Penobscot Financial Advisors and Portland Integritas Advisors join to expand their national reach Portland, Maine, January 23, 2023 – Portland Integritas Advisors and Penobscot Financial Advisors (PFA) have merged under the PFA company name. Together, PFA now serves more than 740 clients and manages nearly $350M in assets. Karen Elise Kilbride, CFP®, CPA, started working […]
We’re taking a fun detour and sharing a few of the PFA team’s favorite holiday flavors and traditions. If you try your hand at any of these recipes or want to share your favorite, we’d love to hear from you! Jim Bradley – Jimbo’s Legendary Popovers If you’ve ever been to the Jordan Pond House […]
Executive Summary Recessions are a normal part of the business cycle. Economies grow and contract with peaks and troughs of activity. Since 1857, the U.S. economy has experienced 34 business cycles of growth and recession, with recessions occurring on average about once every 5 years. Since WWII, that average has shrunk to once in every […]
Recessions are a normal part of the business cycle. Economies grow and contract with peaks and troughs of activity. Since 1857, the U.S. economy has experienced 34 business cycles of growth and recession, with recessions occurring on average about once every 5 years. Since WWII, that average has shrunk to once in every 6.25 years […]
While we don’t often like to think about it, deciding who or what inherits our financial wealth after we pass away should be at the top of our priority list. It’s a fairly simple process and will save your loved ones a lot of stress when the time comes! First comes the plan, then the […]
There is plenty to learn when it comes to investing your money; what stocks should I buy? Is it better to reinvest my dividends? Should I own bonds? Wait, what is a bond? It can get overwhelming pretty quick. However, before you even get to those big questions, you are faced with what strategy you […]
U.S. housing prices are up substantially over the past two years, and that’s been felt keenly here in Maine. One effect of this increase has been re-assessments of properties by municipalities and resulting tax increases. These increases can be particularly hard on senior citizens whose incomes may not see adjustments adequate to pay the increased […]
