Meet Joshua

The Financial Planner Behind Future Path Financial Planning

Joshua and Abbie

Life Outside the Office

My wife Abbie is my biggest supporter and motivator. She encourages me daily to grow — both professionally and personally. Her unwavering support has been instrumental in building this firm and upholding the high standards we set for ourselves.

We are expecting our first baby girl soon, and we couldn't be more excited to start our family together.

Outside of work, you'll find me watching football, staying active with regular workouts, grilling for friends and family, and spending quality time on the water. The same intentionality I bring to financial planning, I bring to the life I'm building with Abbie.

Joshua

Joshua Scannell

B.S. Finance
Fee-Only, Fiduciary Advisor
Registered Investment Advisor

Built for the Gap Nobody Else is Filling

There's a generation of high-earning professionals making $150,000+ in household income with nowhere to turn for real financial guidance.

Traditional advisors want clients with $2 million in assets. Insurance agents want to sell them products. Robo-advisors can manage a portfolio but can't answer "Should my spouse stay home with the kids?"

I built Future Path Financial Planning to serve that gap — professionals who are succeeding by every external measure, but feel financially scattered and under-infrastructured for the complexity their success has created.

Why the System Approach

After years in the industry, I noticed something: the most financially anxious people weren't the ones who didn't care. They were often the most engaged — reading, learning, saving. But without a connected system, even motivated people drift.

The Focused Future System exists because willpower and spreadsheets aren't infrastructure. Your plan has to be built, connected, and maintained — or it doesn't survive first contact with real life.

How I Work

I'm obsessively systematic, relentlessly direct, and quietly fierce about protecting your financial future. I don't sugarcoat, and I don't sell products. I'm a fiduciary — legally required to act in your best interest, every time.

I'm based in Niceville, Florida — just outside Destin on the Emerald Coast — and I work with clients virtually across the country. Whether you're in Northwest Florida or across the U.S., the planning process is the same: one connected system, built around your actual numbers.

My job is to be the one person in your corner who understands the full picture and helps you make decisions accordingly.

How Joshua Works

Obsessively Systematic

Every recommendation connects back to your plan. Nothing is given in isolation. Every piece of your financial life is part of one integrated system.

Relentlessly Direct

You'll get clear answers, not "it depends" without follow-through. The goal is clarity — not comfortable ambiguity.

Quietly Fierce

Protective of your financial future without being loud about it. I fight for your best outcome — even when that means telling you something you don't want to hear.

Forward-Looking

We're not here to analyze the past. We're here to build the future you actually want — and create the system that gets you there.

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