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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

MICHAEL MONTALVO

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | WAKE FOREST, NC

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 8, 2008 to Sep 15, 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: May 8, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: May 8, 2000
First registration: Feb 8, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Michael Montalvo|MICHAEL DAVID MONTALVO|Michael D Montalvo|MICHEAL MONTALVO
IAPD individual key: 4146449

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	Nov 21, 2024	n/a	yes	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO\|WAKE FOREST, NC	Current employment
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 3, 2020	Oct 8, 2024	no	Iselin, NJ\|Raleigh, NC\|WAKE FOREST, NC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 10, 2017	Aug 9, 2018	no	PENNINGTON, NJ	Previous registration
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 3, 2016	Sep 14, 2017	no	BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 2, 2014	Apr 11, 2016	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 2, 2014	Apr 11, 2016	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 31, 2009	Apr 29, 2014	no	PENNINGTON, NJ\|OLD TAPPAN, NJ\|MONTVALE, NJ\|MOUNTAINSIDE EAST, NJ\|MONTVALE, NJ\|NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY\|SUMMIT, NJ\|WESTFIELD, NJ	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 8, 2008	Nov 20, 2008	no	PARAMUS, NJ	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 8, 2008	Nov 20, 2008	no	Paramus, NJ	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
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Oct 8, 2024	Nov 21, 2024	44	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Aug 9, 2018	Mar 3, 2020	572	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to ibd
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Sep 14, 2017	Oct 10, 2017	26	Firm change	Other
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Apr 11, 2016	May 2, 2014	-710	Channel change	Other
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Apr 11, 2016	May 2, 2014	-710	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Apr 29, 2014	May 2, 2014	3	Firm change	Other
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Nov 20, 2008	Feb 8, 2008	-286	Channel change	Other
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Nov 20, 2008	Feb 8, 2008	-286	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 21, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2020 to Oct 8, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 10, 2017 to Aug 9, 2018factForm ADV
→ VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 3, 2016 to Sep 14, 2017factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2014 to Apr 11, 2016factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2014 to Apr 11, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 8, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michael Montalvo left Mml Investors Services, Llc for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2024-11-21)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago