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Derek Charles Bailey

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Columbia, SC Arbor Lake Drive

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Credentials

Series 63

Experience

25 years

Location

Columbia, SC 29223

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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

Derek Bailey is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Columbia, SC, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Great West Financial, Shoemaker Financial, Minnesota Life Insurance Co, Securian Financial Services Inc, and Symetra Securities Inc. He also has involvement as an insurance representative with Accordia Life & Annuity, receiving trailing commissions. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

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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Columbia, SC Arbor Lake Drive

200 Arbor Lake Drive, Suite 201

Columbia SC 29223

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

South Carolina

Work history

25 years of industry experience

Great West Financial

2018 - Present • 8 years

Denver, CO

Shoemaker Financial

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Germantown, TN

Minnesota Life Insurance Co

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

St Paul, MN

Securian Financial Services Inc

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

St Paul, MN

Shoemaker Financial

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Germantown, TN

Securian Financial Services Inc

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

St. Paul, MN

Symetra Securities Inc.

2013 - 2016 • 3 years

Bellevue, WA

Symetra Life Insurance Co.

2013 - 2016 • 3 years

Bellevue, WA

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Business activities & affiliations

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Roger H

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

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General tax planning General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy Income planning Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner
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David K

Series 65

Columbia, SC

Spectrum Wealth Advisors, LLC

David Kaucher is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Spectrum Wealth Advisors, LLC in Columbia, SC, where he has worked for 10 years. He has nine years of industry experience. Spectrum Wealth Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services primarily to dental practitioners and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified passive investment vehicles and customized consulting on retirement plan design and participant education.

Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Dentist
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Donald R

Series 65

Columbia, SC

REX Management LLC

Donald Rex is the sole advisor at REX Management LLC in Columbia, SC, holding a Series 65 credential and 15 years of industry experience. He has managed REX Management LLC since 1996. Outside of his advisory work, he is a 50% owner of Silver Ridge II LLC, a real estate development business, and serves as a director of Independence National Bank since 2007. REX Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities, bonds, and cash equivalents. The firm employs fundamental analysis and maintains a long-term investment approach, managing a limited number of accounts with approximately $12 million in assets under management.

Wealth management Income planning
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Matthew S

Series 65

Columbia, SC

South Carolina Wealth Management Group, LLC

Matthew Smith is the principal of South Carolina Wealth Management Group, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has served as Senior Trader and Analyst for the State of South Carolina Treasurer’s Office since 2015, managing fixed-income portfolios. Outside of his advisory and state roles, he is president of theinvestar.com, LLC, a company related to finance and investing articles. South Carolina Wealth Management Group, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services primarily to individual clients. The firm constructs portfolios using individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and may employ options and margin strategies within client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Options & derivatives strategies

Matt M

CFP®

Columbia, SC

Multipath Wealth Management

I’ve seen the medical journey up close. My wife and I navigated med school, residency, and fellowship together. We dealt with the student loans, the long hours, and had three kids during her training. I understand the financial and personal sacrifices required to build a career in medicine because I’ve lived them with her. In 2015, our youngest son was diagnosed in-utero with a serious heart defect. He needed to be delivered in a major medical center and underwent multiple open-heart surgeries in his first year of life. We were prepared emotionally, but not financially. Our insurance initially denied coverage. Despite solid household income, we were suddenly facing what would ultimately amount to $2 million in medical bills, all while starting new jobs and buying a home. We got through it. Our son is healthy today, and we eventually resolved the insurance nightmare. But the experience left a mark. This experience is what nudged me to start a financial planning firm... one focused on helping medical professionals navigate complexity, manage risk, and build the life they really want. At Multipath Wealth Management, I help medical professionals organize their finances, reduce stress, and make confident decisions at every stage... from residency through retirement. My role is to help you live a great life today, while still planning for the future. This business is my way of paying it forward. Let's work together!

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting Debt management Income planning General tax planning Doctor or Medical Professional Engineering Professional Women Professionals
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Todd H

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Blythewood, SC

The Bridge Financial Advisors

Todd Henning is a financial advisor at The Bridge Financial Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at BlueCross BlueShield for six years. The Bridge Financial Advisors provides investment advice and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes diversification and fundamental analysis, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with a focus on mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options.

Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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