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Chad Thomas Arrington

Advisor at The Kelly Group — Bel Air, MD

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

13 years

Location

Bel Air, MD 21014

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The Kelly Group

Team

Total advisors

16

Across 2 offices

Clients per advisor

68 High

Avg AUM per client

$964,612 Typical

HNW client ratio

23% Low

About

Chad Arrington is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with The Kelly Group since 2010, with prior roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer for the Greater Bel Air Community Foundation and as Director and Partner Liaison for the Financial Planning Association of Maryland. The Kelly Group is a team-based firm serving individuals, families, trusts, nonprofits, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.13 billion in assets and employs diversified model portfolios primarily using institutional mutual funds, combined with ongoing monitoring and behavioral coaching.

Client services

Based on The Kelly Group

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on The Kelly Group

Wealth management Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on The Kelly Group

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees charged as fixed/flat fees, generally $1,500 to $3,500, up to $10,000 or more

Percentage

$0 - $100,000: 1.50% $100,001 - $200,000: 1.40% $200,001 - $300,000: 1.30% $300,001 - $400,000: 1.20% $400,001 - $500,000: 1.10% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.95% $2,000,001+: 0.50%

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum quarterly fee of $550 Fee-only: Financial planning fees range from $1,500 to $3,500 generally, up to $10,000 or more depending on complexity; legacy clients may be charged hourly but not offered to new clients

Location

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Bel Air, MD

48 East Gordon Street

Bel Air MD 21014

Advisors at this office

15

Most active in

California · Delaware · Maryland · Michigan · New Hampshire · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia

Work history

13 years of industry experience

The Kelly Group

2018 - Present • 8 years

Bel Air, MD

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

2013 - 2020 • 7 years

Fairfield, IA

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc

2012 - 2020 • 8 years

Fairfield, IA

The Kelly Group

2010 - 2018 • 8 years

Bel Air, MD

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Business activities & affiliations

Mike R

Series 65

Towson, MD

Legacy Financial Advisors

Mike is a financial advisor at Legacy Financial Advisors with twenty-three years of industry experience. He holds Qualified 401(k) Administrator® (QKA®) and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA®) designations from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) and the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) respectively. He has a Series 65 credential and has prior experience at Eisneramper Wealth Management Corporate Benefits LLC, Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company, and Future Plan By Ascensus. Outside of finance, he owns and operates a comic book business, writing, drawing, producing self-published comics, and managing online sales and show appearances. Legacy Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities with financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and business consulting. The firm employs a disciplined, goals-based investment process using strategic asset allocation, diversification, and regular portfolio evaluations, with a focus on retirement plan fiduciary services and business consulting.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning Business ownership considerations Founder/Business Owner Executive

Jeff J

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65, CLU®, Series 6, Series 7

Forest Hill, MD

Chesapeake Financial Planners

Jeff Judge, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, AEP®, is Managing Partner of Chesapeake Financial Planners in Forest Hill, Maryland. He helps families, executives, and business owners navigate retirement, business exit, equity compensation, tax, and estate planning through the firm's proprietary R.U.D.D.E.R. Method™ — a structured six-step process for aligning wealth with life goals. A 2005 graduate of Goucher College, Jeff began his career in regional and national banks before joining MetLife in 2011 and founding his first firm a year later. He co-founded Chesapeake Financial Planners with Mark Rossbach, CPA, in 2017. Jeff is a Kiplinger contributor, a Five Star Wealth Manager (2017–2026), and an NAEPC-affiliated estate planner. He leads financial-literacy workshops for Fortune 500 and mid-sized employers across the Mid-Atlantic. Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services through Great Valley Advisor Group, a separate RIA. Jeff lives in Forest Hill with his family.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Retired Self-Employed Technology Professional Executive HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Approaching retirement Retired Divorced Women Women Business Owners
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James F

Series 63, Series 66

Towson, MD

Baltimore Avenue Investments, LLC

James Funck is a financial advisor at Baltimore Avenue Investments, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Baltimore Avenue Investments since 2012 following a decade at Investors Security Co Inc. Baltimore Avenue Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management along with software-based financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement investment strategies that may include higher-risk tools such as margin, short sales, and options writing, with client accounts reviewed quarterly.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies General tax planning
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Andrew D

Series 65, Series 66

Baltimore, MD

Schiff Wealth Advisors, LLC

Andrew Davis is a financial advisor at Schiff Wealth Advisors, LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Schiff Wealth Advisors since 2012. Schiff Wealth Advisors provides investment management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers financial planning consultations on tax, estate, college planning, and cash flow.

Passive / index investing Real estate investing Tax-loss harvesting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Philip W

CFA®

Phoenix, MD

Apprise Wealth Management LLC

Philip Weiss is the principal of Apprise Wealth Management LLC in Phoenix, MD, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and has worked at firms including Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, Bestgate Wealth Advisors, and American Century Investment Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is a co-presiding partner of Hay Weiss CPA, LLC, an accounting and payroll services firm he helped found in 2002, and he occasionally reviews industry guides for the CFA Institute. Apprise Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm uses a bottom-up, fundamentally driven investment process with a value-oriented approach, managing portfolios that include equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options, and also serves as a sub-advisor to other registered investment advisers.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting
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Phillip D

CFP®, Series 65

Towson, MD

Dyer Financial Advisory

Phillip Dyer is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and has led Dyer Financial Advisory since 2002. He holds a Series 65 license and operates an independent advisory firm based in Towson, MD. Outside of his advisory role, he is a principal and strategic business consultant at Victory Success System, LLC, a separate business consulting venture. Dyer Financial Advisory is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual investors, trusts, estates, charities, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold portfolio strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation and low-cost index funds, while providing personalized investment management and financial planning services.

Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Doctor or Medical Professional Dentist Attorney Consultant Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals
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