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Michael Nelson

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Prior Lake, MN

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

22 years

Location

Prior Lake, MN

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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

Michael Nelson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, E*Trade from Morgan Stanley, Fidelity Investments, Sandvold Financial Group, Wells Fargo Bank, and Scottrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies to produce point-in-time financial plans and offers managed account solutions within a model connected 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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Prior Lake, MN

Prior Lake MN

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Minnesota

Work history

22 years of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2026 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2026 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

JPMorgan Chase BAnk, N.A.

2024 - 2026 • 2 years

Chanhassen, MN

J.P. Morgan Securities

2024 - 2026 • 2 years

Chanhassen, MN

E*Trade from Morgan Stanley

2021 - 2024 • 3 years

Bloomington, MN

FIDELITY INVESTMENTs

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Westlake, TX

Sandvold Financial Group

2019 - 2021 • 2 years

Minnetonka, MN

Unemployed

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

Coon Rapids, MN

Wells FArgo Bank NA

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Mound, MN

Unemployed

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Coon Rapids, MN

Scottrade, inc.

2008 - 2018 • 10 years

Blaine, MN

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CFP®

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Series 65, Series 63

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Series 66

Eden Prairie, MN

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Series 66

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