San Antonio, TX Office

Franklin Gould is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Advised Assets Group, GWFS Equities, Capital Group - American Funds Distributors, FJY Financial, Unified Trust / American Trust, and Pentegra Retirement Services. Outside of finance, he is co-owner of Botanical Pug, a retail business selling CBD and essential oil products. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as for Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account clients. The firm uses an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Stephen Arndt is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, Citi Bank, Tata Consultancy Service, and Transamerica Capital Inc. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, using an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates through point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Charles Maddox is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in San Antonio, TX. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Empower Financial Services, Amcap Mortgage, Nationwide Insurance, and several banking institutions. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and offers point-in-time financial plans alongside optional managed account solutions.

Christina Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Citigroup, Progressive Insurance, Victory Capital Advisers, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Francisco Hernandez is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Empower Financial Services, Credit Human Federal Credit Union, CUSO Financial Services, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients, using an integrated model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning, offering point-in-time plans and optional managed account solutions within a large client base.

Bryan Pariseau is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab, and USAA Financial Advisors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail clients. The firm’s integrated approach links its advisory services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Robert Budraitis is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked in roles at USAA Financial Planning Services, Usaa Investment Management Company, Charles Schwab & Co, and Charles Schwab Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner and partner of ASVB LLC, an online retail and print-on-demand business. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm offers integrated services linked to Empower’s administrative platforms, including point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.