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Craig Matthew Dickson

Advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC — Lewiston, ME

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

23 years

Location

Lewiston, ME 04240

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Gradient Securities, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

64

Across 36 offices

Clients per advisor

71 High

Avg AUM per client

$132,215 Very Low

HNW client ratio

4% Very Low

About

Craig Dickson is a financial advisor with Gradient Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Gradient Securities since 2012 and has been involved with several other financial and real estate ventures, including ownership roles in Investment Executives, Inc., Gonyea Enterprises, and Dickson Enterprises. Additionally, he is a licensed real estate agent with Better Homes & Gardens - The Masiello Group. Gradient Securities, LLC operates as a multi-team firm providing financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary model and integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with third-party manager relationships.

Client services

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance

Occupation focus

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning based on negotiated complexity and client needs

Percentage

$0+: up to 2.00% annually (negotiable, maximum) $0+: up to 1.00% annually for ERISA plan services (negotiable) $0+: varies by TPM, e.g., 1.00% to 2.00% annually $0+: 1.25% annually for Gradient Investments, LLC TPM $0+: 1.95% to 2.00% annually for other TPMs

Commissions

Commissions may be earned as registered representatives or insurance agents through broker-dealer activities and insurance sales

Project-based

Hourly fees up to $300 per hour for limited scope financial planning services, negotiated per engagement

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fees (negotiable based on complexity) and hourly fees up to $300/hour (negotiable)

Location

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Lewiston, ME

240 Russell Street

Lewiston ME 04240

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida · Maine · North Carolina · Ohio · Rhode Island · South Carolina

Work history

23 years of industry experience

MYNETKING

2013 - 2020 • 7 years

Biddeford, ME

Gradient Securities, LLC

2012 - Present • 14 years

Arden Hills, MN

Investment Executives, Inc.

2010 - Present • 16 years

Lewiston, ME

Gonyea Enterprises

2005 - Present • 21 years

Auburn, ME

Dickson Enterprises

2001 - Present • 25 years

Biddeford, ME

Disclosures

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