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Joshua M Cook

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Vail, CO

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

1 year

Location

Vail, CO

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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

Joshua Cook is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience with Commonwealth Financial Group. Outside of financial services, he has worked in the food and beverage sector, including roles at Cut Meat and Seafood and Drunken Goat. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm uses an integrated service model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

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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Vail, CO

Vail CO

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Colorado

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2025 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Advisory Group

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Commonwealth Financial Group

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Eagle, CO

R Farmer's Market

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Avon, CO

Cut Meat and Seafood

2020 - 2024 • 4 years

Edwards, CO

Drunken Goat

2019 - 2024 • 5 years

Edwards, CO

Vines at Vail Winery

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

Wolcott, CO

Grace Hill Winery

2015 - 2019 • 4 years

Whitewater, KS

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Series 66

Avon, CO

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Series 63, Series 66

Minturn, CO

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Active portfolio management
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CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

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Passive / index investing Cash flow / budgeting
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CFA®

Edwards, CO

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Bo P

CFP®, CFA®, Series 66

Avon, CO

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Wealth management Charitable giving & philanthropy Business succession planning
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Thomas L

Series 65

Avon, CO

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Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting
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