Kaelen Shay
Advisor at Merit Financial Advisors — Billings, MT
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Credentials
Series 65
Experience Industry experience
4 years
Location
Billings, MT 59102
Merit Financial Advisors
Multi-team
Kaelen Shay is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Merit Financial Advisors in Billings, MT, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Merit Financial Advisors in 2026, Shay worked at Strategic Retirement Plans for five years and held various roles including a CPA study period and other positions in financial services. Outside of advisory work, Shay is a co-owner of Montana ToM, LLC, involved in managing real estate. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices and managing approximately $23.9 billion in client assets. The firm provides coordinated wealth-management services with a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by an internal Investment Management team and committee.
Based on Merit Financial Advisors
Based on Merit Financial Advisors
Financial planning fees can be flat fees, typically not exceeding $100,000, often prorated and payable monthly or quarterly
$0 - $100,000: 1.50% $100,000 - $250,000: 1.25% $250,000+: 1.00%
Up to $100,000 total for financial planning services; specific hourly rate not stated
Ongoing financial planning fees payable annually, quarterly, or monthly; specific amounts not stated
Billings, MT
12 Avanta Way, Suite 1
Billings MT 59102
Advisors at this office
7
Montana
4 years of industry experience
Merit Financial Advisors
2026 - Present • 1 year
Alpharetta, GA
Strategic Retirement Plans
2021 - 2026 • 5 years
Billings, MT
Tax Montana PLLC
2021 - 2021 • 1 year
Billings, MT
Wipfli, LLP
2021 - 2021 • 1 year
Billings, MT
Self-Employed/CPA Study
2020 - 2021 • 1 year
Billings, MT
Precision Mowing and Trimming
2019 - 2019 • 1 year
Billings, MT
Montana State University Billings (Full-Time Student)
2015 - 2020 • 5 years
Billings, MT
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Lawyer
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Real estate agent
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