Keith Tigue

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  Wealth Advisor
  President

  Keith Tigue

  Keith Tigue is President of RTS Private Wealth Management. He specializes in analyzing, designing and implementing effective wealth management planning for his clients. Drawing upon over 39 years of experience in the financial services industry, Keith develops strategies for his clients to protect their assets from market volatility, create substantial income tax savings and reduce capital gains tax. He also helps clients grow and preserve wealth through estate tax savings and for the benefit of philanthropic organizations.
  
  Clients
  Keith serves a select group of clients nationwide, including successful business owners, executives,  community leaders and professional athletes. Many of his clients are planning for or currently enjoying retirement. Accordingly, Keith helps clients develop comprehensive retirement strategies as part of their overall wealth management plans. Key considerations in the retirement planning process include the need for current and future income, the family legacy needs of individual family members and each client’s personal charitable interests.
  
  Experience
  Keith’s former associations as a financial advisor include serving as vice president and managing director for the Northern Trust in Arizona, where he advised affluent families and individuals on financial strategies to create, grow and protect their wealth. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Keith was the Southwest regional manager for Bank of America’s Private Bank and Trust Department. He also served as senior fiduciary officer for the bank, overseeing all legal, audit and compliance issues. Keith began his career with the Trust Department at Valley National Bank in 1981, which was subsequently acquired by JPMorgan Chase. This experience at JPMorgan & Co. helped lay the foundation for a long and distinguished career in trust services and private wealth management.
  
  Fiduciary Approach
  RTS Private Wealth Management is an independent Registered Investment Advisor, providing clients with fiduciary wealth management services including financial planning, as well as objective guidance and advice. As a fiduciary, Keith is required by law to act in the best interest of his clients at all times. Keith is focused on helping clients achieve their financial goals.
   

  Local and International Community
  Reflecting a strong commitment to his local community, Keith served as past chairman of the board of directors for the Catholic Community Foundation. He currently serves on the Finance & Investment Council for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. He is a board member of Arizona MusicFest and past president of the finance council for St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Phoenix. Keith is also past co-chairman of Money Smart Kids of Arizona, a nonprofit organization that has helped parents and their children make more informed financial choices.
  
  On the International front Keith serves as Treasurer and is on the board of directors of Caritas in Veritate headquartered in Rome Italy.  In addition, Keith was knighted into the Equestrian order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in 2006 and knighted into the Sovereign Order of Malta in 2012.
  
  Professional Memberships and Education
  Keith served as past president of the Phoenix chapter of Legatus, a professional organization of Catholic business leaders. A native Phoenician, Keith graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in 1987. He then went on to earn his M.B.A. degree from the University of Phoenix in 1989.

  Family
  Keith and his wife Anna have three daughters—Briana, Mikayla, Alysia—and a granddaughter, Lilly. Their two Golden Retrievers, Lorenzo and Leonardo are also active family members. The family enjoys domestic and international travel, entertaining friends and family, bicycling and deep sea fishing.