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James Herman Vandiver

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Adairsville, GA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

15 years

Location

Adairsville, GA

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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

James Vandiver is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Highpoint Planning Partners and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president and sole donor of a nonprofit that distributes Hebrew Bibles to Messianic ministries. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its financial plans and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

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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Adairsville, GA

Adairsville GA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Georgia

Work history

15 years of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

RETIRED

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Adairsville, GA

Highpoint Planning Partners

2014 - 2021 • 7 years

Wheaton, IL

LPL Financial

2014 - 2021 • 7 years

Wheaton, IL

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