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Episode 122 – The Cash Environment and How Advisors Can Bring Value to It – With Morgan Ludovico and Todd Blackburn

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Morgan Ludovico, a Vice President at StoneCastle Cash Management as well as Todd Blackburn, President of the Burns-Blackburn Group both join Doug Heikkinen for today’s podcast.

In this episode, Doug, Morgan, and Todd discuss the cash phenomenon, and how it has served advisors so well in increasing AUM, while enhancing client value. 

They also discussed: 

  • Why cash has become so important for advisors
  • The impact of new cash conversations with clients and how to approach those conversations
  • How FICA for advisors solution can be considered a market of one

Resources: Stonecastle



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Episode 121 – Finding the Balance Between the Advisor and the Client – With Emily Keagle

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Emily Keagle is the Managing Member and Investment Advisor at Financial Transparency. This is a firm working to help advisors answer their clients questions; supporting the advisors while creating a better financial world for their clients. 

In this episode, Doug and Emily talk about the business of working with both advisors and individual clients to promote communication about investments and financial planning.

They also discussed: 

  • Keagle’s background and the path they followed to become involved in financial services, eventually creating her own venture
  • The expectations of creating one’s own firm versus Keagle’s reality
  • Emily’s work with both individual clients as well as advisors and how to find a balance between the two
  • The tech stack Keagle uses to make her business possible
  • What is financial transparency?

Resources: Financial Transparency



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Episode 120 – Empowering & Inspiring Confident Outcomes with Scott Enger & Steve Sullivan

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Logicly is a comprehensive web-based analytics and portfolio management platform for advisors to automate their day-to-day portfolio management workload. Doug is joined today by Logicly’s chief revenue officer, Scott Enger, and head of marketing Steve Sullivan. They discuss their respective journeys to Logicly, and how the platform can help advisors empower & inspire confident outcomes. They also discuss

  • The big idea behind Logicly
  • How the company expanded from serving ETFevolution to serving financial advisors
  • Why they think Logicly is an evolution of the advice model that advisors can use to help make their clients’ portfolios stronger
  • Recent partnerships with Syntax and 401 Financial and how they help make the platform stronger for advisors
  • What the future holds for Logicly

Resources: Logicly



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Episode 119 – Finding the Risk, Protecting Financial Stability – With Jeremy Franzleubbers

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Jeremy Franzleubbers is the Chief Risk Officer at Axos Clearing, a custodian serving firm introducing broker-dealer and registered investment advisors.

In today’s episode, Doug and Jeremy break down risk management and how Axos Clearing approaches its measurement amongst various clients. 

They also discussed:

  • The application of risk within the Axos Clearing company
  • Meme stocks and looking at them from a risk standpoint
  • Crypto and the future of crypto trading at Axos
  • How to think about risk from a client perspective
  • The risk department at Axos and their involvement in advancements within the company

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Episode 118 – Keeping Focus on the Long Term Trends – With Ed Butowsky

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Ed Butowsky, the managing partner of Chapwood Investments, has been helping high net worth clients protect and grow their wealth for over 25 years to promote even more success.

Live from the Axos Advisor service conference, Focus on the Future, in Denver Colorado, Doug and Ed discuss investing with a focus on the long term outcomes and the importance of an education in money management.

Also discussed:

  • How Chapwood Investments evaluates portfolios differently and efficiently
  • The trends investors should be looking out for
  • The impacts on inflation and the housing market
  • Ed Bustowsky’s youtube series titled “Making Sense with Ed Butowsky” and its benefits to their clients
  • Opinions on cryptocurrency 
  • Recognizing the direction of trends as an investor, with a focus on the long term 
  • Working in the world of sports and how to Ed approaches money management for athletes
  • How to teach the next generation about investing and saving for their future

Resources: Chapwood Investments



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Episode 117 – Preparing Clients and Protecting Funds – With Karl Frank

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Karl Frank is the president of A&I Financial services based out of Colorado, a company set on helping a number of successful families grow and protect their investments. 

Live from the Axos Advisor service conference, Focus on the Future, in Denver Colorado, Doug and Karl discuss the role of a generational advisor and the importance of financial literacy for all demographics. 

Also discussed:

  • The background of the second generation family firm
  • How to get families to open up as a unit about the sometimes taboo topic of financials
  • Preparing families for intergenerational wealth transfer
  • The firm’s focus on woman’s wealth and wellness
  • Reflections of the challenges through this past year of change from an asset management perspective
  • The worries and trepedations related to cryptocurrency
  • Communicating financial literacy to the younger generations

 

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Episode 116 – Tailoring the Solution – With Louis Tranquilli

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Louis Tranquilli, founder and leader of Tranquilli Financial Advisor, an independent full service financial firm located in the historic town of Clinton, New Jersey, brings his 31 years of experience to the podcast.

Coming live from the Axos Advisor service conference, Focus on the Future, in Denver Colorado, Doug and Louis discuss the importance of education both in financial literacy for clients as well as in the technology landscape for advisors.

They also discussed:

  • His work with small business owners, people who look to exit the business or have worked for corporations, as well as families and their wealth
  • The focus on education to increase financial literacy, specifically with his collaboration with women
  • The accumulation and deccumulation portion of working with people
  • The commonalities of working with families and how money is discussed with different generations
  • The importance of constant education as an advisor as the technology sphere changes with the needs for instant gratification
  • His future plans for growth and expansion

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Episode 115 – A Quantitative Approach to Investing – With Art Day

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Art Day is  a partner for Day Hagen Asset Management, an asset manager that provides disciplined, quantitative scientific and unemotional, model-based approach to investing.

Live from the Axos Advisor service conference, Focus on the Future, in Denver Colorado, Doug and Art discuss the quantitative models of the Day Hagen Asset Management firm, and the multitude of different platforms they provide.

Also discussed:

  • The peaks and troughs in regards to all types of cyclicality in the industry, specifically with the impacts of inflation
  • How to read through the puzzles of the markets
  • How the war in Ukraine impacts the way asset managers think
  • How their firm approaches investment committees
  • Advice for those interested in the markets just starting out today

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Episode 114 – Keeping Momentum Through the Road Blocks – With Eliza De Pardo

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Eliza De Pardo is the founder of De Pardo Consulting,a firm of industry specialists that leverage their business consulting expertise and research insights to deliver great advice to their clients.

Live from the Axos Advisor service conference, Focus on the Future, in Denver Colorado, Doug and Eliza discuss talent shortages in the financial services industry and the importance of the next generation of advisors.

They also discuss:

  • The path to founding one’s own firm
  • Human capital related challenges
  • The talent shortage in the financial services industry
  • The focus by different firms on culture and the impact technology and the pandemic has had on company 
  • The emergence of quiet quitting, and if its a new term for disengagement or something new
  • The great resignation and the new requirements and expenses to retain employees
  • How the next generation of advisors can take the mantle from this generation and continue to grow

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Episode 112 – Turning the Page to the Next Gen Advisor with Tim Gerend

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Tim Gerend is the Chief Distribution Officer at Northwestern Mutual, a company combining the expertise of financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and leading-edge technology to best serve clients with their insurance, investments, and life goals.

Doug and Tim talked about the results of their Planning and Progress Study which presented revealing statistics on financial planning and the lack of advisor use.

They also discussed:

  • Why the industry may be more focused on fundraising and corporate growth than on the end investor
  • How to better meet the next generation of investors
  • The puzzle of the country becoming more diverse while the industry remains stagnant
  • What a digital future means and why building tech stacks should not be the main focus
  • Why more advisors don’t provide holistic services
  • Preparing for the next generation of advisors

Resources: Northwestern Mutual 



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