Global Investment Strategies

Global Investment Strategies Global Investment Strategies (GIS) provides technical wealth stewardship for business owners and high-net-worth families.

Led by Doug McClure, we coordinate 7 pillars of planning—including ESOPs, CGAs, and Exit Strategies—to ensure a secure legacy. Our mission is to deliver simple solutions to complex estates, enhancing the value of family partnerships and public/private corporations. Since our founding in 2009, Global Investment Strategies Inc. (GIS) has placed or insured estates with a combined net worth of over $8

00 million. Our clients have included professional franchise owners, real estate investment companies, large apartment owners/managers, attorneys, and physicians as well as business owners and individuals of all income levels. No matter the size of the estate, our process is always the same – we build trust through in-depth service that delivers an end-product that is specific to your situation needs.

Planning for Retirement? Think Beyond the Nest Egg.Retirement isn't just about how much you've saved — it's about how th...
08/03/2026

Planning for Retirement? Think Beyond the Nest Egg.

Retirement isn't just about how much you've saved — it's about how thoughtfully it's structured to support the life you want. Global Investment Strategies helps you explore retirement planning concepts built around your goals, not a one-size-fits-all template.

You work directly with our partners in private consultation — never a call center — with guidance that coordinates alongside your existing tax and financial professionals.

Serving Tucson and families nationwide since 2009.

📍 Tucson · Oro Valley · Catalina Foothills · Marana, AZ

GIS provides educational planning concepts and works alongside your qualified legal, tax, and financial professionals. Not investment, legal, or tax advice.

Before autumn schedules pick in, late summer is a smart time to review your overarching financial roadmap to ensure it s...
07/28/2026

Before autumn schedules pick in, late summer is a smart time to review your overarching financial roadmap to ensure it still reflects your personal life and long-term legacy.

At Global Investment Strategies, we guide families and business owners across Tucson and Southern Arizona through our 7 Pillars of Wealth Stewardship. Our education-first approach ensures your retirement, estate, and business decisions work together seamlessly rather than competing with one another. A few coordinated adjustments now can eliminate confusion and support far better follow-through for your family's future.

Key areas our team regularly coordinates include:

• Estate & Legacy Frameworks: Aligning beneficiary designations and titling in close coordination with your estate attorney. ⚖️
• Business Succession & Continuity: Developing clear transition timelines and risk strategies for business owners. 🧩
• Charitable Gift Planning: Blending philanthropic intent with reliable fixed-income concepts when appropriate. 🎓
• Employee & Leadership Transitions: Exploring ownership structures like ESOPs to determine the best operational fit. 📊

🌐 Connect With Our Tucson Office
Ready to align your family's financial roadmap? Start a Strategic Coordination conversation with our Southern Arizona team today.

📞 Call Us Directly: (520) 360-8177

Important Disclosure: This content is for general educational and illustrative planning purposes only. Global Investment Strategies (GIS) provides strategic wealth coordination and legacy concept planning; it does not provide formal legal, CPA, or specialized tax advisory services. All legal or tax decisions should be coordinated with your qualified professional advisors.

Protect What You've Built — Estate Planning ConceptsThe wealth and legacy you've worked a lifetime to build deserve a th...
07/27/2026

Protect What You've Built — Estate Planning Concepts

The wealth and legacy you've worked a lifetime to build deserve a thoughtful plan for the future. Global Investment Strategies helps families explore estate planning concepts — so your wishes are clear and your loved ones are cared for.

We work directly with you in private consultation — never a call center — and coordinate alongside your attorney and tax professionals to help bring the full picture together.

Serving Tucson and families nationwide since 2009.

Tucson · Oro Valley · Catalina Foothills · Marana, AZ

GIS provides educational planning concepts and works alongside your qualified legal, tax, and financial professionals. Not investment, legal, or tax advice.

