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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner19 years in industry

JOHN CHRISTOPHER BARNES

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

El Dorado Hills, CA | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 13, 2007 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: Feb 12, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Feb 12, 2007
First registration: Feb 13, 2007
Dual registered: no
Other names: JOHN C BARNES
IAPD individual key: 5255317

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	Jan 1, 2025	n/a	yes	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO\|El Dorado Hills, CA	Current employment
PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Mar 13, 2017	Apr 3, 2023	no	DENVER, CO\|El Dorado Hills, CA\|GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Jul 26, 2012	Jun 15, 2016	no	SACRAMENTO, CA\|ROSEVILLE, CA	Previous registration
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 7, 2011	May 24, 2012	no	CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA\|LINCOLN, CA	Previous registration
USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Feb 8, 2008	Nov 15, 2011	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Feb 13, 2007	Jan 9, 2008	no	SACRAMENTO, 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
PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Apr 3, 2023	Jan 1, 2025	639	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	Jun 15, 2016	Mar 13, 2017	271	Firm change	Other
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	May 24, 2012	Jul 26, 2012	63	Firm change	Other
USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Nov 15, 2011	Dec 7, 2011	22	Firm change	Other
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	Jan 9, 2008	Feb 8, 2008	30	Firm change	Wirehouse to new firm

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 13, 2017 to Apr 3, 2023factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 26, 2012 to Jun 15, 2016factForm ADV
→ CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 7, 2011 to May 24, 2012factForm ADV
→ USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 8, 2008 to Nov 15, 2011factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 13, 2007 to Jan 9, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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