SCM Investment Services
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Client assets under management
$3,100,448
Clients
12
0% high-net-worth
Advisors
1
of 1 employees
Firm type
Independent
1 advisor with up to 2 employees
Fewer clients per advisor generally means more personalized, proactive service. Higher ratios may reflect streamlined models or lower minimums.
Clients per advisor
12
LowAverage account size
$258,371
About
SCM Investment Services is a small, independent registered investment adviser operating with a single advisory professional and managing roughly $3.1 million for about a dozen clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients) and also accepts entities such as pensions, profit‑sharing plans, estates, and corporations, plus project‑based consulting on topics like college planning, estate planning, employee benefits optimization, and retirement planning.
The firm follows an evidence‑based, long‑term approach that emphasizes diversified, low‑cost global index and asset funds and portfolio construction grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and academic research. Advisors work with clients to develop an investment policy statement and target asset allocation, may recommend or use outside managers or TAMPs, and implement portfolios using custodial platforms that support model allocations, periodic rebalancing, and optional tax‑loss harvesting.
Distinctive features include a regular offering of educational seminars and public speaking on investing, behavioral finance, and college planning that the firm provides pro‑bono, and an associated online educational membership (NWI WealthCare) operated outside the advisory business. The firm’s principal brings prior trading and technical experience (including roles in discretionary trading operations and fixed‑income trading plus graduate degrees in finance and computer science), and the practice uses multiple custodial and platform relationships (Betterment, Schwab, Altruist) while disclosing those platform support arrangements.
Client services
Portfolio management
Educational seminars or workshops
Consulting services
Expertise
College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
Passive / index investing
Fee options
Fixed fees for investment consulting services ranging from $350 to $2,500
$0 - $500,000: 1.00% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.85% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.70% $3,000,001 - $8,000,000: 0.55% $8,000,001 - $13,000,000: 0.40% $13,000,001+: 0.25%
$350 per hour for investment consulting services
Account minimum: $100,000 (generally required to open and maintain an advisory account, but may be lowered or waived at firm's discretion) Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $1,000 for investment management services Fee-only: Investment consulting services offered with fixed fees ranging from $350 to $2,500 and hourly rate of $350/hour (negotiable)
Main office location
SCM Investment Services
8530 Eagle Point Blvd, Suite 100
Lake Elmo MN 55042, United States
Number of offices
2
Most active in
SCM Investment Services has reported serving >5 clients in these states in the last 12 months.
Indiana · Minnesota
Disclosures
Firm disclosures are reported in Form ADV Part 1A, Item 11. They include criminal charges, regulatory actions, civil proceedings, and professional disciplinary events involving the firm or its advisory affiliates.
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Business activities & affiliations
These affiliations may expand the services this firm offers and, in some cases, how they are compensated.
Is not active or affiliated with:
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Insurance agent
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Broker-dealer / trader
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Bank
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Trust company
They provide trust and estate administration services, typically for separate fees.
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Fund sponsor
They manage or sponsor investment funds and may earn management or performance-based fees if clients invest in them.
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
They offer tax and accounting services, typically for separate fees.
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Lawyer
They provide legal services, typically billed separately.
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Real estate agent
They facilitate real estate transactions and may earn commissions.
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Other specialized services
They may provide services such as pension consulting or municipal advisory work, typically for separate fees.
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