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GrowStrong Wealth Strategies

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Client AUM

$93,000,000

Clients

203

Advisors

3

of 3 employees

About

GrowStrong Wealth Strategies serves individual and high‑net‑worth clients, along with trusts and small businesses, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and qualified retirement‑plan services. The firm also offers management of variable annuity and variable life products and may recommend third‑party managers for portions of client portfolios.

The firm builds portfolios around documented goals, time horizons and risk tolerances and employs multiple analysis methods including fundamental, technical, charting and cyclical approaches to tailor long‑ and short‑term strategies. GrowStrong commonly uses third‑party managers (Howard Capital Management and The Pacific Financial Group), monitors accounts on a recurring basis, and offers financial‑planning and estate‑planning services through a third‑party vendor.

What is notable about GrowStrong is its active use of external affiliations and lead channels: the firm advertises through Ramsey Solutions’ SmartVestor program, maintains solicitor agreements that result in referral compensation from TPMs, and partners with an estate‑planning vendor (EncorEstatePlans). Firm representatives are licensed to sell insurance and the firm runs public seminars and workshops, arrangements the brochure discloses and addresses as potential conflicts of interest.

Client services

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

Expertise

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Demographic focus

Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fee for estate planning services via third-party vendor (negotiated basis); seminars/workshops up to $50 plus cost of materials

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 2.00% $250,001 - $500,000: 1.75% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.50% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.25% $2,000,001+: 1.00%

Project-based

Up to $250 per hour for financial planning services

Other

Fee-only: Hourly fee up to $250 per hour for financial planning; project-based fees with upfront retainer

Main office

736 Whalers Way, Suite G100

Fort Collins CO 80525

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Colorado · Montana · Nebraska · Texas

Also doing business as

Brett Reid Wealth Management · Growstrong 401 K · Growstrong Wealth Strategies · Growstrong Wealth Strategies, LLC · Guided Wealth Strategies, LLC.

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Erik U

Series 63, Series 65

Fort Collins, CO

GrowStrong Wealth Strategies

Erik Utzinger is a financial advisor at GrowStrong Wealth Strategies with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Academy Bank NA, and Bank of England. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Shift Holdings, LLC, a pass-through entity for which he monitors income and expenses. GrowStrong Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and small businesses by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and qualified retirement-plan services. The firm employs multiple analysis methods and frequently uses third-party managers to tailor portfolios according to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Executive Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement
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Gina W

Series 65

Fort Collins, CO

GrowStrong Wealth Strategies

Gina Waite is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with over 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with GrowStrong Wealth Strategies in Fort Collins, CO, where she has worked since 2020. Prior to that, she held roles at firms including Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial. Waite is also president of Equinox Financial, a pass-through entity managing advisory, securities, and insurance revenues and office expenses. GrowStrong Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and small businesses by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and qualified retirement-plan services. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods to tailor portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerances and frequently utilizes third-party managers and vendor partnerships for financial and estate-planning services.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Executive Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement
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Clayton O

Series 63, Series 65

Fort Collins, CO

GrowStrong Wealth Strategies

Clayton Olson is a financial advisor at GrowStrong Wealth Strategies with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Global View Capital Management and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Olson also serves as president of New Horizon Financial, Inc., a flow-through entity for advisory, securities, and insurance revenue. GrowStrong Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and small businesses by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and qualified retirement-plan services. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and often utilizes third-party managers to tailor portfolios according to client goals and risk tolerances.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Executive Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement
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