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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner14 years in industry

KENT RS GROFF

Advisor at GROFF WEALTH MANAGEMENT

SPARKS, MD

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 10, 2017 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: GROFF WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 1, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: May 1, 2017
First registration: May 10, 2017
Dual registered: no
Other names: KENT R GROFF|KENT ROBERTS STANLEY GROFF
IAPD individual key: 6071618

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
GROFF WEALTH MANAGEMENT	State registered	Jan 22, 2026	n/a	yes	SPARKS, MD	Current employment
RCS FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 18, 2021	Jan 22, 2026	no	ANNAPOLIS, MD	Previous registration
ELBRUS PARTNERS, LLC	State registered	Mar 3, 2020	Jan 8, 2021	no	ORMOND BEACH, FL	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	May 10, 2017	Mar 10, 2020	no	COLUMBIA, MD\|PIKESVILLE, MD	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
RCS FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	GROFF WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Jan 22, 2026	Jan 22, 2026	0	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
ELBRUS PARTNERS, LLC	RCS FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	Jan 8, 2021	Jan 18, 2021	10	Firm change	Other
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	ELBRUS PARTNERS, LLC	Mar 10, 2020	Mar 3, 2020	-7	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ GROFF WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 22, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RCS FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 18, 2021 to Jan 22, 2026factForm ADV
→ ELBRUS PARTNERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2020 to Jan 8, 2021factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 10, 2017 to Mar 10, 2020factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 22, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Kent Rs Groff left Rcs Financial Planning, Llc for Groff Wealth Management (registered 2026-01-22)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago