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Hi, I’m Mike Perna

I like accounting, taxes, and financial planning. I realize most other people don't, so I started Flying Point Advisors to help clients focus on their lives instead of worrying about finances. I get to work on what I love, while my clients spend more time doing what's important to them.

Before starting Flying Point Advisors, I spent eight years running accounting and finance for a venture-backed software startup and nearly a decade at Merrill Lynch in Boston managing investment portfolios.

Some facts about me:

  • Licensed CPA in the state of Maine

  • CFA® charterholder

  • BSBA from Boston University Questrom School of Business

  • Over 15 years of experience managing finances, building businesses, advising clients, and helping entrepreneurs.

  • Treasurer at Teens to Trails.

  • Volunteer business mentor at the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs.

  • I live on Flying Point in Freeport, Maine with my wife, three children, two dogs, and a barn cat

  • When I’m not working with clients, I chase small children. Occasionally, I find time to sail, dig clams, or run