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Lawrence Nicotera

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — North Conway, NH

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

30 years

Location

North Conway, NH

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Empower Advisory Group

Enterprise

Total advisors

2,004

Across 1,080 offices

Clients per advisor

146 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$565,063 High

HNW client ratio

7% Low

About

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.

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

30 years of industry experience

GWFS Equities, Inc.

2017 - Present • 9 years

Waltham, MA

UnEmployed

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Medfield, MA

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Business activities & affiliations

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Janice A

Series 65

Center Conway, NH

Rockworth Investment Services LLC

Janice Ainsworth is a financial advisor with Rockworth Investment Services LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Rockworth Investment Services since its founding in 2010 and also maintains a long-standing career with RE/MAX Presidential in real estate. Rockworth Investment Services provides continuous, discretionary portfolio and asset management to individuals, corporate plans, and trusts. The firm employs an active, tactical investment approach favoring ETFs and individual stocks, with frequent monitoring and portfolio adjustments in response to market developments.

Active portfolio management Real estate investing
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Deborah D

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Bartlett, NH

Saco River Financial Planning

Deborah Doucet is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. She is the sole advisor at Saco River Financial Planning in Bartlett, NH, and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Citizens Securities, Inc. In addition to her advisory work, she engages in self-publishing books and serves as an adjunct instructor. Saco River Financial Planning serves middle-income individuals and families, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services with a focus on client-directed, largely non-discretionary asset management.

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

Craig Duvarney is the principal of Craig Duvarney, CFP, an SEC-registered, single-adviser firm based in Bartlett, New Hampshire. He holds the CFP® designation and has 26 years of industry experience, including roles at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Osaic Wealth. Duvarney volunteers as a guest lecturer and mentor at Babson College and serves as a counselor for the Van Noy Valor Foundation, a nonprofit supporting disadvantaged youth. His firm primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, offering written financial planning, customized portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The investment approach includes long-term positions using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents, with discretionary authority commonly used for rebalancing and quarterly account reviews.

General retirement planning General tax planning Wealth management
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James M

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

North Conway, NH

Empower Advisory Group

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.

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, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2008 and previously at Valic Financial Advisors and Casco Bay Wealth Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a selectman for the town of Lovell, Maine, owns and operates a farm, and provides emergency medical technician services with local rescue organizations. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $210 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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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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