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Cope Connelly

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Client assets under management

$81,286,050

Clients

139

49% high-net worth

Advisors

2

of 6 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

70

High

Average account size

$584,792

About

Cope Connelly provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individual and high‑net‑worth clients, as well as to pension and corporate clients. The firm also offers private placement consulting and subscription services, and acts as manager and adviser to pooled investment vehicles (special purpose vehicles) on behalf of investors.

The firm documents client goals and risk tolerance in an Investment Policy Statement for each account and generally seeks discretionary authority to implement those plans, while conducting regular portfolio monitoring. Its stated methods include technical and charting analysis and it discloses use of long‑term trading strategies and the potential for margin/borrowed funds in managed accounts; it also conducts due diligence, capital‑call management, and ongoing monitoring for private placements.

What distinguishes Cope Connelly from many peers is its role as an adviser and manager of private pooled vehicles and its explicit private placement and SPV services combined with a client newsletter and invite‑only educational seminars. The brochure also discloses affiliated business activities outside the advisory firm—including insurance sales and relationships with other advisory entities and registered representative activities—which the firm notes may present conflicts of interest that it documents for clients.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Private placement consulting

Expertise

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Annuities Cash flow / budgeting

Fee options

Fixed

$99 to $5,000 fixed fee for financial planning based on complexity and time

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.75% $500,001 - $3,000,000: 1.30% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.00% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.85% $10,000,001+: 0.75%

Subscriptions

Included with other advisory services, no additional fee

Main office location

Cope Connelly

1700 N. Moore St., Suite 1130

Arlington VA 22209, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California · District of Columbia · Florida · Maryland · Massachusetts · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Virginia

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Joseph C

CFP®, Series 66

Arlington, VA

Cope Connelly

Joseph Cope is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a managing partner at Cope Connelly and has held roles at firms including XPS Capital LLC, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and First Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is a managing member of C4M Global Advisors, involved in hedge fund operations, and serves as a general partner handling public relations for Prosomnus Sleep Technologies. Cope Connelly provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and private placement consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages pooled investment vehicles and offers a weekly newsletter, employing individualized investment policy statements and a long-term trading approach that includes technical analysis.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Annuities Cash flow / budgeting
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Kevin C

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Arlington, VA

Cope Connelly

Kevin Cope is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently a managing member at Cope Connelly and C4M Global Advisors LLC, and previously worked at Hutchinson Capital Management. His roles include oversight of special purpose vehicle governance and administration. Cope Connelly provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and private placement consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages pooled investment vehicles and special-purpose funds, employing charting and technical analysis with a long-term trading orientation, and offers a weekly subscription newsletter to clients.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Annuities Cash flow / budgeting
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