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Episode 170 – Improve Communication, Improve Investment Decisions with Sean Brown

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Sean Brown is the President and CEO of YCharts, Inc., an investment research platform that serves over 5,000 RIAs, financial planners, and asset managers who oversee more than $750 billion in assets.  

In this podcast, Sean explains how YCharts is improving communication between clients and advisors, ultimately allowing for better investment decisions to be made.

They also discussed:

  • Why many are strongly considering leaving their advisor
  • The change in client needs and requests since COVID
  • Lack of communication with the client leads to a lack of confidence in financial plans
  • How great advisors keep that confidence intact and where YCharts fits into this equation
  • The growth of YCharts over the past three years and if the initial vision aligns with the modern firm
  • The path forward YCharts is taking to better serve their clients

 

Visit https://go.ycharts.com/advisorpedia for access to the referenced communication survey and also the opportunity to take a trial of YCharts and have a 20% discount on any eventual purchase.

 

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Episode 154 – Alternative Assets: Friction, Solutions, and Investments with Joe Ujobai

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Joe Ujobai is the Chief Executive Officer at Alternative Investment Exchange (AIX), a digital platform built to improve the process for investing in alternatives and enable growth for the industry.

In this podcast, Doug and Joe discuss how AIX combines technology, workflows, and a great client experience to help the advisor get their investor into alternative investments.

They also discussed:

  • The background of AIX and what it offers from a tech perspective
  • How AIX works with and helps advisors be more successful
  • The current challenges that advisors are facing and what AIX is solving for them
  • How AIX helps reduce advisor’s friction and the other points of friction that can be seen from an industry-wide perspective
  • What types of alts advisors are looking for in their portfolios and why these specific ones 
  • How AIX is helping the overall alternative investment industry grow

 

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AIX Alternative Investment Exchange

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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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