Asta Sanders, CFP® is the president of Empowered Retirement Inc. With over twenty years of experience in the financial industry, Asta specializes in retirement planning, corporate retirement plan solutions, investment management and tax planning.
Before taking over Empowered Retirement, Inc., Asta worked for top firms in the industry, including Merrill Lynch, Dreyfus Financial, Ryan Beck and Columbia Bank Investment Services. She received her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation in 2001 and later received the Enrolled Agent certification, earning the privilege to represent taxpayers before the IRS.
Her rigorous preparation uniquely enables her to serve clients in tax planning in preparation for, and throughout, retirement. Asta dedicates her time to helping clients realize their retirement dreams through individualized solutions, organization techniques and tax-saving strategies.
Originally from Lithuania, Asta and her family live in Livingston, New Jersey. She and her husband Jeffrey have three children: Silvija, Erik and Justinas. Asta enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, kayaking, cooking and reading.
Asta follows through on her promises, which leads to deep and meaningful relationships with her clients that span decades and multiple generations. Her integrity guides her decisions and advice for clients.
Chances are, if you attend to your finances early enough, over time, you will have more life choices. Money opens up the ability to choose. Isn’t that what we all want? At Empowered Retirement, Inc., we want to see you enjoying the benefits of prudent financial planning.
We are dedicated to helping you thrive, implementing strategies designed to help you optimize your resources as you prepare for and move through your retirement years.
Heath Walters is the principal of The Walters Institute and is retained as a tax consultant with client advisors at Empowered Retirement, Inc. in wealth guidance and tax planning. He began his career with Arthur Andersen and later managed business units at Lowe’s and Home Depot.
Ashleigh has been in the financial industry for over five years. She takes a client-first approach in everything she does, ensuring that your experience with us is smooth and efficient. She is involved in key areas such as onboarding, facilitating money movement, and managing daily communications.
As a Registered Investment Advisor firm and fiduciary, we do not receive compensation from anyone other than you. That means no selling and no commissions. Just solid, long-term financial advice.
We limit the number of clients we work with so we can know you better, be more attentive, and provide better service.
Our standard fee schedule for all clients is between 0.35% and 1% based on the amount of assets we manage. Financial planning fees range between $2,500 and $7,500 based on complexity.
We are committed to doing what’s right for you, continually looking for ways to improve your retirement outcome and keeping promises we can keep.
Using MoneyGuidePro, Covisum Tax Clarity and ShareFile, we help you organize your finances for maximum efficiency, optimization, transparency and security.
Empowered Retirement, Inc is a proud member of Buckingham Strategic Partners, an active community of more than 135 independent wealth management firms throughout the United States. Every member of BSP shares our fiduciary pledge to act in their clients’ best interests and help investors and their families take control of their financial futures.
Buckingham Strategic Partners gives us extensive back office support and access to advisors, investment analysts, operations experts, practice management coaches, and national thought leaders. While BSP provides depth of resources, we will always provide personal, one-on-one service to you as a single point of contact.
