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Spurstone

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Client assets under management

$188,336,809

Clients

159

36% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 5 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

53

Typical

Average account size

$1,184,508

About

Spurstone serves individuals and high‑net‑worth clients, with a particular emphasis on business owners and corporate executives, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and non‑advisory business owner and exit‑planning consulting. The firm’s services also encompass executive compensation and concentrated stock management, estate and tax coordination, charitable gifting, and educational seminars.

Spurstone typically implements investment mandates on a discretionary basis and uses third‑party managers and models, recommending SEI’s asset allocation portfolios and optional SEI wrap and managed account programs for implementation and quarterly rebalancing. Financial planning is integrated with investment management and coordinated with clients’ other advisors, and the firm employs Certified Exit Planning Advisor practitioners and a structured “Grind To Good Life” process for owner transitions.

Distinctive features disclosed in the brochure include an affiliation with a licensed insurance agency (Spurstone Wealth Management, LLC), where certain supervised persons may receive commission‑based compensation for insurance sales, a potential conflict the firm discloses. The firm also notes the use of client testimonials in its advertising—a relatively uncommon practice among peers—and discloses incidental economic benefits from SEI, such as conference or educational support, which it says it monitors and describes in its policies.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Business exit planning

Expertise

Concentrated stock management Liquidity event planning Business exit / sale strategy Business ownership considerations Charitable giving & philanthropy

Occupation focus

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for Comprehensive Financial Planning & Management ($500 to $25,000) and for Business Owner & Entrepreneur Consulting (negotiable).

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.40% $500,001 - $750,000: 1.20% $750,001 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.80% $2,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.60% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.50% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.40% $10,000,001+: 0.30%

Project-based

$500 per hour for financial planning if terminated early.

Subscriptions

Recurring monthly subscription fees for Business Owner & Entrepreneur Consulting & Business Exit Planning, negotiable.

Other

Fee-only: Comprehensive Financial Planning & Management fixed fees from $500 to $25,000 (negotiable). Business Owner & Entrepreneur Consulting & Business Exit Planning offered on fixed fee, hourly, and recurring monthly subscription basis, negotiable.

Main office location

Spurstone

12 Scovil Rd

Higganum CT 06441, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Connecticut · Florida · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · New York · Tennessee

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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James L

Series 66

Higganum, CT

Spurstone

James Lagace is a financial advisor at Spurstone with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RightCapital, Inc., Cetera Advisor Networks, and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. Spurstone provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as related entities such as trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm specializes in business-owner advisory services, including concentrated stock management, executive compensation strategies, and business exit planning.

Concentrated stock management Liquidity event planning Business exit / sale strategy Business ownership considerations Charitable giving & philanthropy Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Timothy G

Series 63, Series 65

Higganum, CT

Spurstone

Timothy Golas is a financial advisor at Spurstone with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Spurstone Advisory Services since 2016, following seven years at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Spurstone Wealth Management, LLC, which offers a range of insurance products, and he has entrepreneurial experience developing a web and mobile application company. Spurstone provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, including trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on business-owner advisory services, offering strategies such as concentrated stock management, equity award planning, and business exit planning, often implementing client strategies through third-party investment solutions and comprehensive financial planning documents.

Concentrated stock management Liquidity event planning Business exit / sale strategy Business ownership considerations Charitable giving & philanthropy Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Theodore D

Series 63, Series 65

Higganum, CT

Spurstone

Theodore Degroot is a financial advisor at Spurstone with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Spurstone Advisory Services since 2016, following seven years at LPL Financial. Degroot is a co-owner of an insurance agency but is not actively involved in its operations. Spurstone provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, including trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm specializes in services for executives and business owners, offering tailored strategies such as concentrated stock management and business exit planning.

Concentrated stock management Liquidity event planning Business exit / sale strategy Business ownership considerations Charitable giving & philanthropy Executive Founder/Business Owner
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