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Mateusz Poluha

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group

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About

Mateusz Poluha is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has previously worked at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and held various roles including positions at the DEFA Film Library and Wachusett Mountain Ski Area. 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 uses an integrated service model linked to Empower’s administrative platforms and offers financial plans focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

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

Sutton, MA

Most active in

Massachusetts

Work history

Empower Advisory Group

2026 - Present (1 year)

Empower Financial Services

2022 - Present (4 years)

Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst

2020 - 2022 (2 years)

DEFA Film Library

2020 - 2022 (2 years)

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area

2018 - 2019 (1 year)

South Welfleet General Store

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

Quinsigamond Community College

2016 - 2020 (4 years)

South Welfleet General Store

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

Unemployed

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

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Southborough, MA

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Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General tax planning
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