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Kerri Allen

Advisor at Root Financial Partners

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Location

New Portland, ME

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

21 years

About

Kerri Allen is a Certified Financial Planner® with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Root Financial Partners and has previously worked at TFC Financial Management, Boston Wealth Strategies, and Baystate Financial. Root Financial Partners serves individual clients, including high net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business owners. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach with diversified portfolios based on index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis and due diligence on third-party sub-advisers.

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

Concentrated stock management Long-term care insurance Retirement withdrawal strategies Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Based on Root Financial Partners

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fees generally range from $2,000 to $65,000

Percentage

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

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees from $250 to $750 per hour

Subscriptions

Ongoing financial planning as standalone service available on monthly subscription model

Other

Account minimum: $10,000,000 for Vista Private Wealth clients; no specific minimum stated for general clients but a minimum annual advisory fee of $10,000 applies Minimum fee: Minimum annual advisory fee of $10,000 applies to investment management services Fee-only: Financial planning services offered on fixed fee basis, typically $2,000 to $65,000; hourly fees $250 to $750 per hour; ongoing financial planning via monthly subscription available

Location

New Portland, ME

Most active in

California · Maine · Texas

Work history

Root Financial Partners, LLC

2025 - Present (1 year)

TFC Financial Management, Inc.

2019 - 2025 (6 years)

Boston Wealth Strategies

2017 - 2019 (2 years)

Baystate Financial

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

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