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Michael Kelly

Advisor at Canopy Financial Solutions

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Firm

Canopy Financial Solutions

Location

Sanford, NC

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 66

Industry experience

6 years

About

Michael Kelly is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He currently serves as the sole advisor at Canopy Financial Solutions and has prior experience with firms including Modern Woodmen of America, Principal Financial Group, and First Citizens Investor Services. Kelly also provides financial consulting services to legal clients through a consulting role with Brick City Law. Canopy Financial Solutions offers portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a blend of cyclical and fundamental analysis along with modern portfolio theory and quantitative methods, managing accounts primarily under discretionary authority with both long-term and active investment strategies.

Client services

Based on Canopy Financial Solutions

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Canopy Financial Solutions

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial plans between $250 and $10,000; ongoing financial planning fees between $50 and $250 per month

Percentage

1.00% annually

Project-based

$125 to $250 per hour

Subscriptions

Ongoing financial planning fees between $50 and $250 per month

Location

Sanford, NC

Most active in

North Carolina

Work history

Canopy Financial Solutions

2024 - Present (2 years)

Modern Woodmen of America

2023 - 2025 (2 years)

MWA Financial Services Inc

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Empower Financial Services, Inc.

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

Canopy Financial Solutions

2022 - Present (4 years)

First Citizens Investor Services

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

Principal Financial Group

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Modern Woodmen of America

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

MWA Financial Services Inc

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

US Army

2004 - 2019 (15 years)

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