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Scott Harold Terpening

Advisor at Primerica Advisors — Bridgeport, WV

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Credentials

Series 65, Series 63

Experience

6 years

Location

Bridgeport, WV

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Primerica Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

3,992

Across 1,252 offices

Clients per advisor

17 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$228,117 Very Low

HNW client ratio

3% Very Low

About

Scott Terpening is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Primerica in 2019, he worked at The Home Depot and operated Scott Terpening Insurance. He serves as a board member at large for the Hawks Preserve at Port Orange Plantation Homeowners Association. Primerica Advisors is a large-scale institutional firm managing approximately $15.5 billion in assets and serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients primarily through model-delivery investment strategies and discretionary portfolio management.

Client services

Based on Primerica Advisors

Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Primerica Advisors

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Income planning

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Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 1.74% (1.25% Advisory Fee + 0.49% Program Fee) $250,000.01 - $500,000: 1.71% (1.25% Advisory Fee + 0.46% Program Fee) $500,000.01 - $1,000,000: 1.52% (1.10% Advisory Fee + 0.42% Program Fee) $1,000,000.01 - $3,000,000: 1.38% (1.00% Advisory Fee + 0.38% Program Fee) $3,000,000.01 - $5,000,000: 1.15% (0.85% Advisory Fee + 0.30% Program Fee) $5,000,000.01 - $10,000,000: 1.00% (0.80% Advisory Fee + 0.20% Program Fee) $10,000,000.01+: 0.85% (0.75% Advisory Fee + 0.10% Program Fee)

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Account minimum: $25,000

Location

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Bridgeport, WV

Bridgeport WV

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

West Virginia

Work history

6 years of industry experience

Primerica Financial services

2019 - Present • 7 years

Duluth, GA

the Home Depot

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

Port Orange, FL

the Home Depot

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Fort Worth, TX

Scott Terpening Insurance

2016 - 2018 • 2 years

Fort Worth, TX

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Business activities & affiliations

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Matthew W

CFP®, Series 66

Bridgeport, WV

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Matthew Williams is a CFP® certificant with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with OneSeven, where he has worked since 2023, following an eight-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Williams serves on the boards of the Old Town Greens Townhome Association and the West Virginia University Alumni Board in the National Capitol Area. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, typically employing a long-term investment approach with diversified portfolios that may include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, alternatives, and private placements.

Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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Sherri S

Series 63, Series 66

Clarksburg, WV

Wesbanco Securities, Inc.

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Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing
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Leslie B

Series 63, Series 65

Bridgeport, WV

Lombard Advisers Incorporated

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College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Robin F

Series 63, Series 65

Bridgeport, WV

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Wealth management Retired
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Ronald W

Series 65, Series 63

Bridgeport, WV

The huntington Investment company

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ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting
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Catherine P

Series 65, Series 63

Clarksburg, WV

Empower Advisory Group

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General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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