Disclaimer: Rating may increase to 5 stars after we pass the 1-year mark with TJ.
I came to Empire Wealth Management after dealing with some questionable "financial advisors" and was initially jaded by all the interviews I had gone through with other companies and their advisors telling me what they thought I wanted to hear and what they can do my mother's retirement portfolio. I decided to give TJ at Empire Wealth Management a try due to his honesty in answering not only my questions but also being able to handle the death stare and questions my mother posed.
First and foremost, he took a look at my mother's portfolio and with a quizzical expression on his face said he couldn't understand what financial direction the portfolio was headed in since its investments were all over the place (thanks to the wonderful work of previous "advisors"). Then, he walked us through a risk analysis to determine exactly how comfortable my mom is with risk even though she kept telling him she was looking for growth. Mind you, her actual tolerance for risk isn't very high (I wasn't surprised by this). After this and discussions on what types of investment vehicles my mother was interested in, he presented a plan.
I was impressed by his proposal for rearranging investments as well as informing my mom and I that his plan would allow him to make trades (nothing crazy like day trading) without requiring approval from my mom or I, provided the investment choices were in line with our defined plan/goals/investment vehicles.
We have been with TJ since the start of 2017 and so far I've been impressed with how the portfolio is moving as well as his availability to answer any questions my wonderful mom may have for him.
I was rather surprised that no one has rated this company yet and I felt the need to let others know that there are in fact decent people out there who can actually help you with your retirement goals. TJ is one of those guys that just took a bit of time to find after digging through the weeds of the less than desirable. read more