Myrtle Beach, SC Office

Shara Gleason is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Myrtle Beach, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. She has been with GWFS Equities, Inc./Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. since 2006. Gleason also serves as the unpaid president of the Hidden Harbor Property Owners Association. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Timothy Bazinet is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 credential. He has over 15 years of prior work experience primarily outside the financial advisory industry, including a lengthy tenure at Myrtle Beach Kia. Bazinet joined Empower Advisory Group and Empower Financial Services, Inc. in 2025. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services mainly to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates, delivering services through platforms tied to recordkeeping and administration.

Levi Lamfers is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at GWFS Equities, Inc., where he has been since 2019, and TIAA-CREF from 2016 to 2019. 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 approach integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping platforms and focuses on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.