Clear guidance for every stage of the climb.

Financial PlanningRetirement, education and cash-flow strategy
Investment ManagementPortfolios built around your goals and risk
Legacy & EstateWealth transfer and charitable giving
Summit Wealth Management

About Summit

A steady partner for the long ascent.

Summit Wealth Management helps individuals, families and business owners build, protect and pass on the wealth they have worked to create.

We start by listening. Every plan we build begins with your goals, your timeline and the people who depend on you. From there we coordinate your investments, retirement income, tax considerations and estate plans into one clear strategy, then stay with you as markets move and life changes.

We keep our client relationships personal on purpose. You will work directly with an advisor who knows your plan, returns your calls and meets with you on a regular schedule.

  • Plan firstInvestment decisions follow from a written financial plan, not the other way around.
  • Plain answersWe explain fees, risks and trade-offs in language you can act on.
  • Long viewDisciplined, diversified portfolios designed to weather more than one market cycle.

Our advisors

The people beside you on the trail

Portrait of Darren McQuary

Founding Partner · Wealth Advisor

Darren McQuary

10 years experienceIncome Planning

Darren works with families and business owners on retirement planning, investment management and wealth transfer. Before co-founding Summit, he spent 8 years focused on tax and income planning and investment strategies.

Darren@SummitWealthManagement.com
Portrait of Spencer Dix

Partner · Wealth Advisor

Spencer Dix

14 years experienceSecurities Management

Spencer leads portfolio strategy at Summit and helps clients turn savings into dependable retirement income. He focuses on tax-aware investing and coordinating plans with clients’ CPAs and attorneys.

Spencer@SummitWealthManagement.com

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An introductory meeting is a no-obligation conversation about where you are today and where you want to go.

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Insurance products are offered through the insurance business Summit Wealth Management. Summit Wealth Management is also an Investment Advisory practice that offers products and services through AE Wealth Management, LLC (AEWM), a Registered Investment Adviser. AEWM does not offer insurance products. The insurance products offered by Summit Wealth Management are not subject to Investment Advisor requirements.

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