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Chelsea Lynn English

Advisor at Root Financial Partners — Annapolis, MD

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

9 years

Location

Annapolis, MD

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Root Financial Partners

Multi-team

Total advisors

63

Across 46 offices

Clients per advisor

14 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$2,512,954 Very High

HNW client ratio

75% Very High

About

Chelsea English is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently with Root Financial Partners. Prior to joining Root, she worked at Lee, Sipe and Associates and Serving Those Who Serve, among other roles. Outside of advising, she occasionally provides pet-sitting services. Root Financial Partners offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk profiles, and provides educational programming alongside its advisory services.

Client services

Based on Root Financial Partners

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Root Financial Partners

Long-term care insurance Charitable giving & philanthropy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement withdrawal strategies

Occupation focus

Based on Root Financial Partners

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Root Financial Partners

Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees generally range between $2,000 and $65,000 for financial planning

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.75% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.50% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.40% $25,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.30% $50,000,001 - $100,000,000: 0.25% $100,000,001+: 0.20%

Project-based

$250 to $750 per hour for financial planning services

Subscriptions

Comprehensive financial planning as a standalone ongoing service under a monthly subscription model

Other

Account minimum: $10,000 Minimum fee: Minimum annual advisory fee of $10,000, prorated monthly or invoiced quarterly Fee-only: Financial planning fees offered as fixed fees between $2,000 and $65,000, or hourly fees $250 to $750 per hour

Location

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Annapolis, MD

Annapolis MD

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Maryland · Texas

Work history

9 years of industry experience

Root Financial Partners, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Encinitas, CA

Lee, Sipe and Associates

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Rockville, MD

Serving Those Who Serve

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Rockville, MD

LS Associates

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Rockville, MD

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Rockville, MD

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Rockville, MD

Hantz Group

2017 - 2023 • 6 years

Southfield, MI

University of Michigan

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Ann Arbor, MI

Hantz Group

2014 - 2017 • 3 years

Okemos, MI

Full time education

2007 - 2017 • 10 years

Haslett, MI

Disclosures

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CFP®

Edgewater, MD

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College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Wealth management
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CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Annapolis, MD

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Income planning General tax planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner
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Christopher O

Series 66, Series 65

Edgewater, MD

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Wealth management Real estate investing Private / alternative investments
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Jacolyn W

Series 63, Series 65

Annapolis, MD

JWC Capital Management, LLC

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Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management

Adam B

CFP®

Annapolis, MD

Ventus Wealth Management

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College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting Airline Pilot Military & Veterans Established Professionals Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Nicholas L

Series 66

Stevensville, MD

RCN Wealth Advisors, Inc.

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Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Real estate investing Private / alternative investments
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