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James Alan Mac Millan

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — North Conway, NH

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Experience

26 years

Location

North Conway, NH

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Empower Advisory Group

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,981

Across 1,066 offices

Clients per advisor

148 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$565,063 High

HNW client ratio

7% Low

About

James Mac Millan is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at GWFS Equities, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. 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 integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

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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North Conway, NH

North Conway NH

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

New Hampshire

Work history

26 years of industry experience

GWFS Equities, Inc.

2016 - Present • 10 years

Andover, MA

BANK of AMERICA, N.A.

2015 - 2016 • 1 year

Manchester, NH

Merrill

2015 - 2016 • 1 year

Manchester, NH

Charles Schwab

1998 - 2004 • 6 years

Boston, MA

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Business activities & affiliations

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Janice A

Series 65

Center Conway, NH

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Active portfolio management Real estate investing
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Deborah D

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Bartlett, NH

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Cash flow / budgeting Debt management Long-term care insurance General tax planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Mid-Career Professionals
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Craig D

CFP®, Series 63

Bartlett, NH

Craig Duvarney, Cfp

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General retirement planning General tax planning Wealth management
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Lawrence N

Series 63, Series 65

North Conway, NH

Empower Advisory Group

Lawrence Nicotera is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2017. 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’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies to emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Stephen G

Series 63, Series 65

Lovell, ME

Commonwealth Financial Network

Stephen Goldsmith is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and Casco Bay Wealth Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2008 and Casco Bay Wealth Advisors since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, Goldsmith is the owner and operator of Rocky Ridge Farm and serves as a selectman for the Town of Lovell, Maine. He also provides emergency medical technician services to local ski patrol and rescue organizations. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors by providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services. Advisors on the Commonwealth platform have discretion to build portfolios using a broad range of securities and insurance products, supported by the firm’s Investment Management and Research team, which manages discretionary model portfolios and offers various advisory program structures.

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Christopher B

Series 63, Series 66

Lovell, ME

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner Retired
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