A wealth of wisdom to share.
Find expert advice to grow your wealth, prepare for retirement, provide for future generations and more with SSB&T Wealth. We're a subsidiary of Security State Bank & Trust – a community bank that has been serving Texas families and businesses for more than 80 years.
- Local and longstanding. A trusted Texas bank going strong since our founding in 1941, with 18 branches from Fredericksburg to Fort Worth.
- Personalized and comprehensive. We seek to build a lifelong partnership with you, helping you choose your own path to reach your goals, in a fiscally responsible way that also challenges outdated wisdom when needed.
- Transparent, fee-only model. You always know exactly how much you’re paying for our services; with no commissions or referral fees, our priority is always your financial health, never kickbacks for pushing specific products.
- No-cost consultation. Whether you're starting from scratch or refining your existing plan, our experienced team is ready to help you explore your Wealth Management and Trust and Estate Services options.
Handling your whole wealth picture.
At SSB&T Wealth, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor and subsidiary of Security State Bank & Trust, we work to understand your needs, we help you understand your options, and we proactively touch base to ensure your plan keeps working for you as circumstances evolve.
Wealth Management
- Comprehensive wealth planning: Holistically managing your financial “big picture.”
- Retirement income: Strategies for which accounts to pull from and when.
- Social security: Analyzing the optimal timing to claim your benefits.
- Cash flow: Helping keep you liquid and within budget.
- Higher education: Planning for 529s and tuition funding.
- Portfolio management: Allocating assets and selecting securities to align with your goals and risk tolerance.
- Fixed income: Forming strategies focused on bonds and capital preservation.
- Retirement income: Generating a "paycheck" from your portfolio.
- High net worth/ultra high net worth guidance: More sophisticated financial strategies you’ll need as a HNW/UHNW client, including family office and concierge services.
- Family and Business Succession Planning: We help business owners and families ensure smooth transitions of assets, and prepare the next generation for leadership.
- Charitable Giving and Philanthropy: We help develop charitable giving strategies such as donor-advised funds, charitable remainder trusts and direct bequests to create the highest impact and take advantage of tax benefits.
- Tax planning: Minimizing taxes and tax liability for your portfolio and estate while coordinating with your tax advisor and estate attorney.
- Risk management: Analyzing which risks to transfer to an insurance company and which you can manage yourself.
- Treasury management: Growing your business and managing day-to-day operations.
- Retirement plans: Choosing the right option for your business and navigating turn-key employer-sponsored retirement plans -- SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and 401(k)s – both new and existing.
- Current plan/provider evaluation: Second opinion review of your existing employer-sponsored retirement plan.
- Employee education: Helping your employees understand the benefits you provide.
We take your trust seriously.
At SSB&T Wealth, a subsidiary of Security State Bank & Trust, we offer personalized Trust and Estate services backed by extensive expertise.
Our team includes professionals specializing in trust administration, oil and gas, real estate, and bank operations. Together, we are dedicated to helping you protect your legacy and navigate all aspects of estate planning with care and precision.
Trust and Estate Services
We ensure assets are managed and distributed according to your wishes and relevant legal standards, for revocable and irrevocable trusts.
We structure your estate to align with your goals for asset distribution, tax minimization and long-term financial security.
We act as fiduciaries to help protect individuals who are unable to manage their own financial or personal affairs due to incapacity.
We create and administer special needs trusts that ensure loved ones with disabilities are financially supported, while preserving their eligibility for government benefits.
We help executors and trustees fulfill their responsibilities, handling tax filings, beneficiary communications and asset distribution with accuracy, integrity and transparency.
We work closely with legal teams to resolve conflicts related to wills and trusts in an equitable way, while preserving the integrity of the trust or estate.
We minimize the tax liabilities of your trust or estate by helping prepare necessary filings, including IRS Form 1041.
We can oversee property maintenance, sales and acquisitions – all according to the terms of the trust and in a way that maximizes value for beneficiaries.
At no additional cost, we offer secure, confidential storage of estate planning documents, including wills, trusts, and powers of attorney.
While we handle the specialized trust and estate needs, our wealth advisors can assist with broader investment solutions to help you grow and manage your wealth.
SSB&T Wealth Team
Lean on real, local Texans committed to being proactive, accountable and informative.
Investment and insurance products: NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE















