R.J. Kelly

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About R.J. Kelly

R. J. Kelly is Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Wealth Legacy Group^®, Inc. Located in San Diego, CA, WLG has clients in nineteen states and growing. Creator of the proprietary Critical Actions Roadmap, R. J. and the WLG team develop comprehensive plans that maximize investment and asset growth, reduce taxes, mitigate risk, create clarity in family legacy & issues of philanthropy, and facilitate business succession and exit strategies.

He has been repeatedly called upon as an expert witness and is skilled in handling delicate interpersonal matters and facilitating family communication.

R. J. is a frequent speaker and author. The San Diego Union Tribune, L.A. Times, Yahoo Finance, San Diego Magazine have run feature articles on R. J. or published articles by him, to name just a few.

Speaking audiences are many and include: Vistage International Conference and numerous local chapters; Strazzeri/Mancini Gathering; main platform speaker for various national conferences including: Advisors in Philanthropy, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Million Dollar Round Table, NAIFA, and many others. Additionally, R. J. was featured on the PBS series - The Financial Advisors.

Read More: https://wealthlegacygroup.com/team/r-j-kelly-financial-advisor-san-diego/

Professional Credentials Explained: https://wealthlegacygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Professional-Credentials-rev-06-01-2021.pdf

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General Information

Firm Start Year

2006

No. of Employees

CRD#

1080259

Firm CRD#

145705

Insurance License#

0697059; 251487; 1726327; 1024041; 579090; 677250

States Licensed in

CA, WA, TX, AZ, NC, OR, VA, SD, MS

Years of Experience in Financial Services

Number of Years with Current Firm

Work Experience

R. J. is an entrepreneur and son of an entrepreneur who sadly died when R. J. was age 18. Experiencing this, upon graduating from university, R. J. set out to build a multi-disciplinary firm to address the various planning concerns and issues of successful entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and their families. His work experience has thus been focused on advanced planning concerns and has been an independent wealth and financial advisor most of his career.

Work with the following types of clients

Businesses, Individual Investors

Foreign Languages Serviced

English

Advisory Services Provided

Financial Planning for Individuals, Financial Planning for Businesses, Tax Advice and Services, Education Funding and Planning, Financial Advice & Consulting, Investment Advice & Management, Estate Planning & Trusts, Insurance Products & Annuities, Financial Planning, Risk Management, Money Management, Wealth Management, 401K Rollovers, Retirement Planning, Portfolio Management

Compliance

Registered Investment Advisor

Investment Advisor Representative

Acknowledged fiduciary

Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years

I have a clean record

Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years

I have a clean record

Qualifications & Membership

Certifications, Accreditations & Designations

AEP^®, CLU^®, ChFC^®, MSFS, RICP^®, CEPA^®

Securities Licenses

Series 63, Series 65

Insurance and Annuity Licenses

Health, Annuity, Accident, Life, Long Term Care, Disability

Firm Information

Advisor's Number of Clients

Advisor's Number of Managed Clients

Advisor's Number of Planning Clients

Assets Managed by Advisor

$75,000,000

Compensation and Fees

Fee Structure

Fee-Based

Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts

$1,000,000

Compensation Methods

Commissions, Based on Assets, Hourly, Flat Fee

Fee % Based on Assets

36-125 bps

Hourly Rate

$595

Additional Details on Charges

Our client minimum is normally $1M in assets, but occasionally we accept clients with less than that figure - Our advisory fee is 1% for assets of $500,000 to $3M - Below $500,000 it is 1.25% - From $3M and below $5M, it is 0.88% - From $5M and below $10M, it is 0.68% - From $10M and below $20M, it is 0.52% - From $20M and above, it is 0.36%

Minimum Fee Charged for Managed Accounts

$N/A

Minimum Fee Charged for Hourly Planning Accounts

$N/A

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Washington State University
9/1/1973 -6/1/1977

Master of Science - Financial Services

The American College
10/01/1988 -10/01/1991

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