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Richard Michael Massingill Jr.

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Pace, FL

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

17 years

Location

Pace, FL

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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

Richard Massingill Jr. is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group who holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. and Bank of America, NA before joining GWFS Equities, Inc. His current role has spanned seven years. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in their financial planning.

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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Pace, FL

Pace FL

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida

Work history

17 years of industry experience

GWFS Equities, INC

2019 - Present • 7 years

Greenwood Village, CO

UNemployed

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

Yulee, FL

Bank of America, NA

2009 - 2019 • 10 years

Jacksonville, FL

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &Amp; Smith Inc.

2008 - 2019 • 11 years

Jacksonville, FL

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