It is late July, it’s smart to pressure-test the parts of your plan that depend on timing.At Global Investment Strategie...
07/22/2026

It is late July, it’s smart to pressure-test the parts of your plan that depend on timing.
At Global Investment Strategies, we help families, executives, and business owners across Tucson and the Catalina Foothills connect the major elements of their financial lives—ensuring every decision aligns with your values, income, and legacy goals.

Mid-year is often an ideal moment to review beneficiary designations, verify trust and asset titling alignment, and evaluate how upcoming liquidity needs or life transitions may affect your long-term retirement income strategy.

Areas we coordinate across the 7 Pillars of Wealth Stewardship include:

Retirement Income Strategy: Distribution planning, tax-conscious sequencing, and evaluating how tools like annuities may—or may not—fit your overall plan.

Business Transition & Succession: Coordinating buy-sell structures, leadership continuity steps, and multi-generational legacy preservation.

Charitable & Planned Giving: Exploring how philanthropic goals can pair with dependable lifetime income, depending on your unique structure.

Our focus is always on education, stewardship, and helping you ask the right questions before making major financial decisions.

🏛️ Start a Conversation With Our Team
Whether you are based in Oro Valley, Marana, or the Foothills, we welcome an open discussion to help you bring clarity to your long-term vision.

👉 Call Our Tucson Office: (520) 360-8177

Important Disclosure: The material presented here is for general educational, informational, and illustrative planning purposes only. Global Investment Strategies (GIS) provides strategic wealth coordination and legacy education; it does not provide formal legal, tax, or corporate valuation advisory services. All legal or tax decisions should be coordinated with your qualified professional advisors.

Mid-year is a smart time to pressure-test your long-term wealth plan. Across Tucson and the Catalina Foothills, retireme...
07/22/2026

Mid-year is a smart time to pressure-test your long-term wealth plan. Across Tucson and the Catalina Foothills, retirement and legacy decisions are frequently made in isolated pieces—which can create unintended gaps over time.

At Global Investment Strategies, our work centers on Stewardship and Strategic Coordination to ensure your income plan, tax choices, and legacy intent actively support each other. Whether you are reviewing your broader retirement strategy, revisiting estate coordination, or verifying how account titles and beneficiaries align, taking a comprehensive view brings true peace of mind.

Key strategic areas our team helps local families evaluate include:

• Charitable Gift Annuities: Blending philanthropic goals with predictable lifetime income concepts.
• Business Succession Planning: Coordinating liquidity and continuity for business owners in Oro Valley and Marana.
• Risk Management & Insurance: Structuring solutions to protect family assets and maintain business liquidity.

(Disclaimer: Educational content only, not formal legal, tax, or accounting advice. Strategic decisions should always be coordinated with your qualified legal and tax professionals.)

When your financial plan is scattered, even small life changes can create unexpected problems.At Global Investment Strat...
07/22/2026

When your financial plan is scattered, even small life changes can create unexpected problems.

At Global Investment Strategies, we help local families and business owners bring their full picture together through Wealth Stewardship and Strategic Coordination. We focus on connecting your retirement income, estate decisions, business continuity, and charitable intent so your long-term goals work in harmony.

A few key areas our team coordinates:
• Retirement Planning: Transitioning from asset accumulation to distribution with tax-wise income strategies.
• Estate Coordination: Aligning your trusts, beneficiaries, and asset titling alongside your attorney’s guidance.
• Business Succession: Continuity planning that protects both your family's legacy and your company's future.
• Charitable Gift Planning: Exploring how structured giving can support community causes while aligning with your broader goals.

Whether you are in the Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Marana, or Greater Tucson, bringing these pieces into one clear framework provides true peace of mind.

Contact our office today to start a Strategic Coordination conversation.

Summer is an ideal season to evaluate whether your overall financial framework still aligns with your evolving life and ...
07/22/2026

Summer is an ideal season to evaluate whether your overall financial framework still aligns with your evolving life and business goals. For business owners and multi-generational families across Tucson, Oro Valley, and the Catalina Foothills, addressing small adjustments today can help prevent complex structural challenges tomorrow.

