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Trevor Buggs

Advisor at Root Financial Partners

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Location

Casa Grande, AZ

Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Industry experience

4 years

About

Trevor Buggs is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Root Financial Partners since 2025 and previously held roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Root Financial Partners serves individual clients, including high net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business owners. The firm focuses on discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning, using a principally passive investment approach and offering educational seminars and employer-related retirement support.

Client services

Based on Root Financial Partners

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

Expertise

Based on Root Financial Partners

Concentrated stock management Long-term care insurance Retirement withdrawal strategies Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Based on Root Financial Partners

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fees generally range from $2,000 to $65,000

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% annually $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.75% annually $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.50% annually $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.40% annually $25,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.30% annually $50,000,001 - $100,000,000: 0.25% annually $100,000,001+: 0.20% annually

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees from $250 to $750 per hour

Subscriptions

Ongoing financial planning as standalone service available on monthly subscription model

Other

Account minimum: $10,000,000 for Vista Private Wealth clients; no specific minimum stated for general clients but a minimum annual advisory fee of $10,000 applies Minimum fee: Minimum annual advisory fee of $10,000 applies to investment management services Fee-only: Financial planning services offered on fixed fee basis, typically $2,000 to $65,000; hourly fees $250 to $750 per hour; ongoing financial planning via monthly subscription available

Location

Casa Grande, AZ

Most active in

Arizona · Texas

Work history

Root Financial Partners

2025 - Present (1 year)

Bank Of America, N.a.

2022 - 2025 (3 years)

Merrill

2021 - 2025 (4 years)

Greene Finney LLP

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Fortis Riders

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

North Greenville University

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

Kelly Services

2019 - 2019 (1 year)

Aramark

2017 - 2019 (2 years)

North Greenville University

2017 - 2020 (3 years)

LMT Real Estate

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Rockland Immunochemicals

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Pennsylvania State University

2015 - 2016 (1 year)

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