{
  "crd_number": 313968,
  "slug": "empower-financial-advisory-llc-glastonbury-ct-313968",
  "primary_business_name": "EMPOWER FINANCIAL ADVISORY, LLC",
  "legal_name": "EMPOWER FINANCIAL ADVISORY, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Glastonbury",
  "state": "CT",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "25540",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "25540",
    "common_name": "Hartford",
    "msa_name": "Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT",
    "path": "/advisors/ct/hartford"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2021-05-21",
  "years_registered": 5,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-05-06",
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  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
  "total_employees": 7,
  "advisory_employees": 4,
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  "clients_by_type": {
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    "pension_profit_sharing": {
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      "count": 5
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
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      "count": 200
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
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    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
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    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CT",
    "FL",
    "MA",
    "NC",
    "NH",
    "PA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://empowerfa.com",
    "https://facebook.com/empowerfinancialadvisory",
    "https://linkedin.com/in/empower-financial-advisory-565331167"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/313968",
  "city_as_filed": "GLASTONBURY",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/empower-financial-advisory-llc-glastonbury-ct-313968",
  "display_name": "Empower Financial Advisory, LLC",
  "summary": "Empower Financial Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Glastonbury, CT, registered since 2021, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 6, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Empower Financial Advisory, LLC (CRD 313968): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Pension consulting services"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Empower Financial Advisory, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Empower Financial Advisory, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Empower Financial Advisory, LLC located?",
      "a": "Empower Financial Advisory, LLC's principal office is in Glastonbury, CT, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Empower Financial Advisory, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Empower Financial Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 313968."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Empower Financial Advisory, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Empower Financial Advisory, LLC reports $635,801,070 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 6, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Empower Financial Advisory, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Empower Financial Advisory, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $392,004,272 in the October 2021 data and $635,801,070 in the October 2026 data, up 62%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Empower Financial Advisory, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (200); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (90); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (5)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Empower Financial Advisory, LLC use?",
      "a": "Empower Financial Advisory, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Empower Financial Advisory, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/313968"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Empower Financial Advisory, LLC state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 6, 2026 says: \"Empower Financial generally does not impose a minimum relationship size.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Empower Financial Advisory, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the June 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in PA."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 392004272.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2021-09-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 412035750.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-09"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 340387350.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2023-04-05"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 411712901.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2024-06-18"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 535018387.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2025-02-07"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 635801070.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2026-05-06"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-06-01",
      "period_label": "June 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in PA."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-03-01",
      "period_label": "March 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $535,018,387 to $635,801,070 (+19%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 6, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "Empower Financial generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "Empower Financial generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/empower-financial-advisory-llc-glastonbury-ct-313968.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 90,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 126860214.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 200,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 508640856.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 5,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 300000.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/313968",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}