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Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC

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Client assets under management

$309,776,210

Clients

230

37% high-net worth

Advisors

2

of 3 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

115

Very High

Average account size

$1,346,853

About

Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $336.7 million for about 230 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management alongside broader wealth-planning services such as retirement, education, estate, tax and cash-flow analysis and plan design.

The firm’s investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and a buy-and-hold asset-allocation philosophy, typically implemented with passively managed, asset-class mutual funds and ETFs (notably Dimensional Fund Advisors and AQR funds), model portfolios, and occasional conservative fixed‑income allocations. Kilner Capital uses tools such as Monte Carlo simulations to inform asset allocation and will retain legacy individual equities when disposition would create overriding tax consequences.

A distinctive feature is that the firm also offers tax consulting, tax‑preparation and accounting consulting in addition to investment advisory services, and its manager is a Certified Public Accountant—an arrangement that can allow closer integration of tax and investment planning than is typical for supported advisers. The firm also maintains a formal continuity arrangement with an outside successor advisor to provide interim portfolio management in the event of the manager’s death or prolonged incapacity.

Client services

Portfolio management Pension consulting Consulting

Expertise

Passive / index investing Income planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $199,999: 1.85% $200,000 - $499,999: 1.25% $500,000 - $999,999: 1.00% $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 0.90% $2,000,000 - $2,999,999: 0.80% $3,000,000 - $3,999,999: 0.70% $4,000,000 - $4,999,999: 0.60% $5,000,000+: 0.50% on first $5,000,000; 0.35% on value over $5,000,000 (tiered)

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000

Main office location

Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC

438 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 465

Gaithersburg MD 20877, United States

Number of offices

2

Most active in

District of Columbia · Florida · Louisiana · Maryland · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Virginia

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Joseph K

Series 63, Series 65

Gaithersburg, MD

Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC

Joseph Kilner is a financial advisor at Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kilner Capital Advisors since 2014. Kilner Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on broadly diversified, passively managed asset-class mutual funds and conservative fixed-income securities.

Passive / index investing Income planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Melinda W

Series 65

Gaithersburg, MD

Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC

Melinda Wiedel is a financial advisor at Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Kilner Capital Advisors since 2014. Kilner Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a buy-and-hold strategy, emphasizing broadly diversified, passively managed mutual funds and conservative fixed-income securities.

Passive / index investing Income planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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