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RIA / WealthAdvisor9 years in industry

JOHN SOLYMAN

Advisor at EMPOWER WEALTH MANAGEMENT

CEDAR PARK, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 8, 2019 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: EMPOWER WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 9derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Apr 26, 2019
First registration: Jul 8, 2019
Dual registered: no
Other names: JOHN SAMY SOLYMAN
IAPD individual key: 7151902

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 WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Oct 2, 2025	n/a	yes	CEDAR PARK, TX	Current employment
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 16, 2024	Sep 19, 2025	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 22, 2023	Aug 15, 2024	no	ARDEN HILLS, MN\|Newport Beach, CA	Previous registration
FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Independent wealth	May 13, 2021	Jun 20, 2023	no	NEWPORT BEACH, CA\|PHOENIX, AZ	Previous registration
VIRTUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Feb 25, 2021	Apr 13, 2021	no	BRENTWOOD, TN\|NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Previous registration
20/20 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 8, 2019	Mar 1, 2021	no	COSTA MESA, CA\|Newport Beach, CA	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
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	EMPOWER WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Sep 19, 2025	Oct 2, 2025	13	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Aug 15, 2024	Sep 16, 2024	32	Firm change	RIA to ibd
FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 20, 2023	Jun 22, 2023	2	Firm change	RIA to RIA
VIRTUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Apr 13, 2021	May 13, 2021	30	Firm change	RIA to RIA
20/20 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC	VIRTUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 1, 2021	Feb 25, 2021	-4	Firm change	RIA to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ EMPOWER WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 2, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2024 to Sep 19, 2025factForm ADV
→ GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2023 to Aug 15, 2024factForm ADV
→ FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2021 to Jun 20, 2023factForm ADV
→ VIRTUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 25, 2021 to Apr 13, 2021factForm ADV
→ 20/20 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 2019 to Mar 1, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 19, 2025
Advisor changed firm
John Solyman left Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. for Empower Wealth Management (registered 2025-10-02)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Aug 15, 2024
Advisor changed firm
John Solyman left Gradient Advisors, Llc for Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jun 20, 2023
Advisor changed firm
John Solyman left Foundations Investment Advisors Llc for Gradient Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-06-22)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago