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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner27 years in industry

James Collier

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

CHANDLER, AZ | 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 21, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 2, 2005 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 24, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: May 24, 1999
First registration: May 2, 2005
Dual registered: no
Other names: JIM COLLIER|JAMES MICHAEL COLLIER
IAPD individual key: 3104645

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	Mar 5, 2026	n/a	yes	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO\|CHANDLER, AZ	Current employment
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	No RAUM reported	Jan 3, 2012	Aug 23, 2022	no	PHOENIX, AZ	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Jan 8, 2009	Dec 31, 2011	no	PHOENIX, AZ\|Phoenix, AZ\|Phoenix, AZ\|Phoenix, AZ	Previous registration
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 2, 2005	Dec 11, 2008	no	SCOTTSDALE, 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
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Aug 23, 2022	Mar 5, 2026	1,290	Firm change after gap	Other
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	Dec 31, 2011	Jan 3, 2012	3	Bulk transfer	Other
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Dec 11, 2008	Jan 8, 2009	28	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 5, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2012 to Aug 23, 2022factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011factForm ADV
→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2005 to Dec 11, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 23, 2022
Advisor changed firm
James Collier left Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2026-03-05)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago