Chad Jason Van Den Top

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

• 05/2015 → 06/2018
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  San Francisco, CA
• 08/2018 → 05/2021
  Northern Trust Bank
  San Francisco, CA
• 09/2018 → 05/2021
  Northern Trust Securities, Inc.
  San Francisco, CA
• 01/2023 → 08/2023
  Bny Mellon Securities Corporation
  San Francisco, CA
• 05/2021 → 08/2023
  Bny Mellon
  San Francisco, CA
• 08/2023 → 05/2025
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  San Francisco, VA
• 10/2023 → 05/2025
  Bank Of America N.A.
  San Francisco, CA
• 02/2026 → Present
  Empower Advisory Group, Llc
  Greenwood Village, CO
• 02/2026 → Present
  Empower Financial Services, Inc
  Greenwood Village, CO
• 05/2025 → 02/2026
  Not Applicable
  Tiburon, CA

Previous Registrations

• 2023-09-01 → 2025-06-03
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  San Francisco, CA
• 2015-08-13 → 2018-06-02
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  New York, NY
  San Francisco, CA
  San Francisco, CA
  San Francisco, CA

Other Businesses

Investment Committee chair at San Francisco Botanical Garden located at 1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122. Adhere to restrictions noted by the supervisor, no hosting of clients or prospects, no use of the business for firm events, no discussion of any firm products or services.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2023-08-31

Other Names

• Chad J Van Den Top