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Samantha Nichole Salinas

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Clarksville, TN

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

9 years

Location

Clarksville, TN

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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

Samantha Salinas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. and Better Homes TX, where she was involved in solar, roofing, and HVAC sales and consulting. Outside of financial advising, she provides solar and financial education through her role as an energy consultant. Empower Advisory Group offers financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes integrated services with a focus on long-term portfolio returns and serves a large participant base through its proprietary 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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Clarksville, TN

Clarksville TN

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Tennessee

Work history

9 years of industry experience

Empower Financial Services, inc

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Better Homes TX - Affordable Solar, Roof, & Air

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Houston, TX

VALIC Financial Advisors Inc

2016 - 2022 • 6 years

Houston, TX

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Business activities & affiliations

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Jeffery C

ChFC®, Series 65, Series 63

Clarksville, TN

Daline Wealth Management, LLC

Jeffery Cole is a financial advisor at Daline Wealth Management, LLC in Clarksville, TN, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, with prior roles at Terra Wealth Management, PFS Investments, Primerica Financial Services, and Carter-Jones Companies. Outside of advising, he is an author and speaker involved in marketing books and information products. Daline Wealth Management is a Tennessee-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio construction using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while incorporating tactical allocations and independent managers where appropriate.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing
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Robert C

Series 63, Series 65

Clarksville, TN

Copeland Wealth Management, LLC

Robert Copeland is the sole advisor at Copeland Wealth Management, LLC in Clarksville, TN, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Sterne Agee Financial Services since 2010. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a FINRA arbitrator and manages rental properties through a separate business. Copeland Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutional entities such as banks and pension plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and tax preparation services, employing a range of investment strategies including the use of derivatives and options under client-authorized discretionary authority.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Kathy E

CFP®, Series 63

Clarksville, TN

ELLIS Financial Planning

Kathy Ellis is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and currently practices at Ellis Financial Planning. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial and Ellis and Company Retirement Strategist. She serves as a volunteer board member for the Austin Peay State University College of Business Advisory Board and is on the finance committee at Lone Oak Baptist Church. Ellis Financial Planning provides personalized financial planning and asset management services to individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans, emphasizing a planning-first approach and diversified, allocation-driven portfolios. The firm serves roughly 330 clients with a team of four advisors and offers tiered service programs tailored to client needs.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Charitable giving tax strategies Multi-generational wealth transfer Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Nicholas M

ChFC®, Series 63

Clarksville, TN

Financial Planning Center, LLP

Nicholas Meriwether is a financial advisor at Financial Planning Center, LLP with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked at Financial Planning Center since 2008, as well as at A&M Brokerage, LLC from 2007 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance services through his self-employed activities. Financial Planning Center, LLP provides fee-based financial planning and consulting to individual clients, focusing on tailored financial plans and documented investment policy statements. The firm refers clients to third-party money managers for asset management and serves primarily as a liaison rather than exercising discretionary portfolio management.

General retirement planning General tax planning Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting
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Rae Anne R

CFP®, Series 66

Clarksville, TN

Financial Planning Center, LLP

Rae Anne Reynolds is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. She is currently with Financial Planning Center, LLP and has prior experience at Raymond James Financial Services and Dowdy Wealth Services. Outside of advisory work, she is also an independent insurance agent focused on life insurance and annuity sales. Financial Planning Center, LLP provides fee-based financial planning and consulting services to individual clients, emphasizing tailored financial plans and documented investment policy statements. The firm typically refers clients to third-party money managers for ongoing asset management and acts as a liaison rather than exercising discretionary portfolio management.

General retirement planning General tax planning Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting
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James A

Series 66

Clarksville, TN

ELLIS Financial Planning

James Alfonso is a financial advisor at ELLIS Financial Planning with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS, RBC Capital Markets, LLC., and Raymond James Financial Services. Alfonso is also involved with Ellis & Company, a support company based in Clarksville, TN. ELLIS Financial Planning provides personalized financial planning and asset management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm uses a structured four-step process and emphasizes long-term, allocation-driven portfolios that include diversified mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and select alternative investments.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Charitable giving tax strategies Multi-generational wealth transfer Executive Founder/Business Owner
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