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Garrett Duchesne

Advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. — Falmouth, ME

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

8 years

Location

Falmouth, ME 04105

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ValMark Advisers, Inc.

Multi-team

Total advisors

290

Across 115 offices

Clients per advisor

50 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$554,438 Typical

HNW client ratio

11% Low

About

Garrett Duchesne is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently with ValMark Advisers, Inc. He has previously worked at firms including Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Financial Services. He serves on the board of directors for The Kids First Center, a nonprofit organization in Scarborough, Maine. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, with oversight from ValMark’s investment committee.

Client services

Based on ValMark Advisers, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Consulting

Expertise

Based on ValMark Advisers, Inc.

Annuities Wealth management Business exit / sale strategy

Occupation focus

Based on ValMark Advisers, Inc.

Executive Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Negotiated flat fees for planning/consulting services, typically $50 to $50,000 or more, disclosed in advisory agreement

Percentage

Less than $1,000,000 - $1,000,000: 1.95% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.75% $2,000,001+: 1.50%

Commissions

Commissions received by IARs as registered representatives for securities transactions and insurance commissions for insurance products

Project-based

Hourly fees for planning/consulting varies depending on client needs and plan complexity, exact rate disclosed in advisory agreement

Other

Account minimum: $50,000 Fee-only: Planning/Consulting: hourly fees from $50/hour and flat fees typically ranging from $50 to $50,000 or more, negotiated and agreed in advisory agreement

Location

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Falmouth, ME

366 Us Route 1, Suite 1

Falmouth ME 04105

Advisors at this office

13

Most active in

Alaska · Florida · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire

Work history

8 years of industry experience

ValMark Securities, Inc.

2024 - Present • 2 years

Falmouth, ME

FIdelity Investments

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Portland, ME

Morgan Stanley

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

Portland, ME

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

New York, NY

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

Boston, MA

MFS Fund Distributors, Inc.

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

Boston, MA

UBS Financial Services

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Portland, ME

Morgan Stanley

2016 - 2016 • 1 year

Portland, ME

Full Time Education

2013 - 2017 • 4 years

Durham, NH

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Devon R

CFP®, TPCP®

Freeport, ME

North Haven Financial LLC

Retirement Planning is what we do best. We develop custom strategies for retirement income planning, investment management, and tax planning opportunities to support your retirement. We started North Haven Financial because we see a great need to help people in achieve financial security so they can live a life that supports their values and their goals in retirement. If you are approaching retirement or have recently retired, we want to simplify the important decisions you need to make so you can feel confident in a plan that focuses on the priorities and values that are most important to you. We do not sell products or make commissions. We offer retirement planning, tax planning, and investment management, with a focus on retirement income. - Tax Planning - Health Insurance Planning (Medicare, ACA) - Social Security Claiming Strategies - Proactive Aging & Long-Term Care Planning - Estate Planning - Withdrawal Strategies / Pension Payout Options - Guaranteed Income Strategies - Charitable Giving Take a look at our services page for more details on how we can help you.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy General tax planning Social Security optimization Roth conversion strategy Retired Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) Gen X (Born 1965-1980) Retired Approaching retirement Sandwich Generation
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Mary R

PFS™, Series 65

Scarborough, ME

Kirkwood Private, LLC

Mary Rodrigue is a PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 31 years of industry experience. She has been with Kirkwood Private, LLC since 2006, where she is the firm's sole advisor. Kirkwood Private serves a limited number of high-net-worth individuals, families, related trusts, and private charitable foundations, providing comprehensive wealth management that integrates investment oversight with tax, estate, retirement, and trust planning. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing asset-class diversification and coordinating third-party managers to implement investment decisions.

Wealth management Charitable giving & philanthropy
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Thomas R

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Portland, ME

Harbor Investment Advisors

Thomas Repeta is the sole advisor at Harbor Investment Advisors in Portland, ME, holding the CFA® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience and has been with Harbor Investment Advisors since 1998. Harbor Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, focusing on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and balanced allocations. The firm typically serves larger account sizes and combines top-down and bottom-up analysis using third-party research, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and detailed performance reporting.

Wealth management
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James K

Series 65

Portland, ME

Northwater Capital

James Kelly is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Northwater Capital with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Northwater Capital, he worked for 17 years at Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP. Northwater Capital provides investment management primarily to pooled investment vehicles and institutional-style clients, employing a tactical allocation strategy supported by proprietary algorithmic, machine learning, and AI models. The firm combines asset-based management for private funds with project-based hourly consulting services.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Private / alternative investments
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Michael P

CFA®, Series 66

Freeport, ME

Flying Point Advisors

Michael Perna is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with eight years of industry experience. He is the Managing Member of Flying Point Advisors and provides business consulting, accounting, and tax planning services alongside investment management. Prior to founding Flying Point Advisors, he worked at The Wanderlust Group for seven years. Flying Point Advisors offers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses long-term, tax-aware investment strategies centered on broad diversification and low-cost index funds and ETFs, and uniquely combines advisory services with accounting and tax planning.

Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting
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Bradley M

Series 63

Raymond, ME

Maine Securities Corporation

Bradley Mccurtain is a financial advisor at Maine Securities Corporation with 48 years of industry experience. He has been with Maine Securities Corporation since 1985. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of a coffee importing business that sells green and roasted coffee in the United States. Maine Securities Corporation provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, with a focus on quantitative value investing and the use of listed options for income and hedging. The firm operates a combined RIA and affiliated broker-dealer structure, offering discounted commission rates and occasional underwriting roles, along with an affiliated life and health insurance agency.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Private / alternative investments
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