Derick Colonello
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Allentown, PA 18101
Credentials
Series 66
Industry experience
21 years
Derick Colonello is a Private Wealth Advisor at MKG & Associates, specializing in developing customized portfolio strategies for families and institutions. With over 25 years of experience in financial services, he focuses on investment analysis and implementation, wealth strategy, and portfolio management. Derick tailors strategic and tactical investment approaches to align with clients’ unique needs, priorities, and tax sensitivities.
He holds a Bachelor's degree from Oakland University and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) designations. Derick is also a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) and a member of the CFA Institute. His professional expertise includes tax minimization, portfolio management services, family wealth and legacy planning, philanthropic planning, and education planning.
Derick is actively involved in his community, serving on the board of Men of the Sacred Heart and as a board member of Legatus. He coaches children’s soccer teams and resides in Rochester Hills, Michigan with his wife Diane and their seven children.
Based on Merrill
$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA under $2 million) $2,000,000+: 1.00% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA at and above $2 million)
Account minimum: $2,000,000 minimum to qualify for Premium Access Strategy per SEC data and Merrill brochure context; no other firm-wide minimum clearly stated
600 Hamilton St
Allentown, PA 18101
Pennsylvania · Texas
Bank of America, N.A.
2025 - Present (1 year)
Merrill
2021 - Present (5 years)
Truist Advisory Services
2021 - 2021 (1 year)
Truist Investment Services, INC.
2021 - 2021 (1 year)
BB&T Securities
2017 - 2021 (4 years)
Haverford Trust Securities
2004 - 2017 (13 years)
The Haverford Trust Company
2003 - 2017 (14 years)
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