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Sean Townley

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Bridgewater, NJ

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

19 years

Location

Bridgewater, NJ

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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

Sean Townley is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at Eagle Strategies (NY Life), New York Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, delivered within a large-scale platform tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative services.

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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Bridgewater, NJ

Bridgewater NJ

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New Jersey

Work history

19 years of industry experience

Empower Financial Services, inc

2024 - Present • 2 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Advisory Group

2024 - Present • 2 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

2021 - 2024 • 3 years

New York, NY

NYLife Securities LLC

2021 - 2024 • 3 years

New York, NY

New York Life Insurance Company

2020 - 2024 • 4 years

New York, NY

Mass Mutual Investors Services

2017 - 2020 • 3 years

Charlotte, NC

Metlife Securities

2005 - 2017 • 12 years

Iselin, NJ

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

2005 - 2017 • 12 years

New York, NY

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