At Global Investment Strategies, we utilize Strategic Coordination across the 7 Pillars of Wealth Stewardship to ensure your income, legacy, and business decisions operate in complete alignment. Depending on your unique circumstances, a comprehensive review may connect your retirement distribution goals with estate coordination, risk management, and business continuity planning.

Key areas worth reviewing this season include:
• Updating beneficiary designations and asset titling following recent family or business changes
• Evaluating business succession timing and buy-sell agreement coordination
• Exploring whether charitable gift annuities align with your philanthropic and income objectives

Educational only. Strategic Coordination should always be implemented alongside your qualified legal and tax professionals.

Start a Strategic Coordination conversation with our Tucson team today.

📞 Call Our Office: (520) 360-8177

Confidence is built when every part of your plan works together. At Global Investment Strategies, we focus on Wealth Ste...
07/22/2026

Confidence is built when every part of your plan works together. At Global Investment Strategies, we focus on Wealth Stewardship, so your retirement, legacy, and business decisions stay aligned instead of competing.

If you are working through your financial planning needs this summer, we can help you coordinate the big moving parts across your full picture in Tucson, Oro Valley, Catalina Foothills, and Marana.

Here are a few core areas we often connect:

Retirement planning in Tucson: shifting from accumulation to distribution with income durability in mind.

Estate planning in Tucson: beneficiary and titling coordination, aligned alongside your legal and tax professionals.

Business planning in Tucson: continuity planning and succession tools structured for your long-term goals.

Charitable gift annuities: options for donors seeking charitable intent paired with potential lifetime fixed income, depending on structure.

Ready to start a Strategic Coordination conversation and determine your next planning step? Visit our website or give our office a call today.

Big decisions deserve a coordinated plan, not scattered paperwork.At Global Investment Strategies, we help families and ...
07/22/2026

Big decisions deserve a coordinated plan, not scattered paperwork.

At Global Investment Strategies, we help families and business owners across Tucson and the Catalina Foothills connect every moving part of wealth stewardship so choices stay clear over time. True financial clarity happens when your long-term goals, estate coordination with your attorney, and retirement income strategies all work together to support real-life cash flow needs.

Here are a few key areas we often help organize:
• Retirement & Distribution Planning: Navigating the shift from saving to spending with tax-wise distribution steps.
• Business Succession & Continuity: Developing transition timing that protects your business vision and supports family security.
• Charitable Gift Planning: Exploring how charitable intent can pair with income goals, depending on your unique family circumstances.

Whether you are in Oro Valley, Marana, or the Foothills, our team is here to help bring clarity to your long-term vision.

Start a Strategic Coordination conversation with our team today:
👉 Visit Us: https://glistrategies.com/
📞 Call Our Tucson Office: (520) 360-8177

This post is for general educational and illustrative planning purposes only and does not constitute formal legal or tax advice.

When your plan spans family, business, and giving, details matter. 💼At Global Investment Strategies, we help families an...
07/22/2026

When your plan spans family, business, and giving, details matter. 💼

At Global Investment Strategies, we help families and business owners across Tucson, Oro Valley, the Catalina Foothills, and Marana coordinate the moving parts across the Seven Pillars of Wealth Stewardship. That often includes aligning estate plans, navigating retirement transitions, and preparing ownership succession strategies.

Here are a few areas we frequently connect:
• Charitable gift annuities when giving and lifetime income goals work together 🤝
• ESOP structures as a potential path for business succession and liquidity 🧾
• Comprehensive insurance reviews to support risk management and business continuity 🛡️

This information is educational. Legal and tax decisions should always be coordinated with your qualified professional advisors.

Start a strategic coordination conversation with our team at (520) 360-8177 and let’s map your next step.

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3430 E. Sunrise Suite 130
Tucson, AZ
85718

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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