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Frank Javier Hurtado

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Kernersville, NC

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

18 years

Location

Kernersville, NC

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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

Frank Hurtado is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Scottrade, Inc. 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 certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates through 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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Kernersville, NC

Kernersville NC

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

North Carolina

Work history

18 years of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2025 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2025 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Unemployed

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Kernersville, NC

Wells fargo Clearing Services

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Charlotte, NC

Randstad

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Charlotte, NC

Unemployed

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

Kernersville, NC

Equitable Advisors

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

New York, NY

Unemployed

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Kernersville, NC

Bank of America, N.A.

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Cary, NC

Merrill

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Cary, NC

UnEmployed

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

Kernersville, NC

Scottrade, inc.

2009 - 2018 • 9 years

Sugarland, TX

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Series 66

High Point, NC

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General estate planning guidance Roth conversion strategy General tax planning Wealth management Multi-generational wealth transfer Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Series 66, Series 7

Summerfield, NC

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Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Roth conversion strategy Retirement income strategy Retired Founder/Business Owner Doctor or Medical Professional Self-Employed Established Professionals Approaching retirement HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)
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Series 65

Winston Salem, NC

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Concentrated stock management General retirement planning Tax-loss harvesting
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Phillip H

CFP®, Series 66

Oak Ridge, NC

Parabla, LLC

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College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy Wealth management Real estate investing
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David M

CFP®

Winston Salem, NC

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General tax planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Danny F

Series 63, Series 65

Winston-Salem, NC

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance
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