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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)16 years in industry

John Allen Pilkinton

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | North Richland Hills, TX

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 5, 2014 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: Jun 15, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 16derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jun 15, 2010
First registration: May 5, 2014
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: John Pilkinton|JOHN ALLEN PILKINTON|John Allen Pilkinton
IAPD individual key: 5784201

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	Jul 9, 2025	n/a	yes	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO\|North Richland Hills, TX	Current employment
PEAK AMERICAN INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	Independent wealth	Oct 29, 2024	Nov 13, 2024	no	PLANO, TX	Previous registration
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Jul 11, 2024	Jul 15, 2024	no	Wichita Falls, TX	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 30, 2022	Dec 26, 2023	no	FORT WORTH, TX	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Oct 7, 2020	Dec 2, 2021	no	Plano, TX	Previous registration
USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANY	No RAUM reported	Jan 8, 2018	Jun 16, 2020	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX\|Plano, TX	Previous registration
USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Nov 25, 2015	Jan 8, 2018	no	ADDISON, TX	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jun 1, 2015	Aug 7, 2015	no	NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX\|ST LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	May 5, 2014	Jan 16, 2015	no	WESTLAKE, TX	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
PEAK AMERICAN INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Nov 13, 2024	Jul 9, 2025	238	Firm change	RIA to ibd
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	PEAK AMERICAN INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	Jul 15, 2024	Oct 29, 2024	106	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	Dec 26, 2023	Jul 11, 2024	198	Firm change	Other
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Dec 2, 2021	Sep 30, 2022	302	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANY	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Jun 16, 2020	Oct 7, 2020	113	Firm change	Other
USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANY	Jan 8, 2018	Jan 8, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Other
EDWARD JONES	USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	Aug 7, 2015	Nov 25, 2015	110	Firm change	Other
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	EDWARD JONES	Jan 16, 2015	Jun 1, 2015	136	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 9, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PEAK AMERICAN INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 13, 2024factForm ADV
→ NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 11, 2024 to Jul 15, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2022 to Dec 26, 2023factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2020 to Dec 2, 2021factForm ADV
→ USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2018 to Jun 16, 2020factForm ADV
→ USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 25, 2015 to Jan 8, 2018factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2015 to Aug 7, 2015factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 5, 2014 to Jan 16, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 13, 2024
Advisor changed firm
John Allen Pilkinton left Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2025-07-09)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 15, 2024
Advisor changed firm
John Allen Pilkinton left Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc for Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-10-29)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 26, 2023
Advisor changed firm
John Allen Pilkinton left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc (registered 2024-07-11)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago