Clark Kendall
CFP®, CFA®, AEP®
Kendall Capital
President and CEO
Clark Kendall
CFP®, CFA®, AEP®
Kendall Capital
President and CEO
As a fee-only financial planner, my focus is to offer unbiased financial advice to help you achieve your life goals. - Clark Kendall, CFP®, CFA®, AEP®
Fee-Only Financial Advisor located in Rockville, MD and serving Middle-Class Millionaires in the Washington, D.C. Area.

Clark Kendall is a Rockville, MD fee-only financial planner. Kendall Capital provides comprehensive financial planning, wealth management, and asset management to help middle-class missionaires organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Clark Kendall is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.
Clark Kendall has more than 30 years of investment management and wealth management experience. He has a distinguished combination of academic knowledge obtained from the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA), Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®) and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) programs.
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Clark is a former equity seat holder on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and a member of the Washington Society of Chartered Financial Analysts®. Prior to founding Kendall Capital in 2005, Clark was the chief investment officer at Potomac Asset Management (1999-2004). Before joining Potomac Asset Management, Clark served as vice president, Investment Committee member and portfolio manager for Pell Rudman Trust Company, an international investment firm. Clark also served as a global private banker at the Royal Bank of Canada. From 1990 to 1996, Clark was the first investment officer at Sandy Spring Bank, where he was responsible for all investment functions of the Trust Department, while serving as a senior investment officer and a Bank Investment Committee member.
Clark is a graduate from James Madison University and holds a BBA in Finance and Economics. He resides in Sandy Spring, Maryland with his wife Diane.
Clark Kendall is a Member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors - highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
NAPFA members live by three important values:
- To be the beacon for independent, objective financial advice for individuals and families.
- To be the champion of financial services delivered in the public interest.
- To be the standard bearer for the emerging profession of financial planning.
Kendall Capital is a wealth management firm providing fiduciary financial planning and investment management advice to Middle Class Millionaires with assets of more than $500,000 in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. Middle Class Millionaires are more common than you may realize. While you may not consider yourself a millionaire, you may have accumulated over $500,000 or more in investable assets through disciplined saving and investing, a timely inheritance or a combination of all three.
When you are a client with Kendall Capital, you have access to some of the brightest minds and best people in the business. We are different in that we are a fee-only, fiduciary financial advisor firm. You pay for our expert advice and counsel and in turn we do not receive commissions from anyone for recommending specific investments. We sit on the same side of the table with you in order to serve your best interests.
Our financial advising team prides itself on having a high level of trust in every aspect of our business. Kendall Capital recognizes that each client is unique and requires customized investment management services. We develop individual investment strategies to combine wealth and fundamental investment management. Kendall Capital offers equity, fixed income, and mutual fund management integrated with wealth management strategies to meet the specific financial needs of its clients.
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.
Specialties
- Comprehensive Financial Planning
- Retirement Income Planning
- Investment Management
- College Education Planning
- Tax Planning
Ideal Clients
- Retirees and Near Retirees
- Growing Families
- Business Owners and Executives
- Sudden Money Situations
Working Together
- In-Office Meetings
- Virtual Meetings
- Clearly Defined Fees
- No Product Sales
- Complimentary Initial Consultation
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Clark Kendall is a NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors—highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
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Clark Kendall is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional - Click for Verification
CFP® professionals are held to strict ethical standards to ensure financial planning recommendations are in your best interest. What’s more, a CFP® professional must acquire several years of experience related to delivering financial planning services to clients and pass the comprehensive CFP® Certification Exam before they can use the CFP® designation.
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Clark Kendall is a CFA® charterholder
The CFA Program is the most respected and recognized investment management designation in the world with less than 200,000 charterholders globally.
This advisor has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation (CFA® charter) by passing all three of the CFA exams and gaining relevant industry experience, demonstrating their mastery of the investment analysis and decision-making skills most needed in the global investment management profession.
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Clark Kendall is an Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®)
Professional estate planners can obtain an accreditation that acknowledges their experience and specialization in estate planning. Awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils to recognized estate planning professionals who meet special requirements of education, experience, knowledge, professional reputation, and character.
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Clark Kendall is the Author of Middle-Class Millionaire
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Clark Kendall is a Member of the CFA Society of Washington, DC.
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Clark Kendall is a Member of the Olney Lions Club
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Clark Kendall Appears on TD Ameritrade: The Watch List- “Outlook for the Stock Market”
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Clark Kendall Appears on Yahoo Finance to Disucss: "How to minimize risk if the market leans toward recession"
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Clark Kendall is Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: “Unloved Assets Join Market Rally in Latest Signs of Optimism”
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Clark Kendall is Featured in Authority Magazine: "5 Things To Look For When Hiring a Financial Planner or Financial Adviser, with Clark Kendall and Tyler Gallagher"
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Clark Kendall is quoted in the Wall Street Journal: "Voices: Clark Kendall, on Firing Your ‘Unruly’ Client"
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Clark Kendall Can Be Seen on Fox 5 DC Sunday Morning News Discussing How to Prepare for a Recession
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Clark Kendall is Quoted in Montgomery Magazine: "Don’t Let College Admission Cheating Scandals Deter You from Reaching Your Education Goals:
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Clark Kendall Can Be Heard on A New Direction with Jay Izso Discussing: "The Middle-Class Millionaire: Surprisingly Simple Strategies to Grow and Enjoy Your Wealth"
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Clark Kendall is Quoted in Montgomery Magazine: "How Declining Tax Revenue Could Impact Our Quality of Life"
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Clark Kendall is Interviewed on After 50 Finances: "Retirees Fear Running Out of Money"
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Clark Kendall is Quoted in The Washington Post: "Financial adviser prefers boring, middle-class millionaires for clients"
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Clark Kendall is Quoted in Financial Planning Magazine: "Voices At Kendall Capital Management, Revenues Grew 36.8% Last Year. Here's How."
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Clark Kendall is Quoted on CNBC: "It’s time to ponder your pension plans"
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Clark Kendall Offers Money Management Tips on Online Trading Academy
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Clark Kendall Honored for Extraordinary Efforts with Leadership Award from Olney Boys & Girls Club
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Kendall Capital in the News
Contact Clark Kendall
Office Locations:
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600 Jefferson Plaza
Suite 410
Rockville, MD 20852