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Stephen Bennie

Advisor at Guardian Life — Yarmouth, ME

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Credentials

CFA®, Series 63

Experience

< 1 year

Location

Yarmouth, ME

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Guardian Life

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,910

Across 511 offices

Clients per advisor

42 Low

Avg AUM per client

$230,599 Low

HNW client ratio

22% Typical

About

Stephen Bennie is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Primerica Advisors and currently works at Park Avenue Securities. He has one year of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at Castle Point Funds Management Limited. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies and lending solutions.

Client services

Based on Guardian Life

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Guardian Life

Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on Guardian Life

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning, consulting, business exit consulting generally $500 to $30,000.

Percentage

$0 - $499,999.99: 2.05% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $500,000 - $999,999.99: 2.00% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $1,000,000 - $1,999,999.99: 1.95% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $2,000,000+: 1.90% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee)

Commissions

Brokerage commissions on transaction-based accounts; ticket charges $10 per transaction for Park Avenue Portfolio Select.

Project-based

Hourly fees for financial planning and consulting generally $100 to $500 per hour.

Subscriptions

Subscription-Based Financial Planning fees up to $25,000 per agreement annually; Subscription-Based Business Financial Consulting fees up to $30,000 annually or per engagement.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 (VestWise minimum), $10,000 (most Park Avenue Proprietary Programs minimums, including Park Avenue Portfolio Select [closed to new investors], Park Avenue Signature Portfolio, Foundations, Quantitative Innovations, Park Avenue Strategist Select and Plus, UMA Select) Minimum fee: Annual Platform Fee minimum $90 per household for Park Avenue Proprietary Programs other than VestWise. Fee-only: Advisory and financial planning fees negotiated; financial planning fees range generally $100/hour to $500/hour or flat fees $500 to $25,000; subscription plans up to $25,000 annually.

Location

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Yarmouth, ME

Yarmouth ME

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Maine · Massachusetts

Work history

< 1 year of industry experience

Park Avenue Securities

2025 - Present • 1 year

Yarmouth, ME

Guardian Life Insurance Company

2025 - Present • 1 year

Yarmouth, ME

Unemployed

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Yarmouth, ME

Castle Point Funds Management Limited

2013 - 2024 • 11 years

Auckland

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Devon R

CFP®, TPCP®

Freeport, ME

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Thomas R

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Portland, ME

Harbor Investment Advisors

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Wealth management
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James K

Series 65

Portland, ME

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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

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Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting
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Brian D

CFP®, CFA®, Series 63

Portland, ME

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Annuities
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John D

Series 63, Series 66

Yarmouth, ME

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General estate planning guidance Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner
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