Kenneth Arellano
Kenneth Arellano is a registered investment advisor at Vanderbilt Advisory Services, based in Rochester, NY, with 29 years of industry experience. Kenneth operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, Investment Management, and 2 more. Their firm serves 6,470 clients with $2.1B in assets under management.
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VAS offers investment management through its Managed Account Program and VFG Tactical Model Portfolios. Fees are based on assets under management and can be structured as a flat annual fee, flat percentage, threshold billing, or tiered billing. The specific fee structure is outlined in the Investment Advisory Agreement.
VAS also uses Betterment for Advisors, where fees range from 0.12% to 0.25% of account balances, charged monthly or quarterly. VAS also charges an advisory fee on top of the Betterment fee.
Location
755 Jefferson RD., 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Rochester, NY, 14623
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Regulatory History (4)
Regulatory
October 2023Customer Dispute
November 2019Employment Separation After Allegations
September 2019Employment Separation After Allegations
November 2007Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Kenneth sells fixed insurance, dedicating about 10-20% of his time to this activity. He is also the President of The Retirement Optimization Group, used for tax and marketing purposes, which takes about half of his time.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Vanderbilt Advisory Services
Vanderbilt Securities, LLCBroker
Previous Registrations
Cadaret Grant & CO INC
Cadaret, Grant & CO., INC.Broker
LPL Financial LLCBroker
LPL Financial LLC
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
RBC Capital Markets, LLCBroker
H&r Block Financial Advisors, INC.Broker
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
Prudential Securities IncorporatedBroker
Hsbc Brokerage (USA) INC.Broker
Citicorp Investment ServicesBroker
Zweig Securities CORP.Broker
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
State Registrations9 states
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