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Scott Michael Tusa

Advisor at Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC — Honolulu, HI

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

15 years

Location

Honolulu, HI 96813

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Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

50

Across 13 offices

Clients per advisor

55 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$323,930 Low

HNW client ratio

6% Low

About

Scott Tusa is a financial advisor at Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Madison Avenue Securities, AE Wealth Management, and Parkland Securities. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent with E.A. Buck Insurance. Buck Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach with tactical asset allocation, primarily using equities, ETFs, and fixed income.

Client services

Based on Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Wealth management

Occupation focus

Based on Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning Fees negotiated, often with 50% due at signing and 50% at delivery; Retirement Plan Consulting flat fees $2,500 to $50,000.

Percentage

Up to 1.50% annually (negotiable, based on size, complexity, activity, etc.)

Commissions

Commissions from insurance products sales by dually licensed IARs. Paid separately from advisory fees.

Project-based

$400/hour for financial planning fees if charged on hourly basis.

Other

Account minimum: $25,000

Location

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Honolulu, HI

55 Merchant St., Suite 2100

Honolulu HI 96813

Advisors at this office

10

Most active in

Hawaii · Texas

Work history

15 years of industry experience

Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC

2023 - Present • 3 years

Honolulu, HI

Madison Avenue Securities, LLC

2019 - Present • 7 years

San Diego, CA

AE Wealth Management, LLC

2019 - 2023 • 4 years

Topeka, KS

Parkland Securities

2014 - 2019 • 5 years

Ann Arbor, MI

Spc

2011 - 2019 • 8 years

Ann Arbor, MI

E.A. Buck Insurance DBA E.A. Buck Financial Services

2009 - Present • 17 years

Honolulu, HI

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Martin W

Series 63, Series 65, Series 7

Honolulu, HI

SEA Financial Hawaii

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Series 65

Kaneohe, HI

Akamai Wealth Management, LLC

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Annuities Retirement income strategy General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner
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CFP®, CFA®, Series 65

Honolulu, HI

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General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Jeffery M

CFA®, Series 65

Honolulu, HI

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Options & derivatives strategies Annuities Real estate investing
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Gregory G

Series 63, Series 65

Honolulu, HI

The Retirement Optimization Group, LLC

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Social Security optimization General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy Cash flow / budgeting
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Colin T

Series 65

Honolulu, HI

Alakai Securities Inc.

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General retirement planning General tax planning
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