Roger P Kent
Advisor at Merrill — Wayne, PA 724 W Lancaster Ave
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
32 years
Location
Wayne, PA 19087
Merrill
Institution
Roger Kent serves as a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been with Merrill since 1994, bringing his extensive experience to multiple generations of clients nationwide. Before joining Merrill, he worked for four years at J.P. Morgan in its Private Banking Group.
Roger provides comprehensive financial planning tailored to individual client needs, addressing retirement, wealth transfer, college savings, business succession, tax minimization, and liability management. He emphasizes establishing a strong financial foundation before examining investments, focusing on preparing clients for both likely and unlikely scenarios. His client base includes physicians, small business owners, retired couples, divorcees, and widows. He holds several professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).
Roger earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Villanova University. He serves as a board member of the Villanova Blue White Scholarship Foundation and is actively involved in his community as a CYO Basketball Coach and president of Save Unborn Life. Born in Louisville, he resides in Chester Springs with his wife Melissa and their three children. Outside of work, Roger enjoys long distance running, playing basketball, and spending time with his family.
Based on Merrill
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Wayne, PA 724 W Lancaster Ave
724 W Lancaster Ave
Wayne PA 19087
Advisors at this office
86
Pennsylvania · Texas
32 years of industry experience
Bank of America, NA
2009 - Present • 17 years
Wayne, PA
Merrill
1994 - Present • 32 years
King of Prussia, PA
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