{"id":127,"date":"2019-09-11T18:28:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2019-09-12T16:02:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T13:02:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-white-bg stripe-box\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-127-0\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-127-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n<p class=\"lead-text-medium width-80pct-centered margin-bottom-60px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">We provide <strong>independent financial advice<\/strong> where your needs are the only factors that influence our decisions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Picture Boxes -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-picture-boxes widget-picture-boxes panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"picture-boxes top-picture-box round-image image-small centered-content medium-col-space\" data-cols=\"3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"OUR STORY\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture10-360x360.jpg\" class=\"img-shadow\" alt=\"Picture 10\" loading=\"lazy\" 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2\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture02-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture02-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">OUR APPROACH<\/a><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"OUR CLIENTS\"><img width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture04-360x360.jpg\" class=\"img-shadow\" alt=\"Picture 4\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture04-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture04-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"title\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">OUR CLIENTS<\/a><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Picture Boxes -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-transparent-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-127-1\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-127-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" >\n<h2 class=\"margin-bottom-5px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Today's Financial Concerns<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead-text-basic text-primary-color-pale margin-bottom-50px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">A few stories to learn how we have helped others achieve financial success.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Image Carousel -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-image-carousel widget-image-carousel panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"picture-boxes left-picture-box box-filled-bg picture-icon owl-carousel owl-theme\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-items=\"3\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-loop=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-nav=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-dots=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay-timeout=\"10000\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay-hover-pause=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-smart-speed=\"400\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-autowidth=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Education\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-lineal-student.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"student\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color-muted\">Education<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How am I going to pay for my child's education?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Taxes\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-lineal-bill.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bill\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color-muted\">Taxes<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How do I manage taxes year round to keep more of what I earn?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Investments\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-lineal-bars.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bars\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color-muted\">Investments<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How can I increase my income from investments?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Estate\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-lineal-house.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"house\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color-muted\">Estate<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How am I going to successfully plan for the next generation?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Business\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-lineal-suitcase.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"suitcase\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color-muted\">Business<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How should I allocate my portfolio in a way that balances risk?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Retirement\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-lineal-retirement.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"retirement\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color-muted\">Retirement<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do we have enough assets and resources to retire?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Insurance\" class=\"block-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-wrapper clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icon-lineal-insurance.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"insurance\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color-muted\">Insurance<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How much life insurance do we need to be protected?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Image Carousel -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-white-bg stripe-left stripe-right-col-colored stripe-right-col-yellow-orange\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-127-2\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"2\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-127-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 col-md-7 columns\"  data-cells=\"2\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child offset-md-right-50px offset-lg-right-70px\" data-index=\"4\" >\n<h2 class=\"margin-bottom-40px\">What we can do for you<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Feature List: numeric -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-feature-list widget-feature-list offset-md-right-50px offset-lg-right-70px\" data-index=\"5\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-list numeric-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">1<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color\">Financial Advice<\/h5>\n<p>We help our clients to identify, prioritise and achieve their financial goals by assessing their overall situation and developing a customised strategy for long-term wealth creation and capital security.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">2<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color\">Investment Planning and Strategy<\/h5>\n<p>Your investment strategy should be customized to meet your current risk tolerance and life objectives. We tailor our investment strategy to each client's needs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">3<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color\">Business Advice<\/h5>\n<p>We offer a complete business advice service that covers from idea creation to cash flow forecasting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">4<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title text-primary-color\">Retirement Planning<\/h5>\n<p>We can help you carefully consider your financial strategy for retirement. We will work closely with you, creating a plan that is unique to you \u2014 ensuring a smooth transition and rigorous ongoing review.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Feature List -->\n\n\n<!-- Gap -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-2-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-divider widget-divider\" data-index=\"6\" >\n<div class=\"gap margin-bottom-40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Gap -->\n\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-2-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" >\n<p><a class=\"button-std button-medium\" href=\"#\">View All Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n<\/div><div id=\"pgc-127-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 col-md-5 columns\"  data-cells=\"2\" >\n\n<!-- Info Box -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-info-box widget-info-box panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"info-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"info-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture-coworkers.jpg\" alt=\"Coworkers\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead-text-basic text-primary-color-muted\"><strong>Benchmark Strategic's advice philosophy is simple \u2014 we put YOU first.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"check-small-list\">\n<li>As an <strong>independent advisor<\/strong>, we do not have a vested interest in specific products or services that can bias our judgment or recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>We are a <strong>boutique firm<\/strong> and we thrive on building long-term relationships with our clients.<\/li>\n<li>We prides ourselves in <strong>working as a team<\/strong> \u2014 both internally and with you \u2014 offering as much or as little hand holding as you need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"#\">Learn more about us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Info Box -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-transparent-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-127-3\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-127-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"9\" >\n<h2 class=\"margin-bottom-5px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How to get started?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead-text-basic text-primary-color-pale margin-bottom-50px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">To be an effective partner, we need to know you and your goals.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Icon Boxes -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-icon-boxes widget-icon-boxes panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-boxes top-icon-box icon-medium-round-bg medium-col-space number-icon-box\" data-cols=\"3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-share\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"digit\">1<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">get in touch<\/h5>\n<p>The best way to get started is to simply phone, or contact us via email or contact form<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-coffee\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"digit\">2<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">initial meeting<\/h5>\n<p>It helps us to get know each other and ascertain whether our service will be of benefit for you<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 columns\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ion ion-fw ion-compose\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"digit\">3<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">if you decide to proceed\u2026<\/h5>\n<p>We set up a second meeting, which is the start of the planning process\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Icon Boxes -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-primary-color-dark-bg dark-colored-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-127-4\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"5\" ><div id=\"pgc-127-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Testimonials -->\n<div id=\"panel-127-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-testimonials widget-testimonials panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-main-style-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Testimonial Slider -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-slider cycle-slideshow\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-fx=\"fade\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-swipe=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-swipe-fx=\"fade\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-speed=\"500\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-timeout=\"8000\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-pause-on-hover=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-paused=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-slides=\"> .testimonial-item\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-pager=\"> .cycle-pager .paging-control\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-prev=\"> .cycle-pager .cycle-prev\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-next=\"> .cycle-pager .cycle-next\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-auto-height=\"calc\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-cycle-log=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture02.jpg\" alt=\"Picture 2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tailored Advice for Complex Lives<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benchmark Strategic took the time to understand our situation &amp; tailor their advice &amp; solutions to our specific needs which, being a business owner, can be quite complex. Their strategies &amp; advice have been clearly articulated &amp; have placed my wife &amp; I at ease.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Colin Wilkinson<\/strong><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onix-creative.com\" target=\"_blank\">Onix Creative \u2014 Business Owner<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture-meeting.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Guidance towards Secure Retirement<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They listened to what I want to achieve for a secure retirement &amp; have guided me towards an investment plan which is balanced for growth &amp; security. They have been extremely helpful, and very practical.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Mr Dominic White<\/strong><span>Marketing and Sales Manager<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/picture-presentation.jpg\" alt=\"Presentation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>First Class Financial Advice<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benchmark Strategic advisors have a formidable background in financial planning. They complement each other in providing first class financial advice. Their honesty, integrity &amp; sincere interest in securing a financial future for their clients makes them a standout group.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-info\"><strong>Tom Health<\/strong><span>IT Professional &amp; Business Owner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/member2.jpg\" alt=\"Member 2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Enjoy the Fruits of Working Life<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have been highly impressed with their recent retirement plan &amp; start to enjoy some of the fruits of our working life. 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