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Dakotah Kirchenwitz

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Montello, WI

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Credentials

Series 66, Series 63

Experience

1 year

Location

Montello, WI

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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

Dakotah Kirchenwitz is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, Kirchenwitz worked at Distribution Strategy Group and several other firms. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model linked 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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Montello, WI

Montello WI

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Wisconsin

Work history

1 year of industry experience

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2025 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2025 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Sheehy Express

2025 - 2025 • 1 year

Waterloo, WI

Magical Teams

2025 - 2025 • 1 year

Juniper Falls, VA

Unemployed

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

N/A, WI

Distribution Strategy Group

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Boulder, CO

Unemployed

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

N/A, WI

The Gardner Company

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Sun Prairie, WI

Avid Ratings

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

Madison, WI

Listing Mirror

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

South Bend, IN

Wisconsin Distributors

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Sun Prairie, WI

Winsupply of Fargo

2015 - 2017 • 2 years

Fargo, ND

Disclosures

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CFP®, Series 65

Oxford, WI

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Series 66

Endeavor, WI

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Series 66

Endeavor, WI

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Series 63, Series 65

Montello, WI

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Series 63

Princeton, WI

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Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jared A

Series 63, Series 66

Montello, WI

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