The Company
Taurus Capital Advisors, LLC ("we", "us" or "Taurus Capital") is an Oregon limited liability
company registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). Our principal place of business is located in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Taurus Capital was
founded in 2005 by Gregory G. Saliba, who is the sole owner and manager of the company. Mr.
Saliba is a registered investment adviser representative of Taurus Capital and directs its
investment policies and strategies.
Taurus Capital is an independent, fee-only investment advisory firm that offers professional
investment and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients. We have a legal
and ethical fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interests of our clients. We sell no products
and collect no commissions or rebates. Our firm is distinguished by the extensive financial and
investment expertise of its owner and portfolio managers. Our advisory services include advice
on complex financial matters such as:
Wealth management
Concentrated stock strategies
Portfolio management and diversification
Retirement planning
Succession planning
Investment Advisory and Wealth Planning Services
We provide investment portfolio management and wealth planning services for individual and
institutional clients. We manage portfolios that often consist of multiple account types, which
may include individual, joint, trust, IRA, 401(k), etc.
Taurus Capital uses an asset allocation approach using index funds and factor-based funds to
build low-cost, tax efficient, and well-diversified portfolios for our clients. Portfolios are
constructed in a manner that is appropriate for our clients’ age, life circumstances, risk
tolerances, and return objectives. The investment process relies heavily on a disciplined
approach with a foundation utilizing index funds to maximize long-term returns by minimizing
costs and taxes. Individual securities may be purchased to meet client requests. For the fixed-
income portion of portfolios, we most heavily rely on U.S. Treasury Exchange-Traded Funds
(ETFs), but may also use other investment options, including but not limited to exchange-traded
index funds, mutual funds, and individual corporate, municipal, and treasury securities.
Taurus Capital does not use frequent trading or market timing strategies.
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By developing a personalized investment strategy for each client, we help our clients identify
both short-term and long-term financial objectives and implement an investment plan aligned
with those objectives. We also advise clients on other important areas of their financial lives,
including retirement and succession planning, concentrated positions, college savings plans, cash
flow management, estate planning, financial reporting, and risk management.
To the extent requested by a client, Taurus Capital may recommend the services of other
professionals for certain non-investment implementation purposes (i.e., estate attorneys, tax
accountants, insurance providers, etc.). The client is under no obligation to engage the services
of any such recommended professional. The client retains absolute discretion
over all such
implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from Taurus
Capital. Please Note: If the client engages any such recommended professional, and a dispute
arises thereafter relative to such engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively
from and against the engaged professional.
Client Obligations
In performing its services, Taurus Capital shall not be required to verify any information received
from the client or from the client’s other professionals, and is expressly authorized to rely
thereon. Moreover, clients must promptly notify Taurus Capital if there is ever any change in
their financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating, and
revising Taurus Capital’s investment recommendations, advice, and financial plans, if applicable.
Tailored Advisory Services
Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities, industries, or sectors, and must
advise Taurus Capital of any such restrictions in writing. Clients may also direct us to purchase,
hold, or sell securities we might not recommend. In those instances, we require written
instruction from the client to transact in those securities.
Institutional Clients
Institutional clients generally provide Taurus Capital with an investment policy or set of
objectives to follow, which we regularly review with the client. If no investment policy exists or if
circumstances warrant a new policy, we will work with the organization to develop and
implement an appropriate investment policy. We invest the client’s assets in accordance with its
investment policy.
Individual Clients
Our relationships with our individual clients are in-depth and personalized. We tailor our
advisory services to meet each client’s particular needs. We work directly with clients to build
and protect their wealth over the long term.
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We ask clients to complete an investor questionnaire to assist us in developing investment
objectives that reflect their unique goals, needs, risk tolerance, and time horizon. Clients may
have multiple accounts with us, and each may have a different investment objective. We discuss
the client’s objectives annually at a minimum to be sure the objectives continue to meet their
particular needs and goals.
Our wealth planning process begins with a thorough evaluation of the client’s current financial
state and future goals, needs, and expectations. We utilize a third-party software platform to
aggregate a client’s financial information, which includes details about their cash flow, savings,
debts, investments, insurance, and other elements of their financial life. From this, we establish
a baseline model of the client’s current and projected future financial picture. We then work
with the client to help identify their long-term objectives for financial security and well-being,
and provide a detailed savings and investing strategy for achieving those objectives, as well as
the timeframes involved.
We do not participate in any wrap-fee programs.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, we managed $147,337,643 on a discretionary basis and $5,076,273 on
a non-discretionary basis.