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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

Howard I Mortenson

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

Muskegan, MI | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 5, 2010 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: Dec 8, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63|S66
First exam: Dec 8, 2008
First registration: Oct 5, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: HOWARD IRWIN MORTENSON|Howard Irwin Mortenson|HOWARD I MORTENSON
IAPD individual key: 2785940

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	Aug 31, 2026	n/a	yes	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO\|Muskegan, MI	Current employment
SIGFIG WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 1, 2021	Jun 17, 2024	no	San Francisco, CA\|Chandler, AZ\|Muskegon, MI	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 5, 2020	Jun 24, 2021	no	LUDINGTON, MI	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 2, 2018	Dec 24, 2019	no	PHOENIX, AZ	Previous registration
SIGFIG WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	May 11, 2017	Sep 17, 2018	no	Phoenix, AZ	Previous registration
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Independent wealth	Feb 25, 2013	Jun 5, 2017	no	PHOENIX, AZ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 23, 2011	Feb 20, 2013	no	CHANDLER, AZ	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 5, 2010	Nov 2, 2011	no	FORT MILL, SC\|CHANDLER, AZ\|CHANDLER, AZ	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
SIGFIG WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Jun 17, 2024	Aug 31, 2026	805	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	SIGFIG WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Jun 24, 2021	Oct 1, 2021	99	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Dec 24, 2019	Oct 5, 2020	286	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
SIGFIG WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Sep 17, 2018	Oct 2, 2018	15	Firm change	RIA to ibd
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	SIGFIG WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Jun 5, 2017	May 11, 2017	-25	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Feb 20, 2013	Feb 25, 2013	5	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 2, 2011	Nov 23, 2011	21	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
158823:39550:AZ:2018-09-17	Sep 17, 2018	Oct 2, 2018	PHOENIX, AZ	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 31, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SIGFIG WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 1, 2021 to Jun 17, 2024factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2020 to Jun 24, 2021factForm ADV
→ CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 2, 2018 to Dec 24, 2019factForm ADV
→ EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 25, 2013 to Jun 5, 2017factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 23, 2011 to Feb 20, 2013factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2010 to Nov 2, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 17, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Howard I Mortenson left Sigfig Wealth Management Llc for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2026-08-31)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago