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Susan A Mason

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Walton, KY

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

28 years

Location

Walton, KY

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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

Susan Mason is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. She has 28 years of industry experience, including tenure at Fidelity from 2005 to 2021 and ongoing roles with Advised Assets Group, LLC and Gwfs Equities, Inc since 2022. Mason also has experience working with the Boone County School District through 2025. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

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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Walton, KY

Walton KY

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Kentucky

Work history

28 years of industry experience

Advised Assets Group, LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Greenwood Village, CO

GWFS Equities, INc

2022 - Present • 4 years

Greenwood Village, CO

boone county school district

2022 - 2025 • 3 years

Florence, KY

Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

Boston, MA

FIDELITY

2005 - 2021 • 16 years

Covington, KY

Valic Financial Advisors

2005 - 2005 • 1 year

Carmel, IN

Disclosures

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CFP®

Edgewood, KY

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Series 63, Series 66

Union, KY

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Series 63, Series 65

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General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Options & derivatives strategies
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Series 63, Series 65

Crescent Springs, KY

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Active portfolio management Annuities
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Ryan L

PFS™, Series 65

Crestview Hills, KY

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Luann D

Series 63, Series 65

Crescent Springs, KY

Research & Portfolio Management

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Active portfolio management Annuities
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