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Erin Taylor Guilfoil

Advisor at Bookends Financial Planning — Smithfield, KY

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

1 year

Location

Smithfield, KY

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Bookends Financial Planning

Team

Total advisors

6

Across 3 offices

Clients per advisor

87 High

Avg AUM per client

$650,245 Low

HNW client ratio

17% Low

About

Erin Guilfoil is a financial advisor at Bookends Financial Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bookends Financial Planning, Erin worked at Dow Chemical for 18 years. Bookends Financial Planning serves individual, retirement plan, and corporate clients, managing approximately $288 million for around 500 clients through a six-person advisory team. The firm combines multiple analytical approaches in its investment advice and offers discretionary portfolio management, written financial plans, and access to various managed account programs.

Client services

Based on Bookends Financial Planning

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Bookends Financial Planning

Options & derivatives strategies Elder care planning

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Percentage

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Commissions

Insurance product commissions as customary

Project-based

$350 per hour

Location

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Smithfield, KY

Smithfield KY

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Kentucky

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Bookends Financial Planning

2024 - Present • 2 years

Indianapolis, IN

Dow Chemical

2006 - 2024 • 18 years

Carrollton, KY

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Options & derivatives strategies Annuities
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Series 63, Series 65

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