Empower House Financial Group

What we do for you

We empower you to live the life you want with confidence and purpose through a smart investment approach and wealth planning process that aligns your finances with your life.

Each client we work with is more than a portfolio. You bring us your goals, worries, hopes, and dreams and we adopt them as our own. We offer tools, resources, education, and a network of knowledge to support and guide you. We will help you efficiently save for your child's college and create a plan to care for your elderly parents. We will guide you through career transitions and retirement. We can be counted on during divorce or the loss of a spouse. We also understand women's unique financial needs and how to help maximize their wealth in all phases of life.

As a family business, we have been successfully managing people's money for three generations. Over the past 70 years, we've learned first-hand that life can be unexpected and unexpectedly beautiful at the same time. This helps us bring you the financial experience to make the most of how you're living today and how you want to be living tomorrow.

What makes us impactful:

Perspective We’re a three-generation family team, providing you with continuity and a seasoned perspective.
Reputation We’ve been part of the community since the 1950’s, committed to offering you high-quality service and creating a reputation we’re proud of.
Experience As one of the larger practices in the area, we frequently work with individuals and families, giving us the experience to provide guidance for your family, whatever its dynamics and goals.
Expertise & Education Our team member, Nora Yousif, is regularly asked to present seminars and comment on personal finance topics by the media. She has been featured on Bloomberg, Fox Business News, NBC Boston, Channel 5 ABC, NECN, WBZ News radio, CNBC, Forbes and Yahoo! Finance. This benefits you as it helps us to stay on top of industry headlines, and hones our ability to simplify complex financial information.
Knowledge In addition to being a CFP®, Nora Yousif completed her MBA at MIT Sloan, a program immersed in quantitative analysis and advanced investment techniques developed by some of the most intelligent minds in the world of business and finance. She brings this insight to you.
Service Our team members who work for you are highly qualified. Nora has been selected as Best-in-State Top Women Wealth Advisor by Forbes in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Joanna Bishop has received the RBC Award of Excellence twice. This is awarded to employees who consistently go beyond expectations for their clients.

The 2023 Forbes "Top Women Wealth Advisors" and "Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State" award was announced February 2023. Data as of 9/30/2022. The award was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings to evaluate each advisor qualitatively, a major component of a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor’s future performance. For more information: www.SHOOKresearch.com.

The 2024 Forbes "Top Women Wealth Advisors" and "Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State" award was announced February 2024. Data as of 9/30/2023. The award was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings to evaluate each advisor qualitatively, a major component of a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor’s future performance. For more information: . <a href="https://www.SHOOKresearch.com">www.SHOOKresearch.com</a>.

The 2025 Forbes "America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors" and "Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State" award was announced February 2025. Data as of 9/30/2024. The award was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: a measure of each team’s best practices, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance was not an award criterion. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. For more information: <a href="http://www.SHOOKresearch.com" target="_blank">www.SHOOKresearch.com</a>.

The 2026 Forbes “Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams” award was announced January 2026. Data as of 3/31/25. The award was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: a measure of each team’s best practices, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance was not an award criterion. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. For more information: www.SHOOKresearch.com.

The 2026 Forbes "America's Top Women Wealth Advisors" and "Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State" award was announced February 2026. Data as of 9/30/2025. The award was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: a measure of each team's best practices, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance was not an award criterion. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client's experience. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. For more information: www.SHOOKresearch.com

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