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Digital Solutions For Professionals with Fidelity – With Guest Lisa Burns

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In this episode, David Armstrong, executive director of content at WealthManagement.com, speaks with Lisa Burns, head of platform technology at Fidelity Institutional. Lisa introduces the firm’s technological integration system available for financial professionals while referring to Fidelity’s technology consultants that work with clients to optimize the use of digital tools.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:

  • The details of Fidelity’s Health Savings Account as a solution for clients to prepare for the rising cost of healthcare and retirement
  • How the company uses its Wealthscape onboarding platform for a seamless client onboarding process 
  • What the FinTech vendor ecosystem is, its role in prioritizing customer demands
  • And more!

Tune in to discover Lisa’s thoughts on the virtual reality that’s taking over the traditional way advisors expand their practices!   

Resources: WealthManagement.com | David Armstrong | Lisa Burns | Fidelity Institutional 

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Reps Supporting Reps with Peak Brokerage Services (Peak Reps) – With Guest Michael Lomas

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In this episode, David Armstrong, editor in chief at WealthManagement.com, speaks with Peak Brokerage Services’ owner and partner, Michael Lomas about everything from Medicare, Social Security and college planning. Mike reveals why his firm is a “one-stop financial shop” and why it resonates with the firm’s marketing, compliance, and “reps help reps” vision. 

In this conversation, you’ll learn:

  • Mike’s insight on Peak Reps’ as a “one-stop financial shop” that creates a virtually-connected atmosphere for advisors   
  • Peak Reps’ family-like approach to educate advisors to get out there and grow their practice  
  • How Mike’s firm uses workshops, online platforms, radio, social media, and virtual libraries to reach and train current advisors and prospects 
  • Mike’s take on the importance of shared knowledge and using Peak’s experts as a resource 
  • And more!

Tune in to find out how Peak Reps can help you develop all the knowledge you need to succeed in the industry! 

Resources: WealthManagement.com | Peak Brokerage Services | Michael Lomas

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Helping Advisors Make A Move to Independence with Goldman Sachs Private Bank Select – With Guest Gary Basso

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In this episode, David Armstrong, editor in chief at WealthManagement.com speaks with Gary Basso, head of distribution and institutional sales at Goldman Sachs Private Bank. Gary discusses the firm’s tech and digital banking strategy for independent advisors and clients and how the company’s securities-based lines of credit allow borrowers to access cash without liquidating their investment portfolios.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:

  • How Goldman Sachs Private Bank Select approaches technology and digital banking for liquidity and line of credit purposes  
  • The firm’s tech commitment for high-speed loan processing 
  • How clients and independent advisors can benefit from GS Select as a tool for liquidity 
  • Gary Basso’s take on how Goldman Sachs’ platform impacts banks and advisors 
  • And more!

Tune in to discover the Goldman Sachs approach for clients and advisors and how they can seamlessly finalize a loan!  

Resources: WealthManagement.com | GS Select | Gary Basso

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Optimize The Growth and Profitability of your Business with LPL Financial – With Guest Rich Steinmeier

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In this episode, David Armstrong, editor in chief at WealthManagement.com, talks to LPL Financial’s Rich Steinmeier. Today, Rich discusses the firm’s tech strategy for business owners and independent advisors. While it allows business owners to reach their business goals, it allows advisors to secure their and their client’s financial path.  

LPL is a three-category finalist for 2020’s WealthManagement.com industry awards.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:

  • The firm’s CFO Solutions as a tool for advisors and business owners designed to cut expenses and maximize profit 
  • LPL Financial’s technological approach and its benefits for independent practices 
  • How these tools increase advisor flexibility 
  • Affiliation Models as independent LPL Financial employee models
  • And more!

Tune in to discover how these platforms can effectively help you outsource achieving efficient practice results! 

