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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
9 years
Location
Fort Collins, CO
Empower Advisory Group
Enterprise
Nicholas Ochsner is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group based in Fort Collins, CO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience, including work at GWFS Equities and Bible Electric Inc. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach and supports a large participant base with a higher client-to-advisor ratio than many peers.
Based on Empower Advisory Group
Based on Empower Advisory Group
One-time fees: $199, $299, $399, or $499 depending on enrollment and plan; Monthly subscription fees: $15 or $29 depending on enrollment
Monthly subscription fees of $15 or $29 depending on enrollment; One-time fees as noted above
Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins CO
Advisors at this office
2
Colorado
9 years of industry experience
GWFS equities
2017 - Present • 9 years
Greenwood Village, CO
Bible Electric Inc
2016 - 2017 • 1 year
Colorado Springs, CO
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Lawyer
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Real estate agent
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Other specialized services
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CFP®, Series 66
Fort Collins, CO
Otium Wealth Management
Jared Dull is a CFP® and Series 66 registered advisor with five years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Otium Wealth Management in Fort Collins, CO, and previously worked at Edward Jones for five years and at ConocoPhillips for nine years. He is also a licensed insurance agent in Fort Collins. Otium Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable foundations by providing discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with various investment approaches and offers retirement-plan consulting and ERISA fiduciary services.
Series 66
Fort Collins, CO
Ascend Private Wealth Management
Jack Hastings is a financial advisor at Ascend Private Wealth Management in Fort Collins, CO, holding a Series 66 designation. He has experience working with UBS Financial Services and Fidelity Investments. Outside of finance, he has worked in roles ranging from education to sports instruction. Ascend Private Wealth Management provides combined financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, and business owners without a stated account minimum. The firm's investment approach combines bottom-up fundamental and technical analysis with macroeconomic-driven tactical asset allocation, using both active security selection and selective passive strategies.
Series 65
Fort Collins, CO
Kibo Investment Advisors LLC
Michael Gavin is the sole advisor at Kibo Investment Advisors LLC in Fort Collins, CO. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been affiliated with Kibo since 2026. Gavin also maintains a full-time academic appointment at Colorado State University since 2012. Kibo Investment Advisors LLC offers discretionary investment management and tailored advisory services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, and families. The firm employs a proprietary quantitative approach that integrates machine learning and academic research, focusing on companies with lower carbon exposure.
CFP®, Series 66
Timnath, CO
Level Up Financial Planning, LLC
Lucas Casarez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Level Up Financial Planning, LLC and also owns Power Up Tax Planning Services, LLC, where he provides tax preparation services during the tax season. His prior experience includes roles at CETERA Advisor Networks, CWM, LPL Financial, and Keystone Financial Services. Level Up Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a primarily passive investment approach focused on low-cost, tax-efficient portfolios composed of index mutual funds and ETFs, while incorporating technical and cyclical analysis in its reviews.
CFA®, Series 63, Series 65
Fort Collins, CO
SELLA Wealth
Lotem Sella is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sella Wealth, which he joined in 2026, and previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc for eight years. His background also includes roles at the University of Colorado Denver and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Sella Wealth is a newly registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and written financial planning. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis combined with strategic and tactical asset allocation, and offers discretionary asset management alongside standalone planning services under fiduciary standards.
CFP®, Series 65
Fort Collins, CO
Oaktree Financial Planning, LLC
Sunit Bhalla is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been the sole advisor at Oaktree Financial Planning, LLC since 2008, based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Oaktree Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only fiduciary firm that provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm’s approach combines strategic baseline allocations with tactical adjustments, using both index and actively managed funds, and emphasizes tax-aware account placement and liquidity management.
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