Taurus Financial

Taurus Financial is a small advisory firm managing roughly $106 million for about 66 clients with a two‑advisor team, serving high‑net‑worth individuals as well as pension plans, charities, and business entities. The firm provides ongoing portfolio management, pension consulting, and several fixed‑fee financial planning packages, including a specialized offering for employees of big‑tech firms and start‑ups that covers equity‑compensation analysis.

Taurus builds individualized Investment Policy Statements, typically seeks discretionary trading authority, and applies fundamental, modern‑portfolio‑theory, and quantitative analysis across long‑term and options strategies. The firm also uses third‑party managers (including Parametric for direct indexing and Quantinno for margin strategies), has added unit investment trusts and structured products to its menu, and requires custody and trade execution through LPL Financial.

Notable distinctions include the firm’s affiliations outside pure advisory work: its representatives also act as registered representatives of a broker‑dealer, are licensed insurance agents, and are affiliated with an accounting firm — relationships the brochure identifies as potential conflicts of interest. Taurus discloses that its representatives may receive commissions and insurance compensation, documents those conflicts in client files, and recently added a formal “selection of other advisers” service while transitioning to SEC registration.