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Efrain Padilla Jr.

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Kalaheo, HI

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

2 years

Location

Kalaheo, HI

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Empower Advisory Group

Enterprise

Total advisors

2,008

Across 1,084 offices

Clients per advisor

146 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$565,063 High

HNW client ratio

7% Low

About

Efrain Padilla Jr. is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Regions, Pacific Western Bank, Citibank, Xnergy Financial, and Wells Fargo. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, using an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through proprietary and third-party planning methodologies.

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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Kalaheo, HI

Kalaheo HI

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Hawaii

Work history

2 years of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2026 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Regions

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

South Pasadena, FL

Unemployed

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Tampa, FL

Pacific Western Bank

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

San Diego, CA

Citibank

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

San Diego, CA

Xnergy Financial

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

San Diego, CA

Wells Fargo

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

San Diego, CA

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Business activities & affiliations

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Brad K

CFP®

Lihue, HI

Occidental Asset Management, LLC

Brad Klontz is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience, currently serving at Occidental Asset Management, LLC in Lihue, HI. He has worked at Coastal Clinics, Inc. since 2000. Occidental Asset Management advises high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients through separately managed accounts, offering wealth management, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and typically acts on a discretionary basis to implement tailored investment plans.

Wealth management Options & derivatives strategies
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William W

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Kapaa, HI

Infinity Financial Services Advisory

William Wright is a CFP® with 49 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Infinity Financial Services Advisory since 2020 and has previously worked at Guidance Financial Consultants, Inc. for over three decades. Wright also has an affiliation with Guidance Financial Consultants related to fixed and life insurance. Infinity Financial Services Advisory is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $174 million for around 642 clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and offers portfolio management, financial planning, adviser selection, and pension consulting for individual and high-net-worth clients.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Kyle W

CFP®, Series 65

Kapaa, HI

Abacus Wealth Partners

Kyle Williams is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Abacus Wealth Partners since 2013. Abacus Wealth Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs an asset-class investing approach based on academic research, using primarily no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and passive institutional funds, with additional options for accredited investors such as private placements and illiquid private investments.

Wealth management Passive / index investing Private / alternative investments ESG / Sustainable investing Real estate investing
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Gordon Y

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Lihue, HI

UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA a Limited Partner

Gordon Yee is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience, including ten years at SCF Investment Advisors and SCF Securities, and has been involved with his own business, Yeecorp Insurance Services, since 1987. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as chair of the Kapaa Missionary Church in Hawaii. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and money managers, offering both fee-based and commission-based options through its network of 477 independent advisors.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Cash flow / budgeting Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Established Professionals
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Darren S

Series 63, Series 65

Lihue, HI

UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA a Limited Partner

Darren Schneck is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at SCF Investment Advisors, Inc. for 11 years before joining United Planners in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Schneck serves as president of Capital Asset Management LLC, a tax flow-through entity based in Kapaa, Hawaii. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering a mix of fee-based and commission-based options through its network of 477 independent investment advisor representatives.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Cash flow / budgeting Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Established Professionals
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Tyler Y

Series 66

Lihue, HI

UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA a Limited Partner

Tyler Yee is a financial advisor at United Planners Financial Services of America with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at SCF Securities, Inc. and Bank of Hawaii. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in marketing through YeeCorp Financial and acts as a non-variable insurance agent. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary account management and supports advisors through limited-partnership ownership and formalized transition assistance.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Cash flow / budgeting Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Established Professionals
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