Category Archives: Industry Innovators

Episode 138 – Maximizing the Value out of Data – With Glenn Elliott

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Glenn Elliott is the Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Practifi, the award-winning platform that powers high-performing wealth institutions, broker-dealers and RIAs.

In this podcast, Doug and Glenn discuss how Practifi combats disconnection through their one singular platform which accounts for each of the various roles in an advisory firm.

They also discussed:

  • How advisors should think about technology and sift through it all to focus on what’s best for their business
  • The unity of people, data, and business and how Practifi helps
  • How Practifi assists with increasing advisor efficiency and with performance
  • How advisors should think about data and turn it into insights and action that help their firm and their clients
  • FinTech integrations and how advisors should think about them
  • Practifi being a worldwide company and how this global perspective and insight makes them a more well rounded platform

Resources: 

Practifi



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Episode 137 – Sanctuary Wealth Oasis: Making the Advisor’s Life Easier – With Jim Dickson

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Jim Dickson is the CEO and Founder of Sanctuary Wealth: an advanced platform for the next generation of elite advisors, who have the entrepreneurial spirit to build and own their own practices and desire the freedom to deliver the tailored service their clients deserve.

Live from the Sanctuary Oasis Conference in Las Vegas, Doug and Jim discuss Sanctuary Wealth’s impressive growth and how the platform helps advisors launch their careers and serve their clients.

They also discussed:

  • Sanctuary Wealth’s growth to oversee $25 billion in assets and the factors that have led to this massive growth
  • What about partnered independence is so attractive to advisors
  • The different ways that advisors can join Sanctuary Wealth
  • Jim’s outlook for M&A and if it will continue with these high levels
  • What Sanctuary Wealth looks for when approaching a potential acquisition
  • How Jim sees the hybrid RIA industry evolving
  • Some of the things that advisors should consider when they’re looking to grow their firms in the current environment

Resources:
Sanctuary Wealth

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Episode 136 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Serving the EcoSystem of Financial Services – With David Goldman

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David Goldman is the Chief Business Officer at Pontera. Pontera is a platform that helps advisors manage 401k and other held away accounts without taking custody. Pontera enables growth by allowing advisors to manage and trade their client’s retirement accounts as part of a holistic portfolio.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and David discuss Pontera’s ability to serve the entire network of the financial services company and the introduction of professionally managed held away accounts.

They also discussed:

  • How Pontera serves the entire network of the financial services company from the individual advisor to the home office to compliance and supervision
  • How advisors can introduce the concept of professionally managed 401K accounts to investors, and the reception from these clients
  • The reaction of this introductionand how the current financial climate affects these conversations
  • How advisors are addressing these real concerns for clients, beyond the actual portfolio investment strategies
  • The demand for financial advisors during this time of market volatility, particularly for retirement accounts

Resources: 

Pontera



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Episode 135 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Tackling the Spectrum of Client Engagement – With Michael Lecours

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Michael Lecours is.the Co-Founder of fpPathfinder, an effective tool for advisors to be more diligent in their planning process.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Michael discuss the innovative tools fpPathfinder has created for advisors to meet the needs and cater to the variability of their clientele.

They also discussed:

  • The origin of fpPathfinder and how the idea was launched
  • How fpPathfinder assists advisors in client engagement
  • The planning opportunities fpPathfinder’s interactive checklists and flowcharts uncovers
  • The trends being seen in the advisory tech landscape and how fpPathfinder is evolving to meet more of advisor’s needs 
  • How fpPathfinder is enhancing the advisors ability to deliver a personal and memorable, client experience

Resources: 

fpPathfinder



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Episode 134 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Meeting the Needs of Retirees – With Sheryl O’Connor

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Sheryl O’Connor is.the CEO and Founder of IncomeConductor. IncomeConductor is a proprietary, cloud-based tool that allows advisors, firms and individuals to create customized, time-segmented income plans that can be easily tracked and managed throughout retirement .

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Sheryl discuss what advisors should be doing to help individuals plan for a successful retirement and how the IncomeConductor tools can assist them.

They also discussed:

  • The major challenges faced by the financial services industry, specifically regarding retirement income planning
  • Advisors falling into the trap of becoming excited about the accumulation phase of investing, then eventually losing interest by the decumulation phase
  • The difference between todays retirees, the baby boomers, and their parent’s generation
  • How IncomeConductor meets the needs of today’s retirees versus traditional financial planning tools
  • Advisors reluctancy to provide their clients insurance products and why that is
  • The huge opportunity to help retirees be successful in retirement and the lack of help for advisors that IncomeConductor saw and pursued

Resources: 

IncomeConductor



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Episode 133 – Building a Team of Shareholders: Fostering Collaboration and Wealth Creation – With Jim Gold

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Jim Gold serves as CEO, is a Founding Partner, a Board Member, and a member of the Executive leadership team at Steward Partners Global Advisory. The firm, with their professionals, deliver comprehensive wealth planning and investment strategy implementation, professional asset services, private banking, institutional consulting, international advisory, and business solutions. The company has grown to oversee approximately $25 billion in client’s assets under management.

