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Independent · Fiduciary · Pilot-Only

Financial
Planning Built for Pilots.

Independent, fiduciary advice designed around airline pay, benefits, and retirement timelines. No generic plans. No sales pressure. Just clear guidance from someone who gets it — Scott Osborn, advisor to 411 pilots across six major carriers.

411
pilot households
$1.4B
advised assets
6
major carriers
SEA LAX DFW ORD ATL JFK MIA MEM FLIGHT NETWORK · LIVE N40°44.9' / W73°59.3' FL340 · M0.78 · WIND 240/45
CURRENTLY ADVISING
411 pilot households · 6 carriers · 38 states
Pilots from these carriers trust Scott
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Delta
United
American
Southwest
FedEx
UPS
What I Do

A practice shaped
by a single profession.

Airline retirement is fundamentally different from retirement in any other profession. You face a mandatory retirement age, complex pension calculations, benefit windows that open and close on specific timelines — and decisions that are often irreversible once made.

01

Retirement Planning

The 65 cliff, pension lump-sum vs. annuity decisions, benefit windows, sequence-of-returns risk. Where pilots actually need a specialist.

02

401(k) & DPSP Optimization

Delta DPSP, United PRAP, American $uper $aver, FedEx B-Plan — fund selection, in-plan conversions, mega backdoor Roth.

03

Tax-Aware Planning

Variable income, premium pay, trip trading, deferred comp. Roth conversion ladders, bracket management, tax-loss harvesting.

04

Investment Management

Globally diversified portfolios designed for high incomes and the transition to retirement income — cash flow, not just total return.

05

Career-Stage Planning

First officer accumulation, captain peak earnings, pre-retirement consolidation. The plan changes — your advisor should change with you.

06

Ongoing Advisory

Quarterly reviews, contract changes, life events. A relationship, not a transaction. I'm on the other end of the phone.

The Pilot 401(k) Tour

Run the numbers in 30 seconds.

Plug in your W-2, age, and contribution rate. I'll show you a realistic projection — including the 18% airline DC match most pilots forget to model.

  • Models DPSP / PRAP / B-Plan match precisely
  • Roth conversion windows visualized
  • Pre-65 vs post-65 income paths
See the full retirement model
401(k) PROJECTION · DELTA DPSP

What could yours actually look like?

Annual W-2 income $285,000
Current age 42 yrs
Pilot contribution 16%
Airline DC match 18%
Projected at age 65
$5.18M
Assumes 7% annual return · 23 years to compound
AGE 42 AGE 65
ANNUAL DEPOSIT
$96,900
VS. 4% RULE INCOME
$207k/yr
Scott Osborn
NOTRE DAME MBA · U.S. ARMY VET
Bronze Star · Combat Infantryman's Badge
About Scott

The advisor who built this practice for one profession.

I'm Scott Osborn — engineer by training, Notre Dame MBA, Army officer who came home from a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan and decided to build a financial practice exclusively for pilots. The decision wasn't accidental — it was the byproduct of years serving alongside aviators, watching careers transition from military service to the flight deck.

"Better data. Better decisions. Better results."
Listen & Learn
NEW THIS WEEK

The Wealthy Pilot's Podcast: When to Stop Maxing the 401(k)

With an 18% DC match on the table, every dollar after the limit gets complicated. Where the math actually crosses over — and what to do about it.

32:14·Apple · Spotify · YouTube
THE
DICHOTOMY
OF WEALTH
By Scott Osborn
FREE BOOK

The Dichotomy of Wealth

Scott's plain-English playbook for pilot retirement timing, pension elections, and the 65 cliff.

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GUIDE · PDF

The Wealthy Pilot Toolkit

Annual checklists, withholding worksheets, and benefit-window calendars for every major carrier.

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It Starts with a Conversation

You don't need to have everything figured out.

A simple conversation is often the first step toward clarity — no pressure, no sales pitch, just an opportunity to see if my approach fits your situation and goals.