Scott Swain, CPA, CFA, CFP®, MT

Scott’s personality allows him to work well with just about anyone. His easy demeanor is coupled with a straight-forward, honest approach that assures clients he is always looking out for their best interests.

Scott has over 30 years of experience working in the accounting and financial services industries, 20 of which have focused on planning and tax compliance for high-net-worth individuals. He specializes in income and estate tax planning for individuals and has a tremendous amount of experience working with estates; family investment partnerships; private foundations and irrevocable trusts, such as IDGTs, SLATs, BDITs, GRATs, CLATs, CRATs and QPRTs. This includes both the estate planning on the front end, as well as assisting with the ongoing administration of these vehicles once they are established. Scott also has significant experience working with complex investment vehicles, such as hedge funds and private equity.  

• Cleveland Museum of Art (Gift Planning Advisory Committee)
• CFA Society of Cleveland
• American Institute of CPAs

Scott lives in Hudson, Ohio, with his wife and two daughters. He is an avid fan of the Cleveland Guardians, Browns, Cavs and The Ohio State Buckeyes — although his wife is from Pittsburgh and backs “the team over there.” Scott is also a muscle car enthusiast and a vintage Hot Wheels collector.

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