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Guidance Point values your privacy. For more information, view our Privacy Policy. Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (\*). # The Ready.Set.Retire! Blog [![](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/hubfs/Episode%2076.png)](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/76) ## [The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 076: I've Been Diagnosed with Cancer in Maine - What's Next?](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/76) [Benjamin Smith, CFA](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/author/benjamin-smith-cfa) 07 December 2022 ## Executive Summary One of our favorite charitable events we support each year is the Energy4Life Golf Scramble. Maritime Energy started the Energy4Life program to help local families... [Read More](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/76) [![](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/hubfs/Episode%2075.png)](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/75) ## [The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 075: Giving Yourself Permission to Experience Joy in Retirement](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/75) [Benjamin Smith, CFA](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/author/benjamin-smith-cfa) 21 November 2022 ## Executive Summary The Huffington Post republished an article from Collective Evolution entitled, “The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying”, delving further into how these regrets exist in our... 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[Read More](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/74) [![](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/hubfs/Episode%2073.png)](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/73) ## [The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 073: How to Unleash Your Inner Stand-Up Comic In Retirement](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/73) [Benjamin Smith, CFA](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/author/benjamin-smith-cfa) 18 October 2022 ## Executive Summary From our client base as Fiduciary Financial Advisors, we have some really awesome clients and many that get us roaring with laughter from their stories and jokes. That... [Read More](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/73) [![](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/hubfs/Episode%2072.png)](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/72) ## [The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 072: Finding a Side Hustle in Retirement](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/72) [Benjamin Smith, CFA](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/author/benjamin-smith-cfa) 03 October 2022 ## Executive Summary We've had clients in the past say to us, "I love being busy and I have a lot to offer – why not get paid while I do it?". The discussions of consulting, part-time jobs,... [Read More](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/72) [![](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/hubfs/Episode%2071.png)](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/71) ## [The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 071: Private Equity & Your Retirement - What Should You Know?](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/71) [Benjamin Smith, CFA](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/author/benjamin-smith-cfa) 19 September 2022 ## Executive Summary Over the past few years, we've been hearing from our clients that they've heard about private equity and they wonder whether they should consider investing their own... [Read More](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/71) [![](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/hubfs/Episode%2070.png)](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/70) ## [The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 070: How has COVID-19 Changed our Retirement Travel Plans?](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/70) [Benjamin Smith, CFA](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/author/benjamin-smith-cfa) 08 September 2022 ## Executive Summary We've been having a lot of client meetings lately to discuss how 2022's investment volatility is impacting financial plans. One of the things we're hearing routinely is... [Read More](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/70) [![](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/hubfs/Episode%2069.png)](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/69) ## [The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 069: Reinventing Yourself After Being Forced to Retire Due to Illness](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/69) [Benjamin Smith, CFA](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/author/benjamin-smith-cfa) 23 August 2022 ## Executive Summary Disability is something many Americans, especially younger people, think can only affect the lives of other people. Tragically, thousands of young people... [Read More](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/69) [![](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/hubfs/Episode%2068.png)](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/68) ## [The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 068: How to Master Blending Your Family with Your Spouse's Family](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/68) [Benjamin Smith, CFA](https://blog.guidancepointllc.com/author/benjamin-smith-cfa) 02 August 2022 ## Executive Summary In its most basic sense, a blended family is one where the parents have children from previous relationships, but all the members come together as one unit. Consider the... 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