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Benjamin Robert Buhrow

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Edwards, CO

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

< 1 year

Location

Edwards, CO

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Empower Advisory Group

Enterprise

Total advisors

2,014

Across 1,087 offices

Clients per advisor

146 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$565,063 Typical

HNW client ratio

7% Low

About

Benjamin Buhrow is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Empower Financial Services, Vail Resorts, Destination Residences at Vail, East West, Anb Bank, and First Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates through an integrated service model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Client services

Based on Empower Advisory Group

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Empower Advisory Group

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

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Fee options

Fixed

One-time fees: $199, $299, $399, or $499 depending on enrollment and plan; Monthly subscription fees: $15 or $29 depending on enrollment

Subscriptions

Monthly subscription fees of $15 or $29 depending on enrollment; One-time fees as noted above

Location

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Edwards, CO

Edwards CO

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Colorado

Work history

< 1 year of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2026 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2023 - 2026 • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Vail Resorts

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Vail, CO

Destination Residences at Vail

2019 - 2021 • 2 years

Vail, CO

East West

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Avon, CO

Anb Bank

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Avon, CO

First Bank

2015 - 2016 • 1 year

Vail, CO

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Craig L

Series 66

Avon, CO

Lathram Financial Group, LLC

Craig Lathram is the principal of Lathram Financial Group, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Avon, Colorado. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2008, he worked with Vail Associates and Billion Dollar Mentoring. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part-time ski instructor. Lathram Financial Group serves individuals, small business owners, corporate executives, trusts, and estates, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and consulting services. The firm uses a combined fundamental and technical investment approach with an emphasis on capital preservation and tactical allocation shifts. It also provides retirement plan consulting and fiduciary services, utilizing third-party research and reporting tools.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive Approaching retirement
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Christopher S

Series 63, Series 66

Minturn, CO

Semrod Capital LLC

Christopher Semrod is the principal advisor at Semrod Capital LLC, an independent advisory firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Semrod Capital in 2018, he worked at Merrill, Waddell & Reed, and Strategic Wealth Planning, among other firms. Semrod Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and portfolio monitoring to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and select charitable organizations. The firm uses a variety of analysis methods and strategies tailored to client goals, and it manages approximately $20.7 million across about 20 client relationships.

Active portfolio management
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Michelle M

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Edwards, CO

Rise Up Planning, LLC

Michelle Martinez is a CFP® professional based in Edwards, CO, with 27 years of industry experience. She is the owner and sole advisor at Rise Up Planning, LLC, and has held positions at several firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, OSAIC, and Securities America. Martinez also operates Cornerstone Insurance and Financial Group, where she provides financial planning, investment advisory, and insurance services. Rise Up Planning offers discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, including ERISA plan consulting. The firm employs a generally passive, model-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, managing portfolios across a range of asset classes with regular account reviews and tax-loss harvesting when appropriate.

Passive / index investing Cash flow / budgeting
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John M

CFA®

Edwards, CO

JCM3 Asset Management, LLC

John Maxwell III is a CFA® charterholder and principal of JCM3 Asset Management, LLC with over 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Waddell and Reed for 23 years and also held roles at Macquarie Group and other firms. JCM3 Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals, using a macro-driven investment approach combined with fundamental security analysis focused on undervalued international equities and related instruments.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Brooks M

Series 66

Eagle, CO

Bcm Wealth Management, Llc.

Brooks Marsted is a financial advisor at Bcm Wealth Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Kovack Advisors, Inc., Kovack Securities, Inc., Davidson Investment Advisors, Inc., and D.A. Davidson & Co. Bcm Wealth Management provides wealth management and portfolio advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts and small business retirement accounts. The firm offers non-discretionary investment advice and individual separate account management, relying on fundamental analysis and maintaining flexibility in trading strategies.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Donavan C

Series 66

Eagle, CO

Aberle Investment Management LLC

Donavan Cox is a financial advisor at Aberle Investment Management LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Citigroup Global Markets, and Morgan Stanley prior to joining Aberle in 2017. Aberle Investment Management is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm combines long-term thematic and strategic allocation with shorter-term tactical adjustments, implementing portfolios primarily through no-load mutual funds and ETFs, while also utilizing individual equities, fixed income, REITs, commodities, and buffered instruments when appropriate.

Wealth management Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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