Resources:  WealthManagement.com | LPL Financial | Rich Steinmeier 

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Addressing Systematic Volatility with Hercules Investments – With Guest James McDonald

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In this episode, David Armstrong, editor in chief at WealthManagement.com, talks to Hercules Investments’ James McDonald. Today, James not only discusses all things volatility but also explains different risk-related techniques professionals can use to keep clients comfortable with their portfolios in the market.  Hercules Investments won a 2020 Wealthies Award for being the top Alternative Asset Manager.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:

  • How Hercules Investments capitalizes on systematic volatility  
  • The company’s risk hedging technique designed to help financial advisors and clients  
  • How James McDonald’s firm helps financial advisors grow their prospects 
  • Hercules Investments’ ideal client as those who got aggressive growth goals  
  • And more!

Tune in to discover different ways that Hercules Investments can provide you with overlay strategies while giving you market volatility protection! 

Resources: WealthManagement.com | Hercules Investments | James McDonald

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Simplify Your RIA Life — With Yang Xu of TradingFront

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In this episode, David Armstrong, Editor and Chief at Wealthmanagement.com, speaks with Yang Xu, CEO of TradingFront, a white label robo-advisor solution.  TradingFront was a finalist in two categories at this year’s Wealthies in the categories of Client Onboarding and Client Portal Technology. Yang has also been recognized as one of the “Ten to Watch for 2021” by wealthmangement.com.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How the idea came about for the creation of TradingFront
  • What exactly does TradingFront do for RIA’s
  • Which type of advisors are ideal clients for TradingFront
  • What does TradingFront have in the works for the future
  • And more!

Listen now to get insight into how wealth management will be delivered in the future. 

Resources:  Wealth Management | TradingFront

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Make a Unique Portfolio for Every Single Client –– With Jonathan Hudacko of Just Invest

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In this episode, David Armstrong, editor and chief at Wealthmanagement.com, talks to Jonathan Hudacko, CEO of Just Invest. 

Just Invest strives to deliver the best that modern finance can deliver to its clients. It’s a mandate that has earned them three finalist spots in this year’s Wealthies. In fact, they brought home the win for their ESG Reporting in the category of Asset Managers: Socially Responsible Investing(SRI)/Impact Investing.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How Just Invest distinguishes between ESG and SRI
  • What problems Just Invest solves for advisors
  • What direct indexing is
  • How new tax optimization tools are helping advisors
  • And more!

Listen now to get insight into how wealth management is changing to better reflect clients’ values. 

Resources:  Wealth Management | Just Invest

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Episode 12 – Text Clients in Real-Time With a Compliant Solution – With Brian McLaughlin of Redtail Technology

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Do you know how to use technology to communicate with your clients regularly while also freeing up your valuable time?

In this episode, Tim Welsh, president of Nexus Strategy and consultant to the Wealthies, speaks with Brian McLaughlin, CEO of Redtail Technology. Redtail Technology won a Wealthy award in 2019 in the Technology Providers CRM category for Redtail Speak, which offers a compliant way for advisors to text clients and collaborate with their staff in real-time. Now, Brian unpacks Speak’s features and the biggest tech challenges for today’s advisors. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How Brian helps advisors ease into the adoption of new technology
  • Whether we’ve reached the point where advisors and robots can co-exist harmoniously
  • What the future might hold for screen scraping
  • What outcomes Brian expects from the current wave of consolidations in the finance industry
  • And more!

Tune in for tech insights and an overview of Redtail Speak.

Resources:  Wealth Management | Redtail Technology

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Ep 11 – A Disrupter in the Wealth Management Tech Industry – With Oleg Tishkevich of INVENT.us

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Cloud-native technology is making an undeniable impact on the transformation of the wealth management technology industry.

In this episode, Tim Welsh, president of Nexus Strategy and consultant to the Wealthies, speaks with Oleg Tishkevich, CEO of INVENT.us. INVENT.us took home a 2019 Wealthy award in the Technology Disruptors category for its cloud-native technology. Now, Oleg explains how Cloud Native can take advisors into the next level of coordination, integration, simplification, and workflow automation.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How Cloud Native allows advisors to quickly adapt as their business model changes
  • What the biggest tech struggles are for advisors
  • What tools can help improve the client experience
  • What challenges and opportunities consolidation presents for advisors
  • And more!

Listen now to get insight into how wealth management will be delivered in the future. 

Resources:  Wealth Management | Invent.us

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