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The Ready.Set.Retire! Blog

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Recent Posts

Choosing Your Pension Payout Option

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Many couples may find themselves confronted with a dilemma as retirement nears. If you plan to receive your pension payout on a monthly basis (rather than in a lump sum), you must decide whether you...

Top 4 Reasons Why You  Should Accept a Company Buyout Offer

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Many companies offer employees a buyout package to encourage them to leave the company. This is generally done to encourage voluntary departures when the organization is looking to reduce headcount....

Why Trying To Time The Market Is Dumb

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Market timing is a “strategy” of deciding when to buy and sell stocks by attempting to predict which way and when stocks will move. Let’s look at an example and the data to determine why market...

Our Favorite Estate Planners in Bangor Maine (Reviews/Ratings)

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Estate planning is not something to which most people look forward because it’s associated with mortality, but it’s important to think of the next generation. As Financial Advisors at Guidance...

The Best Accountants in Bangor, Maine (In Our Opinion)*

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Tax planning and getting sound tax advice is not usually a high priority for many of us, especially when there is an H&R Block around every corner or software solution easily available. As...

How To Find a Financial Planner in Bangor Maine

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Are you considering hiring a financial advisor in Bangor, but you don’t know how to get started? There are so many things to consider when hiring a financial advisor, but let’s start with the...

Who Are The Best Financial Advisors in Bangor, Maine? (In Our Opinion)*

Benjamin Smith, CFA

UPDATED June 2022

Each year, we at Guidance Point Advisors meet with well over 100 households in the Bangor, Maine area with respect to their Financial Planning and Investment needs. Because so many...

Financial Advisor Fees: Am I Paying Too Much?

Benjamin Smith, CFA

 This is a topic that our team debates as being rather uncomfortable to discuss in a blog setting. Does this insinuate that we charge our clients too much? Are we going to make our competition...

Capital Markets Review- Second Quarter 2017

Benjamin Smith, CFA

The 10th Anniversary of the start of the Financial Crisis; How much longer does the Goldilocks Scenario last?

June marked the 10thanniversary of the beginning of the Financial Crisis. In June...

The Types of Clients  That Would Be Bad Fits For Us

Benjamin Smith, CFA

What types of clients would be bad fits for Guidance Point Advisors?

This is a question that we receive from time to time from our prospects. It’s a question our team debates about whether to...