Richard Vernon Welch

Employer firm

Empower Advisory Group, LLC CRD 112058

$195B regulatory AUM 24 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Educational seminars

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 04/2015 → 12/2017
  Capital One Investing Llc
  Houston, TX
• 10/2021 → Present
  Gwfs Equities, Inc
  Greenwood Village, CO
• 12/2017 → 06/2018
  Unemployed
  Austin, TX
• 06/2018 → 06/2019
  Insight
  Austin, TX
• 07/2019 → 08/2020
  Solarwinds
  Austin, TX
• 08/2020 → 08/2021
  Unemployeed
  Austin, TX
• 08/2021 → 09/2021
  Generaltional Equity
  Austin, TX
• 11/2025 → Present
  Empower Advisory Group, Llc
  Greenwood Village, CO

Previous Registrations

• 2015-04-09 → 2017-12-04
  Capital One Advisors, Llc
  Port Arthur, TX
  Mclean, VA
• 2011-03-07 → 2013-04-25
  Td Ameritrade, Inc.
  Houston, TX
• 2011-03-07 → 2013-04-25
  Td Ameritrade Investment Management, Llc
  Houston, TX
• 2008-04-08 → 2008-08-28
  Bok Financial Asset Management, Inc.
  Houston, TX
• 2003-10-30 → 2008-03-24
  Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
  Houston, TX
  Webster, TX
• 2003-03-10 → 2003-06-03
  Msi Financial Services, Inc.
  Houston, TX
• 2001-06-29 → 2003-03-10
  Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
  Webster, TX

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2025-11-08
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2021-10-29
• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2021-02-09