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Maria Teresa Hernandez

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Bonney Lake, WA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

23 years

Location

Bonney Lake, WA

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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

Maria Hernandez is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with Empower Advisory Group and Empower Financial Services, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior work includes roles at Key Investment Services, KeyBank, Nature Coast Financial Advisors, AE Wealth Management, Lincoln Investment, Legend Advisory, and Legend Equities Corporation. 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 clients. The firm delivers its services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and offers both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

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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Bonney Lake, WA

Bonney Lake WA

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Washington

Work history

23 years of industry experience

Empower Financial Services, inc

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Advisory Group

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Key Investment Services

2020 - 2023 • 3 years

Newcastle, WA

KeyBank

2020 - 2023 • 3 years

Newcastle, WA

Nature Coast Financial Advisors, Inc.

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Crystal River, FL

AE Wealth Management, LLC

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Topeka, KS

Lincoln Investment

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Belleview, FL

Legend Advisory, LLC

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Belleview, FL

Legend Equities Corporation

2015 - 2017 • 2 years

Belleview, FL

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 65, Series 63

Puyallup, WA

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Julie W

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Tacoma, WA

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Series 63, Series 65

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Gregory M

Series 65

Tacoma, WA

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Cole F

ChFC®, Series 65

Edgewood, WA

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