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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

Tao Chin

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

VERO BEACH, FL | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 21, 2006 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: Sep 25, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Sep 25, 2000
First registration: Nov 21, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4207342

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 3, 2020	n/a	yes	VERO BEACH, FL\|GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Current employment
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 6, 2012	Jul 15, 2019	no	BRAINTREE, MA\|VERO BEACH, FL\|WINDSOR, CT	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 22, 2010	Dec 19, 2011	no	COHASSET, MA\|PROVIDENCE, RI\|HINGHAM, MA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Nov 21, 2006	Feb 13, 2009	no	SAN DIEGO, 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
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Jul 15, 2019	Jan 3, 2020	172	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 19, 2011	Feb 6, 2012	49	Firm change	Other
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Feb 13, 2009	Feb 22, 2010	374	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 3, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 6, 2012 to Jul 15, 2019factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 22, 2010 to Dec 19, 2011factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 21, 2006 to Feb 13, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

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