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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

Joan L Check

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

Bedminster, NJ | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

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Relationships: 10
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 8, 2003 to Sep 14, 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: Mar 27, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 27, 1999
First registration: May 8, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOAN BENKOVIC|JOAN C BENKOVIC|JOAN C TERRAGNI|JOAN CHECK TERRAGNI|JOAN L. CHECK
IAPD individual key: 3199748

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	Dec 7, 2022	n/a	yes	Bedminster, NJ\|GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Current employment
EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 13, 2022	Nov 8, 2022	no	EDISON, NJ	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Apr 26, 2019	Dec 21, 2020	no	WALL, NJ	Previous registration
ALLSTATE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 27, 2017	Dec 13, 2018	no	Lakewood, NJ	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Sep 14, 2012	Jun 9, 2014	no	Toms River, NJ	Previous registration
CUNA BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 18, 2010	Feb 1, 2012	no	RAHWAY, NJ	Previous registration
NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Sep 10, 2009	Dec 21, 2009	no	MANASQUAN, NJ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Jul 29, 2009	no	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 7, 2006	Jun 1, 2009	no	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Previous registration
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 8, 2003	Jan 17, 2006	no	CHERRY HILL, 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
EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Nov 8, 2022	Dec 7, 2022	29	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	Dec 21, 2020	Apr 13, 2022	478	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
ALLSTATE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 13, 2018	Apr 26, 2019	134	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	ALLSTATE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 9, 2014	Jun 27, 2017	1,114	Firm change after gap	Other
CUNA BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Feb 1, 2012	Sep 14, 2012	226	Firm change	Other
NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	CUNA BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.	Dec 21, 2009	Jun 18, 2010	179	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	Jul 29, 2009	Sep 10, 2009	43	Firm change	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Jan 17, 2006	Mar 7, 2006	49	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (10)

→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 7, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EAGLE STRATEGIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 13, 2022 to Nov 8, 2022factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 26, 2019 to Dec 21, 2020factForm ADV
→ ALLSTATE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 27, 2017 to Dec 13, 2018factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 14, 2012 to Jun 9, 2014factForm ADV
→ CUNA BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 18, 2010 to Feb 1, 2012factForm ADV
→ NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 2009 to Dec 21, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Jul 29, 2009factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 7, 2006 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 8, 2003 to Jan 17, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 8, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Joan L Check left Eagle Strategies Llc for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2022-12-07)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago