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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

SAM J LACARIA

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

BRIDGEPORT, WV | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

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Data as of Sep 19, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 3
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 22, 2021 to Sep 19, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Mar 12, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 12, 2001
First registration: Jun 22, 2021
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: SAM J LACARIA|SAM J LACARIA
IAPD individual key: 2313413

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 18, 2026	n/a	yes	BRIDGEPORT, WV\|GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 21, 2025	n/a	yes	STATE COLLEGE, PA\|PHILIPSBURG, PA\|BELLEFONTE, PA\|SOUTHAMPTON, PA\|MILL HALL, PA	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 21, 2025	Sep 14, 2026	no	STATE COLLEGE, PA\|PHILIPSBURG, PA\|SOUTHAMPTON, PA\|BELLEFONTE, PA\|MILL HALL, PA	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 30, 2022	Jul 10, 2024	no	PITTSBURGH, PA\|West Palm Beach, FL	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 30, 2022	Jul 10, 2024	no	West Palm Beach, FL\|PITTSBURGH, PA	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 22, 2021	Jun 16, 2022	no	BRIDGEPORT, WV	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 22, 2021	Jun 16, 2022	no	BRIDGEPORT, WV	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Sep 14, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	4	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jul 10, 2024	Jan 21, 2025	195	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Jun 16, 2022	Aug 30, 2022	75	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 21, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2022 to Jul 10, 2024factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2021 to Jun 16, 2022factForm ADV

Dated events

2 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Sep 14, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Sam J Lacaria left LPL Financial LLC for Empower Advisory Group, LLC (registered 2026-09-18)
Form ADVobserved yesterday
Occurred
Jul 10, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Sam J Lacaria left Citizens Securities, Inc. for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2025-01-21)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jun 16, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Sam J Lacaria left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Citizens Securities, Inc. (registered 2022-08-30)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Show 2 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Sep 18, 2026
Sam J Lacaria registered as an investment adviser representative at Empower Advisory Group, Llc
First seen by DFX
Sep 15, 2026
date not stated
Sam J Lacaria no longer holds an investment adviser registration (last listed at Lpl Financial Llc on the 2026-09-14 feed)