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Sarah Kooker

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Fredericksburg, VA

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Credentials

Series 66, Series 63

Experience

1 year

Location

Fredericksburg, VA

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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

Sarah Kooker is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Fredericksburg, VA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and having one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group in 2026, she worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as well as Bank of America. She has also been involved with the online platform Depop. 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 account holders. The firm’s services are delivered through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

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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Fredericksburg, VA

Fredericksburg VA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Virginia

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2026 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2026 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Depop

2025 - Present • 1 year

Bristol

J.P. Morgan Securities

2024 - 2026 • 2 years

Stafford, VA

JPMorgan Chase BAnk, N.A.

2024 - 2026 • 2 years

Stafford, VA

Bank of America

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Glen Mills, PA

Unemployed

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

Erie, PA

Eriebank

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Erie, PA

Unemployed

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Erie, PA

Decades Bar & Grill

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Anaheim, CA

Unemployed

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Erie, PA

Wegmans Food Markets

2011 - 2019 • 8 years

Erie, PA

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 63

Fredericksburg, VA

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Series 65

Stafford, VA

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General retirement planning General tax planning Government Employee
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