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Charles Paul Bagley

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Franklin, TN

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Experience

34 years

Location

Franklin, TN

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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

Charles Bagley is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Franklin, TN, holding ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Advised Assets Group, LLC, GWFS Equities, Inc, and Mutual of America Securities Corporation. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders, delivering integrated services tied 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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Franklin, TN

Franklin TN

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

Tennessee

Work history

34 years of industry experience

Advised Assets Group, LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Greenwood Village, CO

GWFS Equities, Inc

2022 - Present • 4 years

Greenwood Village, CO

No Firm

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Franklin, TN

Mutual Of America Securities Corporation

2014 - 2021 • 7 years

Blue Bell, PA

Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

2014 - 2021 • 7 years

Blue Bell, PA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Jacob G

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Franklin, TN

Defining Wealth

Jacob Gardner is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Defining Wealth in Franklin, TN. He has held multiple roles within Defining Wealth’s affiliated entities since 2023 and previously worked at Silver Oak Securities, Inc., Tfo Tdc, LLC, Washington Avenue Advisors, and Jackson National Life Distributors LLC. Gardner is also a co-founder and managing member of two insurance agencies affiliated with Defining Wealth. Defining Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients and small businesses, providing financial planning, retirement-plan advice, and portfolio management. The firm employs an evidence-based, broadly diversified buy-and-hold investment approach with an emphasis on low-cost, tax-aware implementation using ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and institutional sub-advisers.

Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Joel B

Series 66

Franklin, TN

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General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Debt management Wealth management
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William J

Series 66

Nashville, TN

Boulevard Money

William Jones is a financial advisor at Boulevard Money LLC in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at AXA Advisors LLC and Advisory Services Network, LLC. Boulevard Money LLC is an independent, state-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis for sector and holding selection, and it offers wrap fee program services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Business ownership considerations Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy
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Sofia G

CFA®

Franklin, TN

Skela Financial

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Tax-loss harvesting General tax planning Wealth management
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Grayson G

CFP®, Series 66

Franklin, TN

Arrow Alliance

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College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting
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Peter S

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Franklin, TN

Quantitative Solutions, LLC

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Tax-loss harvesting
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