This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

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

Jul 1, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

18derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Aug 12, 2008

First registration

Sep 2, 2016

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

BENJAMIN R SCHOTTENFELS

IAPD individual key

5564228

• Occurred

  Jul 27, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Benjamin Regalado Schottenfels left Ally Invest Advisors for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2026-08-19)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:2133d6cd-5966-dfbb-cdda-814e3426544f

First observed

Sep 2, 2016

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.