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Timothy Quinn Braunfeld

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Beacon, NY

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Credentials

Series 66, Series 63

Experience

1 year

Location

Beacon, NY

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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

Timothy Braunfeld is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at Rhinebeck Bank and The Bank of Greene County, and was involved in a music business, Chris's Music Exchange DBA Gravity Music Gear, from 2014 to 2017. 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 approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, operating within a large-scale platform connected 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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Beacon, NY

Beacon NY

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New York

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Empower Advisory Group

2025 - Present • 1 year

Greenwood Village, CO

Empower Financial Services, inc

2024 - Present • 2 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Rhinebeck Bank

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Poughkeepsie, NY

THe Bank of Greene County

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

Woodstock, NY

Firstbank

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Lakewood, CO

Chris's Music Exchange DBA Gravity Music Gear

2014 - 2017 • 3 years

Denver, CO

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