Scott Stratton is a Financial Advisor with GS Wealth Management in Dallas, Texas.  He develops comprehensive plans for a select group of families to accumulate wealth and prepare for retirement.  Scott is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM  practitioner, and received a certificate in Financial Planning from Boston University.

APPROACH
Scott takes a holistic approach to financial planning, with an emphasis on strategic asset allocation and tax-advantaged saving.   He helps families with retirement investments, life insurance strategies, and long-term cash flow analysis.  Additionally, Scott works with business owners to create and manage company benefit plans and create buy/sell agreements.  Scott's practice is organized around the unique needs of the baby boomer generation as they prepare to make transitions from their current jobs to retirement or whatever adventure they want in the next phase of their lives!

BACKGROUND
A native of Rochester, New York, Scott's first passion was music.  Scott attended the Oberlin Conservatory, where he met his wife, Erin Hannigan, who today is Principal Oboe of the Dallas Symphony.  After Oberlin, Scott came back to his hometown for graduate studies at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music.  At Eastman, Scott completed his Master's degree, Performer's Certificate, and received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the age of 25.  Scott taught music for the State University of NY at Geneseo and at Texas Christian University, before embarking in a new career in personal finance.
 
OUTSIDE WORK
An accomplished trombone player, Scott continues to perform today as Principal Trombone of the Las Colinas / Garland / Arlington Symphonies, as well as with his quintet, the Perennial Brass Ensemble.  Scott is a composer and arranger; his music for brass is published by Briar Music Press and TrumCor, and has twice been reviewed in the Journal of the International Trombone Association.

In his spare time, Scott enjoys being outdoors with his two dogs, Maestro and Seamus.  A long time advocate for animal welfare groups, Scott has been a volunteer at Operation Kindness for the past six years.