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Matthew Brian Ellis

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Summerville, SC

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

20 years

Location

Summerville, SC

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Empower Advisory Group

Enterprise

Total advisors

2,014

Across 1,087 offices

Clients per advisor

146 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$565,063 Typical

HNW client ratio

7% Low

About

Matthew Ellis is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Fidelity Investments, E*TRADE, TIAA-CREF, and TD Ameritrade. 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, operating through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

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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Summerville, SC

Summerville SC

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

South Carolina

Work history

20 years of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2024 - Present • 2 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2024 - Present • 2 years

Greenwood Village, CO

SDB Ventures

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Summerville, SC

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Oakdale, MN

E*TRADE Securities LLC

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Chicago, IL

E*TRADE Capital Management LLC

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Chicago, IL

TIAA-CREF

2016 - 2020 • 4 years

Chicago, IL

Tiaa

2016 - 2020 • 4 years

Chicago, IL

TD Ameritrade, INC.

2016 - 2016 • 1 year

Chicago, IL

TD Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC

2016 - 2016 • 1 year

Chicago, IL

Harrisdirect LLC

2007 - 2016 • 9 years

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