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Willard Harold Watson

Advisor at Empower Advisory Group — Dorset, VT

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

13 years

Location

Dorset, VT

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Empower Advisory Group

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,962

Across 1,063 offices

Clients per advisor

150 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$565,063 High

HNW client ratio

7% Low

About

Willard Watson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Gwfs Equities, Inc. and Sykes Hollow Innovations. 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 certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

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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Dorset, VT

Dorset VT

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Vermont

Work history

13 years of industry experience

Empower Financial Services, inc

2023 - Present • 3 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Unemployed

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Dorset, VT

Sykes Hollow Innovations

2018 - 2023 • 5 years

Manchester, VT

Unemployed

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Dorset, VT

Gwfs Equities, Inc.

2015 - 2018 • 3 years

Dorset, VT

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Business activities & affiliations

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Steven J

Series 63, Series 65

Dorset, VT

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Wealth management Annuities
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Tyson F

CFP®, Series 65, Series 63

Manchester Center, VT

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Wealth management Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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Kevin T

Series 63, Series 66

Manchester Center, VT

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Wealth management Real estate investing
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Zachary L

Series 66

Manchester Center, VT

HWC Financial

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Wealth management Real estate investing
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Daniel H

Manchester, VT

Hutner Capital Management Inc.

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Income planning Active portfolio management
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Karen O

CFP®, Series 66

Dorset, VT

Envest Asset Management, LLC

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ESG / Sustainable investing General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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