Joan Stoddard
Advisor at Empower Advisory Group
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Advisor at Empower Advisory Group
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Location
Tempe, AZ
Credentials
CFP®, Series 63
Industry experience
12 years
Joan Stoddard is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Tempe, AZ. Her prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Advised Assets Group, Northstar, Bank of the West, Northwestern Mutual, and The Vanguard Group. Additionally, she operated a business called Treasure Trove Toffee for ten years. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates rather than short-term forecasts.
Based on Empower Advisory Group
Based on Empower Advisory Group
One-time fees: $199, $299, $399, or $499 depending on enrollment and plan; Monthly subscription fees: $15 or $29 depending on enrollment
Monthly subscription fees of $15 or $29 depending on enrollment; One-time fees as noted above
Tempe, AZ
Arizona
GWFS Equities, INc
2022 - Present (4 years)
Advised Assets Group, LLC
2022 - Present (4 years)
Northstar
2020 - 2022 (2 years)
Bank of the West
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
BancWest Investment Services, Inc.
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Northwestern Mutaul Investment Services LLC
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Learnvest Inc.
2016 - 2019 (3 years)
United Brokers Group
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
THE Vanguard Group, Inc.
2011 - 2016 (5 years)
Treasure Trove Toffee
2010 - 2020 (10 years)
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