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Kerry William Ryan Devaughn

Advisor at MDRN Capital — Land O Lakes, FL

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

13 years

Location

Land O Lakes, FL

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MDRN Capital

Team

Total advisors

29

Across 27 offices

Clients per advisor

20 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$595,133 Low

HNW client ratio

75% Very High

About

Kerry Devaughn is a financial advisor at MDRN Capital with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including Trajan Wealth, Fisher Investments, and Nationwide Securities. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales, offering various insurance products. MDRN Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a multi-advisor team model and typically constructs portfolios by allocating to unaffiliated independent managers and low-cost funds, focusing on long-term strategies while allowing shorter-term trades for rebalancing, tax management, or cash needs.

Client services

Based on MDRN Capital

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on MDRN Capital

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning services fixed fee from $500 to $10,000 per engagement

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% annually $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 1.25% annually $2,500,001 - $5,000,000: 1.00% annually $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.75% annually $10,000,001 - $20,000,000: 0.50% annually $20,000,001+: Negotiable

Commissions

Certain advisory persons earn commissions on insurance products sold through affiliated MDRN Insurance

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning services fixed fee ranging from $500 to $10,000 per engagement; Retirement plan advisory fees range from 0.5% to 1.5% annually

Location

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Land O Lakes, FL

Land O Lakes FL

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida

Work history

13 years of industry experience

MDRN Capital, LLC

2026 - Present • 1 year

Land O Lakes, FL

UnEMPLOYED

2026 - 2026 • 1 year

Land O Lakes, FL

Trajan Wealth, L.L.C.

2022 - 2026 • 4 years

Land O Lakes, FL

Fisher Investments

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Tampa, FL

Us bank

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Pickerington, OH

UnEMPLOYED

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Blacklick, OH

Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Grandview, OH

Nationwide Securities, LLC

2014 - 2017 • 3 years

Roseville, CA

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