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Charles William Blanton

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Forest, VA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

5 years

Location

Forest, VA

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Empower Advisory Group

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,962

Across 1,066 offices

Clients per advisor

150 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$565,063 High

HNW client ratio

7% Low

About

Charles Blanton is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene, and Red & Co Realty. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage and IRA clients, using an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its planning services and offers optional managed account solutions.

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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Forest, VA

Forest VA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Virginia

Work history

5 years of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Houston, TX

USCA Securities LLC

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Houston, TX

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Houston, TX

Red & Co Realty

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

Houston, TX

The Phoenix on Westheimer

2015 - 2018 • 3 years

Houston, TX

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