investment philosophy integrates low-cost, globally diversified core portfolios, daily tax-loss harvesting capabilities, and tax-aware alternative strategies designed to support each client’s broader financial plan.

Private / alternative investments Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Factor investing / smart beta Concentrated stock management Self-Employed Founder/Business Owner Engineering Professional Scientific Professional Educators, Teachers, and Academics Established Professionals Approaching retirement Retired Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Branden V

Series 63, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

Steward Financial Services, LLC

Branden Vernon is a financial advisor at Steward Financial Services, LLC in Salt Lake City, UT, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Steward Financial Services since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Vernon is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance product sales. Steward Financial Services serves individuals, trusts, charities, business entities, and pension plans with fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a mix of tactical allocation and passive strategies across a broad range of instruments and offers an active pension consulting practice that includes benchmarking, monitoring third-party providers, and participant education under the Pension Protection Act.

Retirement income strategy Income planning Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Jaron P

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

JHP Planning, LLC

Jaron Poulson is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at JHP Planning, LLC, an independent firm based in Salt Lake City, UT, and has prior experience at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of advisory services, he conducts fixed insurance sales as an agent under the name JHP Planning, LLC. JHP Planning, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $86.6 million across about 145 client relationships. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, implementing portfolios primarily through the AssetMark platform using a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Annuities
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Chad B

Series 63, Series 66

Sandy, UT

Harvest Lane Investment Partners, LLC

Chad Butler is a financial advisor with Harvest Lane Investment Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Global Retirement Partners, Transamerica Capital, Voya Investment Management, and John Hancock Advisers. Outside of advising, he serves as a Notary Public in Sandy, Utah. Harvest Lane is an independent advisory firm offering discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach features a diversified core allocation combined with a value-oriented equity sleeve, incorporating managed-futures funds, stressed/distressed debt, and the use of AI tools to support research and operations.

Concentrated stock management Real estate investing Equity compensation tax strategy
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Jessica L

CFP®

Cottonwood Heights, UT

Lanning Financial Inc.

Jessica Lanning is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, serving as the principal and sole advisor at Lanning Financial Inc. since 2006. In addition to her advisory role, she is president of a mortgage brokerage business and holds a life insurance license, through which she brokers life insurance and annuities when appropriate for clients. Lanning Financial Inc. primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and advisory services rather than direct portfolio management. The firm selects and monitors third-party money managers, emphasizing client education and recorded meeting content, and uses flat fees for financial planning engagements.

Income planning General retirement planning Business succession planning Real estate investing Long-term care insurance Founder/Business Owner
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