In this podcast, Doug and Jim discuss the building of Steward Partners infrastructure and business model, setting the company up for monetary success and an array of benefits for their advisors. 

They also discussed:

  • The firm’s tremendous growth rate over the past few years and how their team achieved so many milestones in such a short period of time
  • The impact of the recent investment by Pritzker into the firm
  • Steward Partners having all of their advisors and employees be equity owners
  • What is driving the movement of advisors
  • How Steward draws advisors away from their competitors and through their doors
  • The key to leading a successful firm

Resources: 

Steward Partners Global Advisory



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Episode 132 – Accessible Private Commercial Real Estate for the Masses – With Thomas McDonald

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Thomas McDonald is the Director of Investment Product Development and Portfolio Management for CrowdStreet and serves as a member of the Investment Committee. CrowdStreet is the largest online private equity real estate investing platform, giving individual investors direct access to a range of investment opportunities and online tools needed to manage those investments.

In this podcast, Doug and Thomas discuss the investment opportunities within private commercial real estate and how CrowdStreet advisor’s are changing the accessibility of this asset class.

They also discussed:

  • The investment industry and its current market
  • How financial advisors should be approaching this high inflation and high interest rate environment
  • Why investors and their advisors should be considering private commercial real estate today and in the years to come as a long term investment
  • Where the opportunities are in commercial real estate today and how the CrowdStreet team is capturing them
  • The distinctions within the asset class of private commercial real estate and the investment strategies of core and core plus 
  • How CrowdStreet advisors are changing the accessibility of private commercial real estate investments

Resources: 

CrowdStreet



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Episode 131 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: The Major Tenets of Value Investing – With Larry Pitkowsky

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Larry Pitkowsky is.the Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at GoodHaven Capital Management, LLC, an investment advisory firm managing separate accounts and a no-load mutual fund. GoodHaven believes value investing is owning quality businesses run by exceptional leadership that can be purchased at a price significantly below intrinsic value.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Larry delve into GoodHaven’s operation in the value investing field and the long-term oriented work the value investor should be prioritizing.

They also discussed:

  • The values behind GoodHaven Capital and how they think
  • What is and what is not value investing 
  • Being a value investor this year and if it’s been advantageous or unfavorable
  • The re-launch of GoodHaven in 2019 and its impact on the company overall
  • The current macro backdrop and the market volatility
  • What differentiates GoodHaven from competitors looking to partner with advisors 
  • Compelling stock ideas that GoodHaven owns and why

Resources: 

GoodHaven Risk Management, LLC



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Episode 130 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: A Dynamic Approach to Measuring & Managing Risk – With Rick Bookstaber

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Rick Bookstaber is the Co-Founder and Head of Risk at Fabric, a company that provides a platform for risk-aware portfolio design customized for each client’s goals, using factor-based risk management tools powered by MSCI’s factor model. Rick is also the author of a highly acclaimed book, The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Rick discuss the world of Risk and Fabric’s fresh approach to its measurement and management.

They also discussed:

  • The story of Fabric and its evolution 
  • Risk-aware portfolio designs and the type of risk fabric measures
  • How Fabric is utilizing factors from a risk perspective
  • The technology that is around Fabric’s risk management system
  • The actionable insights risk is getting clients and how clients would traditionally manage risk
  • Risk management within crypto and public assets
  • The topic of pension funds in the UK and if it’s transferable to the risk we would have in the US

Resources: 

Fabric



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Episode 129 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Retirement is Only the Starting Line  – With Steve Gresham

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Steve Gresham is the Founder and CEO of The Execution Project, a consulting firm providing tools, training, and adoption strategies in support of better “retirement.” 

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Steve explore The Execution Project’s initiatives of wealth management and retirement while also examining industry trends from different perspectives. 

They also discussed:

  • Financial Wellness and monetizing peace of mind
  • The keys to successful execution for companies
  • The Execution Project’s industry initiative being all over retirement
  • The baby boomers and how the wave has yet to hit the beach
  • The new bull market being about protection
  • The “Holistic wealth management” push in the big firms
  • A view on the industry’s lost focus on the end investor from a retail perspective
  • How people can take advantage of The Execution Project

Resources: 

The Execution Project



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