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Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC

Portland, MESEC-registered investment adviserCRD 161000

Filed as GUIDANCE POINT RETIREMENT SERVICES, LLC

Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Portland, ME, registered since 2012, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 17, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$85,367,649
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 18, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $100 to $350 an hour (Retirement plan consulting services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC located?

Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC's principal office is in Portland, ME, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161000.

How much does Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC manage?

Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC reports $85,367,649 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $77,449,097 in the October 2021 data and $85,367,649 in the October 2026 data, up 10%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: corporations or other businesses not listed above (3); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (2); charitable organizations (2).

Which custodians does Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC use?

Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161000

What changed in Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $62,861,825 to $88,207,933 (+40%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Hourly rate: $100 to $350 an hour (Retirement plan consulting services)

The brochure's wording
Retirement plan consulting services clients may, in addition to the fee types disclosed, elect to pay an hourly fee. Hourly fees range between $100 - $350 per hour

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 18, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$85,367,649

$85,367,649 as of October 2026, filing dated September 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $85,367,649.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $5,995,165 (7%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $52,093,085 (61%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $27,279,399 (32%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
Bangor, ME
States registered or notice-filed
5 states or jurisdictions
CACTMAMENH

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$77.4M 2021 $73.8M 2022 $62.7M 2023 $64.3M 2024 $62.9M 2025 $85.4M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$85,367,6498September 17, 2026
October 2025$62,861,8257March 25, 2025
October 2024$64,263,8845September 24, 2024
October 2023$62,730,2037March 1, 2023
October 2022$73,808,0095March 4, 2022
October 2021$77,449,0976March 24, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $77,449,097 in the October 2021 data and $85,367,649 in the October 2026 data, up 10%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $62,861,825 to $88,207,933 (+40%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
guidancepointrs.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Guidance Point Retirement Services, LLC (CRD 161000): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guidance-point-retirement-services-llc-portland-me-161000