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Kelly Foss Root

Advisor at Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC — Saco, ME Industrial Park Road

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

28 years

Location

Saco, ME 04072

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Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC

Team

Total advisors

10

Across 4 offices

Clients per advisor

63 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$785,350 Low

HNW client ratio

21% Low

About

Kelly Foss Root is a financial advisor with Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at IFS Securities, H. Beck, Inc., Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, and Voya Retirement Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she has bookkeeping responsibilities at a Dairy Queen location during summer months. Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC serves individuals, high net worth clients, families, charitable organizations, pension plans, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and estate-planning facilitation, managing approximately $528 million in discretionary assets with a multi-adviser team.

Client services

Based on Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Based on Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees generally range from $1,500 to $10,000 for financial planning; $500 to $3,500 for estate planning; $750 to $10,000 for pension consulting.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 1.00% $3,000,001 - $7,000,000: 0.85% $7,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.75% $10,000,001+: 0.60%

Commissions

Commission-based compensation from insurance product sales via affiliated insurance agency.

Project-based

$350 per hour for financial advisors; $250 per hour for para-planners; $250 per hour for pension consulting.

Other

Account minimum: $250,000 Minimum fee: Minimum fee generally $1,500 for written financial plans Fee-only: Hourly fees of $350 for financial advisors and $250 for para-planners; Flat fees from $1,500 to $10,000 for financial planning; Estate planning flat fees range $500 to $3,500; Pension consulting hourly fee $250 and flat fees $750 to $10,000.

Location

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Saco, ME Industrial Park Road

23 Industrial Park Road

Saco ME 04072

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Maine

Work history

28 years of industry experience

IFS securities

2016 - 2019 • 3 years

Portsmouth, NH

Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC

2013 - Present • 13 years

Portsmouth, NH

H. Beck, Inc.

2010 - 2016 • 6 years

Rockville, MD

Morgan Stanley

2009 - 2010 • 1 year

Portland, ME

Citigroup Global Markets

2006 - 2009 • 3 years

Portland, ME

Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC

2001 - 2006 • 5 years

Lewiston, ME

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Mary R

PFS™, Series 65

Scarborough, ME

Kirkwood Private, LLC

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Wealth management Charitable giving & philanthropy
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Thomas R

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Portland, ME

Harbor Investment Advisors

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Wealth management
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James K

Series 65

Portland, ME

Northwater Capital

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Private / alternative investments
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Brian D

CFP®, CFA®, Series 63

Portland, ME

Portland Financial Planning Group

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Annuities
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Nicholas P

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Saco, ME

Parzych Financial Planning, LLC

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Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta
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Zachary R

Series 63, Series 65

York, ME

Kingfisher Capital Management LLC

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Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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